Making quilt blocks is so much fun but, and making blocks is the perfect way to start learning to quilt, but when it comes to putting your entire project together, you may be at a loss. When I found this awesome quilt block joining video tutorial by American Patchwork Quilting, on YouTube, I knew I
I'm skipping my July Bee Block (I've made it but not had a chance to write it up yet) and instead I'm sharing my August Bee Block for Queen Bee Kim. The package included 3 solids - 1 fat quarter of Kona navy and another of orchid and an 18" x 11-1/2" piece of white. The instructions were a 12-1/2" square using only the enclosed fabrics - make a "modern" sampler block, wonky or asymmetrical. The extra fabric can be used to make an additional block experimenting with ideas and any size if time allows. So I set about thinking what 3 colour block I wanted to create and having decided on a design I sketched out 3 colourways and decided on #3 - I liked how the white squares were trapped inside the other colours - hence the name I've given it 'Trapped Square Block'. Amazing just how different the same block can look just based on colour placement. I've taken pics along the way so if you'd like to have a go at making the block yourself here's my tutorial. Trapped Square Block Cut (4) 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" squares colour 1 (navy) (4) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares colour 1 (navy) (4) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares colour 2 (white) (4) 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" rectangles colour 3 (orchid) (1) 4-1/2" square colour 3 (orchid) Layout design as shown below First, let's sew together all the small colour 1 (navy) and colour 2 (white) squares using a scant 1/4" seam. You can chain piece the 4 sections as I've done below. Press the seams closed to set the stitches. Press the seams towards the navy. Turn over and press the seams again ensuring there are no folds or creases. Pop these 4 sections back into the block design and it should look like this. Next, we're going to join the each colour 1 (navy) and colour 2 (white) square section to a colour 3 (orchid) rectangle. Again using a scant 1/4" seam and chain piecing as shown in the photos below. Press the seams closed to set the stitches. Then press again towards colour 1 (navy) . Turn over and press the seams again ensuring there are no folds or creases. Pop these 4 sections back into the block design and it should look like this. Join each column of blocks and press each seam towards the 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" square as shown below. The first column joined. Both outside columns joined. All 3 columns joined. Time to check how those seams are pressed. Then join the side columns to the centre section - nesting and pinning as described in my Easy Scrappy Nine Patches tute. Press that seam in towards the centre colour 3 (orchid) 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" square. 2 columns joined, just need to add the final column and press the seam towards the centre. And here's your finished block with perfect seam joins. Unfinished size 12-1/2" square/Finished size 12" square. And a final look at the back seams. And a couple more angled pics. Updated 13 November 2016 I've put together an EQ7 image of how the Trapped Square Block can look made up into a quilt. and I've turned the block into a pattern too, available from the second week of November 2016. Time to make the experimental block using the leftover fabric. And how those blocks might look together in a modern sampler quilt. As always you can check out all the blocks that our Bee make for Kim on my Quilty - Modern Sampler Blocks Pinterest Board - I used this board back in September 2012 when we made modern blocks for Queen Bee Nicole - I'll add more pins as each person in the Bee posts photos of their finished blocks and you can see my NYC Mod Quilt Guild Post here too. Featured on: Clicking on an image will take you to a new page of crafty goodness :) Disclosure: This post contains Amazon and Craftsy affiliate links for which I am paid compensation on click-through purchases (at no additional cost to you). Otherwise, the post is for informational purposes only and all opinions are my own. Copyright: Uncredited reproduction of all content, text and images on this site is prohibited. All content, text and images must be credited to Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD and include a link back to this site. Follow
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