October – 60° Triangle Floating Hexagon

Oct 10, 2020 | 2020 Block of the Month

 

By Karla Haynes

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

Background fabric (half yard):

  • Four (4) 5 inch triangles (for this you will need to start with a 5 in strip
  • One (1) 2.25 in x 19 in strip
  • One (1) 8.5 in x 19 in strip
  • One (1) 2 in x 9.25 in 
  • One (1) 9.25 x 6.75 in 

Triangle Fabric:

  • Two (2) 5 in triangles of each colors (for this you will need a 5 in strip at least 10 in wide of each fabric)

 

Cutting the Triangles

For methods on cutting triangles with either a 60° equilateral triangle ruler or a standard quilting ruler, read this tutorial.

Assembling the Triangles

Step 1

Layer two triangles right sides together and sew a .25 inch seam, press open. You can assemble all the background triangles to an internal triangle to save time.

Step 2

Layer a triangle over for the next position, with the clipped tip on the side you intend to sew a seam.

 

Step 3

Stitch a .25 inch seam and press open. 

Step 4

Assemble the other half of the hexagon by layering the triangles as shown in the picture below.  Sew along the side seam and press open.

 

 

Step 5

Once the two halves are ready, line up the tips of the center triangles – there should be a .25 seam allowance above the triangle tip. 

 

The shape should look like this:

 

Step 6

Trim the hexagon piece to approximately 9.25 in x 10.75 in, being careful to preserve the seam allowance outside the points of the triangles.  If it ends up a little larger or smaller, the other fabric cuts will allow this. 

 

Assembling the Triangles

Step 1

Arrange your pieces as indicated in the photo below and stitch together your triangle rows first using a .25 in seam allowance, careful to align the triangle points.

 

Step 2

Stitch together all rows.

Step 3

Trim block to 18.5 in square.

 

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Rebecca Greco
Author: Rebecca Greco