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 (she featured my Shadowpoint quilt, thank you!), 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
9 comments:
Those are so pretty. Have a fun trip! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Those are pretty blocks. So you take along your sewing machine too?
The fabrics add to the charm of the classic block. Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
Being able to stay close to needle, thread and fabric makes a business trip bearable! Your broken dishes block is a cutie!
Actually I did not bring machine, nor needle and thread. Just the laptop. These blocks were done last week.
Your colors remind me of Easter. Despite another weekend of snow predicted, thanks to you, it feels like Spring.
What a neat block this is and I love the colours you are sewing them in. Very pretty!
I love the broken dish block. Yours are great! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
I like that block. Your tutorial was easy to understand.
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