The
March block for the SSMQG BOM was designed by Melissa of Sew BitterSweet
Designs – using a modern quilting technique called slice and instert.
If
you would like to read more about the slice and insert method please read
Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen’s book – Modern
Quilting.
As a
reminder to our incredible members, the challenge for our charity blocks is
meant to stretch your sewing skills and encourage you to try new fabrics and
techniques that you may not have previously tried. This month our challenge is Low Volume
Background and a pop of red. To read
more about low volume fabrics please read this
excellent post here on Craftsy.
Here
is a small example of the fabrics in my stash that would be considered low
volume. When photographed as black and white they read solid.
Our
block this month will measure 11.5” x 11.5”. If you would like to make a larger
block, simply adjust the starting size of your squares.
For our
block you will need 4 different low volume background prints measuring 6” x 6”. You will also need two red scraps measuring
1.5” wide by 20”. There will be waste on the red fabric but it is better to
have 2 longer pieces to start.
Step
1: sew your background squares into a 4-patch using ¼” seams.
Step
2: slice your 4 patch at an angle. I like to slice through the center of the
block at some point. Makes things easier for me to line back up later.
Step
3: Sew a red strip to one of the pieces.
Step
4: Re-attach the piece you cut off. Try to line your side up to be somewhat
even and pay attention to the center lines as best as possible. This does not
have to be perfect (mine isn’t if you look closely, but remember, if you can’t
see the mistake when riding by on a horse, you’re fine!). DO NOT TRIM EXCESS!
Step
5: Slice your block again. You can do any angle you like, I again tried to go
through the middle seam.
View
of my slice:
Step
6: Sew your strip to one side
Step
7: Re-attach final piece. Try to line up seams from the first red strip. This
again doesn’t need to be perfect, close counts and will still look quite nice.
Step
8: Trim your block. This block will measure 11.5” x 11.5”
If
you want a 12.5” x 12.5” block simply start with 6.5” x 6.5” background
squares.
Enjoy!
If you are a member please bring your charity block to the next meeting!
Thanks for such a great tutorial. I can imagine a lot of uses for this block.
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