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Zelda: The Quilt-Along — Link (Part 2)

Posted Thursday, November 5th, 2015 in QAL, Quilt Blocks | Tags: , quilt along, Zelda

For the second in a series of four blocks we are working on Link, with this being our eleventh block of our Zelda: The Quilt-Along. Find all of the blocks associated with Link here: Link (Part 1), Link (Part 2), Link (Part 3) and Link (Part 4). As a reminder, our full list of fabric and tool requirements are located here, which includes yardage for fabric for the entire quilt. For this particular block, you’ll need the following fabrics and supplies:

Fabric & Thread Requirements

Tools Needed for this Block

• Pressing Iron (Recommended: Smaller, travel iron)
• June Tailor Shape Cut (Optional) or other tool(s) to cut 1.5″ squares of fabric
• OLFA Rotary Cutter
• Pressing Board & Grid (learn how to make our Pressing Board & Grid here)

And finally, make sure to download our complimentary pattern for the Link (Part 2):

• Zelda: The Quilt-Along — Link (Part 2)

Our Eleventh Block: Link (Part 2)

The eleventh block that we will be making is Link, who interestingly enough often shares a lot of similarities to Peter Pan. He wears green clothing, has an elf-like appearance, hangs out with a Fairy and battles evil with a sword. In some games, Link even fights his shadow or dark self. The creator of The Legend of Zelda has revealed that he did indeed take inspiration from Peter Pan when creating our hero.

The Link block will be constructed in the same manner as the other blocks, The Candle, The Fairy, The Key, The Bomb, The Blue Wizrobe, The Red Darknut, Princess Zelda, Sword and Shield, and Bow and Arrow however the size is different. The Link (Part 2) block grid is 15 squares across and 16 squares down and it uses the following number of 1.5 inch squares:

Cutting and Laying Out Our Fabric

Cut your fabric into 1.5″ squares using the totals specified above for the Link (Part 2) block. To make the Link (Part 2) block, you will be placing the correct color fabric square on the fusible side of the interfacing (cut 22.5” wide by 24″ long, covering blocks A1 through P15 on our grid) following the pattern for the Link (Part 2), which can be found here. The numbers and letters on your grid will correspond with the numbers and letters on each block’s pattern. You can download the pattern which contains the layout of the individual squares for the Link (Part 2) (Block 11) here.

Additional Steps

Further information and photos for these additional steps can be found within our first block’s instructions (located here at The Candle).