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Earlier this week I shared my latest quilt finish, a Shadow Block Mini Quilt. Today, you can make one, too. One very important thing to keep in mind with this project is that the smaller the project, the more important it is to be accurate. Be extra careful with your cutting and check to make sure your seam allowance is an accurate 1/4". If you do those two things, your project will come together perfectly. Fabric requirements: Focus fabric - Twenty 3" squares A charm pack (an assortment of 5" squares from a single fabric collection) is a good way to bring variety to the squares, or, if you have been quilting for a while, you can probably find a nice assortment in your fabric stash. If you wanted to cut the focus squares out of the same fabric, you need a quarter yard or fat quarter. Shadow fabric - 1/4 yard or fat quarter This fabric should be a solid, medium value neutral. The finished quilt shown uses a tan, but a gray, or even khaki green would work for this. As long as there is contrast with the background, it should provide the right effect. Background fabric - 3/8 yard light solid fabric Backing fabric - 5/8 yard Binding fabric - 1/4 yard Cutting for the quilt top: Focus squares Cut twenty 3" squares Shadow Cut twenty 1" x 2 1/2" rectangles. Cut twenty 1" x 3" rectangles. Background Cut forty 1" squares. Cut twenty 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangles. Cut five 19 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips. These strips form the sashing between each row of blocks. You may want to wait until your rows are sewn together before cutting these strips. That way if your seam allowance is off a little, you can cut these strips to the length of your rows. Cut two 17 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips. These two strips will go on either side of the quilt top once everything is sewn together. Again, it might be a good idea to wait and check the width of your quilt for greater cutting accuracy. Make the blocks: Each block needs one 3" square of focus fabric, two 1" squares of background fabric, one 1" x 2 1/2" rectangle of shadow fabric, and one 1" x 3" rectangle of shadow fabric. First, stitch the background squares to the shadow fabric. Press the seam toward the shadow fabric. Next, stitch the shorter shadow fabric and background strip to the side of the focus block. Press toward the focus block. Then stitch the remaining shadow and background strip to the top of the block. Press toward the focus block. Your finished block should measure 3 1/2" square. Check each block and trim it to size if needed. Or, adjust your seam allowance if the resulting block is too small. Once you have made a couple of test blocks and are pleased with the result, you might want to try chain piecing some of the parts to make it go together faster. Chain piecing is when you have lots of similar piecing to do so rather than starting and stopping for each one, you stitch one right after another without cutting threads. It can also help with pressing. I chain pieced all the squares to the shadow rectangles. The connecting parts helped my pieces stay flat and secure on the pressing surface. It's hard to wrangle a tiny one-inch square for pressing. Once I had them all pressed, I cut the units apart and continued to the next step. Arrange Blocks and Add Sashing: Once you have twenty blocks made, lay them out in four rows of five blocks, switching them around until you are happy with the arrangement. I tried to do the arranging at the beginning but discovered it was too hard to keep them in order while the blocks were being assembled. You can see where I had already made two blocks to check my accuracy before playing around with the layout. I ended up arranging them again after all the blocks were made. When you arrange your blocks, make sure the shadows are all facing the same direction. The next step is to add sashing between the blocks. Each row of five blocks will need four 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" background rectangles sewn between. Press the seams toward the sashing strip. If your seam allowance has been accurate throughout the project, each row will measure 19 1/2" long. It is okay if it doesn't. Just make sure to adjust the length of the long sashing strips as needed. Now stitch long sashing strips (the 1 1/2" x 19 1/2" background strips) between each row, then to the top and bottom of the quilt top. The last step is to add the remaining two background strips (1 1/2" x 17 1/2") to each side of the quilt top. Your top is finished! Cut your backing fabric a few inches bigger than the quilt top. Layer the top, some batting, and the backing fabric and get ready to quilt. There are a million ways this top could be quilted, but I really wanted to emphasize the shadow on mine. It is heavily quilted with free motion straight(ish) lines sewn on each one. The only other quilting is straight lines along the edges of each block, both horizontally and vertically. There is no quilting on the focus blocks so they will stand up just a little more than the rest of the quilt top. Once the quilting is completed, trim and square up the edges and add some binding. I am finally getting the hang of machine binding so that is how the sample quilt is finished. This quilt is fast and fun to make. If you make this quilt, I would love to see how yours turns out. Please leave a comment or drop me an email if you have any questions.
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Dachshund quilt block patterns 4 versions with variations in paper piecing technique for making dog quilt, animal quilt, baby quilt. It is a perfect handmade gift for Dachshund lovers. Finished size 8 in х 8 in (20,3 х 20,3 cm). The difficulty level is medium. Desirable skills paper piecing. Before printing, it is recommended to preview the tutorial electronically to select the pages that you really need. What you'll get: 1 PDF file (28 pages), which includes: 8" Dog Quilt Block Pattern (4 versions); models of pieces of the blocks with a seam (all versions). Seam width 1/4"; Templates version 1. Seam width 1/4"; Detailed Instructions for assembly individual pieces and whole block; Instruction and table for decreasing/increasing block (able 1); An example of using the block. Recommendations for simplifying patterns. This PDF Quilt patterns provides instructions for making the quilt blocks only. This pattern does not give instructions for making a quilt. This item is PDF file that you download and will have to save to your computer before printing. After payment, you will have access to download the pattern file. Please note that the link will allow you to access the file a limited number of times, so please do not access the pattern repeatedly (for instance on your phone) without first downloading and saving it on your own computer. Pattern sections of different versions are interchangeable. For example, you can take the eyes from one version and the ears and nose from another. Thus, using the pattern sections as a mosaic, you can get many different cute and funny images. I try to make my design more bright and comfortable for execution. This pattern is not intended for commercial use. Please do not distribute without permission. I give permission to sell products made based on my design in a unlimited number with the obligatory reference to the author. Thank you for respecting my copyright! If you have questions, contact me. Click here to see all of my PDF Quilt Block patterns in my Store : https://www.inspireuplift.com/shop/SelenaQuilt
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FPP Flower Garden quilt block This cute floral Foundation Paper Piecing pattern comes with supplies, cutting information and printable FPP template. The full block is 3 1/2” x 7” (finished.) Add the block to baskets, pouches or totes. Make multiple blocks and turn it into a quilt or cushion or table runner of any size! Print off at a reduced or enlarged size to create different sized blocks. Pattern assumes a knowledge of Foundation Paper Piecing technique. This is an PDF pattern and a digital file will be emailed to you upon checkout completion. You will need access to a printer in order to print off the FPP pattern. This block is a part of my FPP Masterclass course. If you need some support with sewing using the FPP technique, check out the masterclass course HERE for more information.
