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This is what your next block looks like. Both ours and the original.
Here are the instructions
Here is Kimberly's video with tips, tricks and advice for this block
Quilt Block B - YouTube For both this and the first block a standard patchwork square or rectangular ruler has the markings you need on it. You do not need a specialty ruler.
Cutting
From each of the 4 rainbow fabrics cut a 1.5 * 2.5 inch rectangle
From each of the 4 rainbow fabrics cut a 1.5 * 1.5 inch square
Sew and place these as follows
Repeat for the squares
It should look like this when you are done
Cut another 1.5 * 2.5 inch rectangle from each of the yellow and coral fabrics and place as follows. Pay attention to the middle 4 patch so you place and sew it correctly. I have have got it wrong...twice.
It should look like this when you are done
Cut 2 x 2.5 inch squares from the background.
Cut 2 x 3.5 inch squares from the background.
Cut 2 x 1.5 by 3.5 inch rectangles from the background.
Cut another 1.5 * 2.5 inch rectangle from each of the yellow and coral fabrics.
From the coral and yellow fabrics cut two of the following - 1.5 * 3.5 inch rectangle
From the green and teal fabrics cut one of the following - 1.5 * 3.5 inch rectangle
Place as follows.
Sewing
We are starting in the middle. Sew the teal strip to the coral strip.
Sew the yellow strip to the green strip.
Both as shown in the layout photo above.
Then sew the yellow strip to the side of the 2.5 inch square of background.
And the coral strip to the side of the 2.5 inch square of background.
Next sew the 3.5 inch strips of background and yellow together and the background and coral together.
It should look like this when you are done. Remember to press as you go.
Sew the 3 middle strips together
Sew the 3 blocks together on each side. Do not include the 3.5 inch background squares.
It should look like this when you are finished.
Place the 3.5 inch background squares over the centre strip as shown.
Only sew down 1 inch on each side as shown.
From each of the the green and the teal fabrics cut
1 - 1.5 x 5.5 inch rectangle
1 - 1.5 x 6.5 inch rectangle
Sew the 5.5 inch strip to the partly sewn piece of background and centre strip. Teal to the top, Green to the bottom as laid out here.
Then go ahead and finish sewing the two side pieces
Sew the side pieces to the centre strips
Yes we are so close now.
All going well you should have the following pieces left
- teal 6.5 inches * 1.5
- green 5.5 inches * 1.5
- Two background pieces 3.5 inches * 1.5
Lay it out as follows
Sew the teal and background together
Sew the green and background together
Sew one to each side as laid out
All going well your finished block should measure 10.5 inches square
Background
Cut 1 rectangle 10.5 inch wide by 16.5 inches long. This gets sewn to the bottom of the block.
Cut another rectangle 10.5 inches wide by 5.5 inches long. This gets sewn to the top of the block.
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