Happy New Year to All!
I am happy to be back with Stash Bee once again. Every year is a struggle for me to decide which block I would like to see my hive mates. Being the first of the hive, I have decided to go with an easy block and keep things stress free. I made a variety of test blocks before deciding. Finally, I found a version that could be controlled scrappy.
I saw this block on Pinterest in several varieties. Scrappy, super scrappy & 2 colors. It is the Oh, Susannah block, although, according to several sources, it is Mr. Roosevelt's Necktie.
Here are some links that provided inspiration:
For my tutorial, I have made 2 blocks; pink and blue. Bright, saturated colors are what I'm looking for. The colors below are samples. Don't worry about exact matches. The colors that are off-limits are browns, blacks, and grays.
My apologies for the photo quality - gray and rainy day, inside lighting and shadows. I know I flipped back and forth between color schemes. You are making one block, I made multiples to show examples.
Things to remember
Seams: Scant 1/4" seam, Sew with a small stitch - no larger than 2.
Pressing: I press seams open. If you press to the side, we can still be friends.
Now on to the tutorial!
Choose a color and then select 4 different fabrics.
From each fabric, cut (1) 3.5"sq. and (1) 3.5" x 6.5" rectangle
From low volume (or white) fabric, cut (8) 3.5"sq.
1 comment:
Love the pattern. Looking forward to this block.
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