Good day, and welcome to my blog.
I am away from home on a business trip, but I brought my computer with me, so that I can blog on my usual Monday morning. (and do business work)
When I am in between large projects, I often pull out a small ongoing project of Broken Dishes blocks (also called the Envelope pattern).
I have pre-cut fabric squares (3 inches) and unbleached muslin squares. Two of each to start.
(OK I had sewn my green squares together by the time I thought of showing my process in a blog post.)
Draw a diagonal line as you see here on the back of the light fabric. Sew a scant 1/4 inch away from the drawn line, first on one side, then the other. Cut along the drawn line.
Press again towards darker fabric. Now pin and sew these two pieces together. Pins will help keep that center intersection in the right place, but seams should nest nicely.
Because I started with 3 inch fabric squares (not 2 and 7/8, not 3 and 7/8) my final blocks are ending up at an odd size. This doesn't matter, as long as I keep a steady seam allowance width and all blocks end up the same size.
Note I haven't cut off the dog ears. If this becomes important later, I will do so.
I have a pile of these blocks now. But they are small (less than 5 inches square) so it will take quite a few to make a reasonably sized quilt.
Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.
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Viridian
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