Cranky Rail Fence Block

July 16th, 2009

cRaNky QuIlt
Rail Fence

Make 6 total blocks.
**I added a spacer between the blocks. You could probably make 7 and have no spacers**
Finished size:
9 inch X 9 inch

1) Cut random pieces out of your fabrics into strips. The strips need to be at least 7 inches long…you can add pieces to get this length too. More scrappy, cranky.
Strips can be cut into any width under 2 ½ inch
You will need a bunch of strips!

2) Take these strips and randomly sew them together. Mix the thick and the thin.
You will need to get these to at least 6 inch wide.

3) Cut these piece to 6 X 7 inch rectangles.
4) Sew 2 of these squares together. You will sew the 6 inch side to the 7 inch side….I know, I know, They will not meet!!! They are not the same size. That is ok.

5) Sew these 2 blocks to another set of 2 blocks. **The centers are totally off, but the edges match!** Cranky, but not cranky.

6) Line up your ruler on the finished block. You need to cut the square to 9X9 inch. You have a choice…..cranky or super cranky…just depends on the placement and angle of the ruler!

7) I put a sashing in between. They were cut 2 inches by 9 inches long.

Finished block- cut cranky style:

Here are some inspirations for you:

More inspirtation from previous blocks:

Now i told you all that i had a little surprise yesterday didn’t i? Well, i am a gal of my word and yup, i have a surprise for you. Did you see that folded quilt at the top of the page…i’ll wait, scroll back up and look again…….mmmmmm hey doesn’t that look like a Finished quilt? Well, it is!!!

Take a look at the FINISHED Cranky Quilt!!

(i swear, i took these when it was like 93 degrees outside, why is it still blue? i will have to go out again for another round of shots)

can you even believe it though? Quilted and bound. I am not so sure this is cranky after all. I have loved the process of not following any rules, and making up some traditional blocks with a ‘cranky’ attitude. (really this is how i piece everything—bad habit, hee hee)

Here is the backside. I used a yellow linen type back with just a square of the front fabric in the one corner because i didn’t have enough of the yellow. It bugs the honey. Makes him ‘cranky’. click on it to make it bigger (really just to see the quilting— i actually did a really good job on this one, how exciting is that?)

Now, you are going to be given another month to finish up those cranky blocks. I will attempt to show/explain how to put all of those rows together in a non-cranky way in August. Will ya be here? sure….that’s what you are saying isn’t it?

Now for the goodies for posting pictures in the flickr group. Last month nobody won

so there will be extra goodies in the booty bag.

I added to the Kansas Troubles 4 1/2 inch square pack another pack (found it while shuffling through some stuff) Same size, maybe more of a christmasy type, but there are quite a few that could be added to the trouble mix just fine.