This is the seventh block in the series – Diamonds in the Rough (finished 12″ block).

Materials and Cutting Instructions

Making your block

There is two parts of making the complete block, the stripes and the diamond pieces.

The Diamonds

You will finish with 6 Citrus diamonds and 3 Dark Blue Diamonds.

1. The first step of making the diamond piece is to appropriately mark your pieces to ensure accurate piecing. For the diamond fabric piece (3.5” x 5”), you will need to mark out the ¼ seam marks.
   
2. Mark the ¼” on the end of the 1.5” x 3” neutral pieces. These are the pieces that will make the corners of the diamond shape.
   
3. Lay the neutral strips ¼ in over the line, matching the edge markings with the drawn diagonal line you drew. Stitch along the line, making a ¼” seam.
   
4. Press the seams.
   
5. Use the edges of the diamond fabric to trim the block.
   
6. Repeat the process with the other two corners.
   
7. Trim your corners.
   
8. The final size of the diamond block is 2.5” x 4.5”. When trimming ensure you leave at least ¼ from point to the edge of fabric. This will be your seam allowance.

The Stripes

1.   Join the following 1.5″ x 4.5″ pieces together: Grey, Light Blue, Orange, Grey (in this order – 4 part stripes). Press seams. Repeat 3 times.
2. Take one (1) grey and one (1) light blue 1.5″ x 4.5″ piece, stitch together and press seams (2 part stripes).
3.  You should now have five (5) single grey 1.5″ x 4.5″ pieces left.

Finishing your block

1. First row, sew together the following pieces/parts: 1 dark blue diamond > 4 part stripes > 1 citrus diamond > 1 single grey stripe > 1 citrus diamond > 1 2 part stripes.
2. Second row, sew together the following pieces/parts: 1 single grey stripe > 1 citrus diamond > 1 single grey stripe > 1 citrus diamond > 4 part stripes > 1 dark blue diamond
3. Third row, sew together the following pieces/parts: 1 dark blue diamond > 4 part stripes > 1 citrus diamond > 1 single grey stripe > 1 citrus diamond > 1 single grey stripe
4. Sew rows two & three together. Press seams.
5. Line up right side edge of row one & two together.  Sew together. Press seams. Finish by trimming the dark blue diamond down.

You now have a finished block 12″ (unfinished 12.5″).

Additional Spoonflower Sampler Quilt Block tutorials:

• {Block 1: Broken Chevrons}
• {Block 2: Fallen Obelisks}
• {Block 3: Modern “T” Block}
• {Block 4: Formula One (on the track)}
• {Block 5: Formula One (finish line)}
• {Block 6: Cheshire Checker Board}

Please Note: If you every make the sampler or any of the blocks use #spoonflowersamplerquilt and/or link back to the tutorial. Michelle Wilkie @ Factotum of Arts”.