Block Project - Block 2 - Cotton Reels

Today's block is Cotton Reels which is block number 3 on page 56 of Jinny Beyer's The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns.

Again, I'm using my hand dyed fabric, and since the book illustrates only the finished pattern with no piecing instructions, I'm using my own method. :) For this block I chose an 8 inch finished size and drafted it on paper first. I easily could have used Electric Quilt, but for some reason I'm finding it very satisfying to do this on paper.

Here's the block laid out after cutting:











Here's the block with the half square triangles sewn:












And now with the finished half square triangle pieces sewn to the adjoining squares:












And here is the finished square: