Seriously..I think it needs stitches.: Little Red Wagon Quilt Block Tutorial

Welcome back for another National Day quilt block tutorial! This time, it's for National Little Red Wagon Day.

Which was back on March 25th. I WILL catch up to real time, eventually! In the meantime, better late than never. :D

This one took a while to configure. I almost gave up, but this is what I settled on finally. Here is how it goes together. Buttons for the wheels are optional. :D

Fabric A (sky):
(1) 1" sq. (~)
(1) 1 x 2" (>>)
(1) 1 1/2" sq. (*)
(1) 1 1/2 x 3"
(2) 2" sq.
(1) 3" sq.
(1) 4 x 4 1/2"

Fabric B (grass):
(4) 1 1/4" sq. (+)
(1) 1 1/2" sq. (*)
(1) 1 1/2 x 2" (#)
(1) 2 x 3"

Fabric C (dark red):
(1) 1 1/2 x 8 1/2"

Fabric D (lighter red):
(4) 1 1/4" sq. (+)
(1) 1 1/4 x 3"
(1) 1 1/2" sq. (*)
(1) 1 1/2 x 2 1/2" (**)
(1) 1 3/4 x 7 1/2"

Fabric E (tires):
(2) 2 3/4" sq.

Fabric F (gray handle):
(2) 1" sq. (~)
(2) 1 x 2" (>>)
(1) 1 1/2" sq. (*)
(1) 3" sq.

Place 3" sq. of Fabrics A & F right sides together. Stitch from corner to corner. Trim, flip & press. making one half square triangle unit.
Place a 2" sq. of Fabric A, right sides together, in the Fabric F corner of this same unit. Stitch from corner to corner. Trim, flip & press. Your unit will look like this:

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Left Upper/Right Lower Double

1. Place a square at the left end or upper left corner of a rectangle or larger square, right sides together.

2. Stitch from right upper corner to left lower corner.

3. Clip, flip & press.

4. Place a square at the right end or lower right corner of a rectangle or larger square, right sides together.

5. Stitch from right upper corner to left lower corner.

6. Clip, flip & press.

Using above method, a 1 1/2" sq. of Fabric A-left upper corner, a 1 1/2" sq. of Fabric D-right lower corner, and a 1 1/2 x 8 1/2" sq. of Fabric C-long edge at the top, make one unit.
Place a 1 1/2" sq. of Fabric F, right sides together, at the right end of this unit. Stitch from upper inside corner to lower outside corner. Trim, flip & press.

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Right Lower Clip & Flip

1. Place square at lower end or right lower corner of rectangle or larger square, right sides together.

2. Stitch from right upper to left lower corner.

3. Clip, flip & press.

Using above method, a 1 1/2" sq. of Fabric B and a 1 1/2 x 2 1/2" rect. of Fabric D-short edge at the top, make one unit.

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Double Upper Corners

1. Place a square at the left end or left upper corner of a rectangle or larger square, right sides together.

2. Stitch from right upper to left lower corner.

3. Clip, flip & press.

4. Place a square at the right end or right upper corner of a rectangle or larger square, right sides together.

5. Stitch from left upper corner to right lower corner.

6. Clip, flip & press.

Using above method, (2) 1 1/4" sq. of Fabric D and a 2 3/4" sq. of Fabric E, make one unit.
Flip unit over, and repeat process using (2) 1 1/4" sq. of Fabric B.
REPEAT steps for total of two of these units.

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Assemble your red wagon block as shown below. Your block should measure 8 1/2" (8" finished in quilt).

Embellish with buttons for the wheels if you'd like.

And that's it for how this little red wagon goes together. If you're just finding these quilt block tutorials, I'm keeping them all organized on the National Days quilt blocks page, *HERE*. Or you can find them easily by clicking on the button up there in the right sidebar.

If you make this one and post it anywhere on social media, please tag me so I can see. It's always fun to see blocks pop up. Come find me @kellifanninquilts on IG, or on FB here, or in the sew along FB group here, where you can see lots of blocks and quilts from this, or the free Minecraft, Pokemon, or Harry Potter sew alongs.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back soon with more! Next on the list is National Pencil Day.🖉

Happy Stitching! I hope you're safe and well!

xoxo

5 comments...:

Lace Faerie said...

This is adorable!! Great for a little boy’s quilt or just for a summer time fun quilt!
Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
BTW, your bog title still cracks me up every time I read your posts!

May 31, 2020 at 8:13 PM

Kathleen said...

This is adorable!! I will be getting to work on it in the morning. Thanks So Much.

May 31, 2020 at 8:37 PM

Lori said...

This is so sweet. Thanks for the tutorial. This will be a wonderful addition to a baby boys quilt.

June 1, 2020 at 6:49 AM

Unknown said...

Thanks for such an adorable block. I was wondering if most of the "Day of Year" blocks are the same size? They are so much fun and I'm enjoying seeing your different designs. Also, I love your new fabric design. Thanks for all you do.

June 1, 2020 at 7:22 AM