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title: "Snakes, Slugs and Snails – Jungle Quilt Blocks"
date: 2022-08-02
author: "Phoebe Moon"
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  - name: "Free Patterns"
    url: "/category/free-pattern.md"
  - name: "Quilt Block Tutorial"
    url: "/category/block-tutorial.md"
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# Snakes, Slugs and Snails – Jungle Quilt Blocks

This Jungle Quilt Block is another easy block – but I sure do like the effect you get when it is repeated! I think this would make a grand scrappy quilt with a little bit of planning. Here is the basic block:

![Snake Quilt Block](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/snake-quilt-block-200-800x800.jpg)

## But Wait! It needs a partner to reproduce.

![Snake Quilt Block Alternate Coloring](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/snake-quilt-block-alternate-800x800.jpg)

If you are going to make a mini-quilt or a repeating border, you will need both of these.

## To Make the Jungle Quilt Block:

Before starting this project, I recommend that you press your fabric with [spray sizing](https://amzn.to/3N4zMer). It will make it easier to cut small pieces. Take the time to clean your machine, put in a new needle, and fill a few bobbins. When pressing, just hold the iron over a spot for a moment or two. This pattern assumes a perfect 1/4” seam.

- (2) 4″ Giraffe squares (to make the HSTs)
- (2) 3-1/2″ Giraffe squares
- (1) 4″ Zebra square (to make the HSTs)
- (1) 3-1/2″ Zebra square
- (1) 4″ Leopard square (to make the HSTs)
- (1) 3-1/2″ Leopard square
- (4) 4″ Background squares (to make the HSTs)
- (4) 3-1/2″ Background squares

## How to Create and Square Up a Half Square Triangle (HST) Quilt Block

The Traditional Method of making Half Square Triangle Blocks (HSTs) is to place two identical squares right sides together. These squares should be 7/8″ larger than the *finished* size of the final HST. Draw a diagonal line on the back of one square. Sew 1/4″ on both sides of the line. Cut on the line and press to the dark.

![How to Create and Square Up an HST Quilt Block](https://i0.wp.com/scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Picture1.png?resize=141%2C139&ssl=1)

You will have made two identical Half Square Triangle (HST) blocks. My personal preference is to cut squares 1″ larger than the *finished* size of the final HST and square it up to the correct size after pressing.

### There are two ways you can square up your block. 

You can place a square ruler so the diagonal line is directly over the seam and just cut two sides. [Quilt-in-a-Day has a Square Up Ruler](https://amzn.to/3w2FJgx) that uses this method.

Or you can press open the block (pressing to the dark) and square it up using a [ruler the same size as the block](https://www.amazon.com/shop/scrapdash?listId=R75S6Z07R48Z) you are making. [A fussy-cut ruler with lines](https://www.amazon.com/shop/scrapdash?listId=R75S6Z07R48Z) on both diagonals will be very helpful with this.

**For ONE block, Make and Assemble**:

- (4) Giraffe HSTs
- (2) Giraffe Squares
- (2) Zebra HSTs
- (1) Zebra Square
- (2) Leopard HSTs
- (1) Leopard Square

Here is the block layout:

![](https://scrapdash.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jungle-block-layout.jpg)Remember to make these in pairs.

You have made a jungle block!