Hello, Beemates! I hope you're all enjoying the beginning of summer! Here's the block for June.
I chose this block for my month after seeing an Instagram post by @quiltpraylove. Isn't it gorgeous!?
A huge thank you to her for sending me the measurements for her 8.5" block! I modified those measurements to make a 12.5" block. This will be a lot like Carla's plan, where one block will be the same color family plus low volume for the background. Let's get started, shall we?
Here's what you'll need to cut:
Color prints: 3.5" squares (4 for the center)
2" squares (8 for the corner 4 patches)
2" squares (8 for the corner 4 patches)
First, sew the 4 3.5" color squares in a 4 patch to make up the center.
Then, we'll make the corner 4 patch units. You'll need to make 4 of these. If you're using directional fabric, you'll have to pay attention to fabric placement to make sure you get 2 units with color prints going in each diagonal direction like this:
Once these 4 patches are finished, we can layout the block like this:
Sew the pairs of low volume square together and then sew the rows together as for a 9 patch. Here's what the finished block will look like:
This is the first tutorial I've written so let me know if you have any questions. Thanks everyone!
Monica Smith (cable_and_selvage)
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