Here is another GO! Christmas Block tutorial for your sewing enjoyment!
I found this block on Quilting Board when I was searching for Christmas Block inspiration. I changed the layout ever so slightly and I am really pleased with how it turned out. This could be easily updated with modern fabrics!
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As you may already know I received a beautiful new sewing machine for my birthday – but what you may not know is that my wonderful husband also surprised me with an AccuQuilt GO!
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| Isn’t it pretty?!? |
I used my GO! to make my latest quilt block for my Christmas Sampler Quilt. I found a diagram for the block on quilting forum but NO instructions – so all the quilting math is my own.
I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out – get the know how after the jump!
Bust out your GO! Value Die and cut out your shapes – this took me less than 10 minutes – I am in love!
1 Red Square – 4.5 inches
4 White Squares – 2.5 Inches
4 Light Print Squares – 2.5 Inches
12 Green Squares – 2.5 Inches
12 HSTs with White and Red fabrics – 2.5 Inches (for HST instructions see my Chevron Block Tutorial)
Assemble your corner squares:
Sew 1 HST to 1 Green Square. Sew two HSTs together. Connect them to make a square – should measure 4.5 inches. Do this 4 times.
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| These are your corner squares |
Assemble your center Squares:
Sew two green squares together, then sew one white and one light print together. The sew these together to make a 4.5 inch square.
Layout your rows:
Have you made a version of this block before? Have you used a GO! to make it? This is the first block of my series that I have done using the GO! and I have to tell you that it measure EXACTLY 12.5 inches, it is amazing how accurate cutting and an accurate 1/4″ seam can help in that aspect. Tune in next week for a mini tutorial on how to get an accurate 1/4″ seam!
Make sure you check out the other blocks and tutorials in my vintage sampler. And don’t forget this block could easily be updated to a more modern block by simply changing the fabrics!!!
Chevrons seem to be all the rage these days. I have seen them EVERYWHERE!
I decided that it was time to add my own take on the situation and it is made in 4th of July celebratory colors!
This is a block that I made for a block swap I participate in, my partner asked for Red, White & Blue and I thought a tutorial might be in order!
Supplies:
Each square measures 4 1/8″ to get a 3.5″ block after cutting.
Top Chevron – White – 2 squares
Second Chevron – Light Blue – 4 squares
Third Chevron – Medium Blue – 4 squares
Fourth Chevron – Dark Blue – 4 squares
Fifth Chevron – Red – 2 squares
6.5″ square
Marking pen or pencil
Sewing – (make 12 Half Square Triangles)
Step one: white and light blue, right sides together – take a 6.5″ square ruler and a marking pen/pencil and go corner to corner – see example:
Step 2: Line up your foot on the line and sew along each side with a 1/4″ seam.
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| Sorry for the orientation of the pic – I had trouble rotating it 🙁 |
Step 3 – Cut the squares apart on the line
Press your seams – depending on how you put your chevrons together you will want to press towards the dark or the light fabric.
Construct your chevron block:
Follow my block for constructing your finished block
Sew your rows together. Top row – press your seams left, next row down – press your seams right, next row – press your seams left, bottom row – press your seams right.
Sew your rows together – the cutting measurements above will get you a 12.5″ square block.
Remember, you don’t have to do your chevrons in so many different colors, you can use as few as 2 or as many as 5. Good luck!
Here’s where I’m linking up this week.
