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2024 Block of the Month - Box of Threads Quilt Wallhanging
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December Blue-Green Patchwork Spool Block The Finished Block Size: 9" x 9" You will need for each of the Patchwork Spool Blocks:
~Wooden Box
Fabric for a single block: Cut 2~2½"
squares & 2~2" x 6½"
(¾ yard total for the wallhanging)
~Blue-Green
Scrap Fabrics for the patches (16~2" squares) For colour inspiration:
~~~ 1. Cut the fabrics the size required [Rotary Cutting~ #F]. 2. Lay out the small squares for the center of the spool, into a pleasing arrangement.
3. When you are happy with the arrangement, collect the patches to sew four 4-Patch units. 4. Sew [Machine Piecing] the patches into pairs first. Tip:
Before placing two squares right sides together, place a pin in the
top left corner of left patch of the pair. Keep these pins in until
the corner is joined to the next patch. This helps you keep track
of which is the 'top left' of the pairs/sets of pairs, keeping things
straight while you chain piece your patches.
5. Press [Pressing #1] the seams open. 6. Sew the 4-Patch units together into a larger square unit, matching the seams. (*See the pinning tip below) 7. Press the seams open. *Perpendicular
Pinning Tip: Place a pin in each seam of both the
rows you are joining. Don't anchor them. Hold the pin perpendicular
(90*) with your first two fingers (underneath) and your thumb on top.
Now place an anchor pin (going in at an angle) beside it. Remove the
perpendicular pin after you've anchored it. Do the same for the other
seams along the row, aligning the raw edges at the top.
When joining 4 Patch blocks, adding an extra pin through the center of both blocks, before you add the anchor pin, is also helpful.
8. Make 2 pairs of half-square triangles [Half-Square Triangles~ Pair] using the 2~2½" squares you cut from the wooden box & spool fabrics.
Square up each unit to 2" square. 9. Lay out the block, as illustrated.
Block Layout 10. Sew the patches and units together in numerical order. 11. Press [Pressing #1] the seams open. 12. Sew the units together in numerical order, matching the seams. (*See the pinning tip above) 13. Press the seams open.
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1. Lay out the spool blocks into 3 blocks by 4 blocks - or you could also do 4 blocks across by 3 down - into an arrangement you find pleasing. I put the black and white blocks in the center and arranged the coloured blocks into the order they appear on the colour wheel.
2. Sew the blocks together in rows, matching the seams.
Here's a video I made that will help you with matching the seams:
3. Sew the top two
rows together, matching the seams. Press. 4. Cut the border
wooden box fabric as follows [Borders]: 5. Sew the side
borders to the center spools first.
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