Have you been following along the #modernQAL over at And Sew We Craft? I have to admit that with all of the house moving and other project commitments, I’m a couple of months behind, but I will catch up in the next couple of weeks and share the blocks I’ve made so far.

So anyways, it’s month 6 and it’s again my turn to share a block with you. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, pop on over to this ModernQAL link to see all of the other blocks in this sampler style quilt a long.

This month, I’ve chosen the Best Friend block which is designed by Angela Pingel of the Cut To Pieces blog. I absolutely loved making this block and actually went so far as to make a whole quilt with this block… which I’ll show you later.



The next image has the fabric and cutting requirements.



As my C print fabric is directional, I’ve cut my 4 rectangles so that the little elephants are all facing the right direction. 2 long and 2 wide – make sense?

Block Assembly:
1. Arrange the pieces using the block photo as a guide.
2. With right sides together, sew each B to a C. If you’re using directional fabrics, be sure to pay attention to which pieces are sewn together.



3. With right sides together, sew the centre square to the lower right edge of a B/C segment, starting midway with a backstitch to make a partial seam.



4. Sew the remaining B/C segments around the centre square A in a counter clockwise direction. Press all the seams away from the centre square.



5. Complete the partial seam between the first B/C segment and the centre square A.
6. Trim the block to 12.5” x 12.5”

And there you have the Best Friend block. Fun, yes?

I loved making this block so much, that I made a whole Best Friend Quilt using a layer cake of Summerville by Lu Summers.




It is made with 4 blocks across and 4 blocks down. The white sashing strips are 1.5” wide and I’ve added 5” borders (with some little flying geese blocks within the borders).




I love this quilt and am just waiting for someone to have a baby girl, so I can give this to them. Or perhaps I’ll just host a blog giveaway…

I hope you enjoy making the Best Friend block as much as I did. Be sure to share the block on the ModernQAL Linky party.