Unbelievably, we're just a few hours away from November and it's my turn to chop up all the fabric and sew all the blocks together for Siblings Together.
I received from Moda some lovely Mimi...
...and then spent a while deliberating what block to actually do. I've always liked the x&+ block and thought it would be fun to ask everyone to make one giant block that will be 20" when finished.
I'm not going to do a tutorial as there is already a fabulous one over at
Badskirt so instead I'm going to give you the details here for turning it into a giant block which will measure 20.5" before joining. And I've been trying to channel my inner
Lynne by playing with Touchdraw in an attempt to give you clear & pretty pictures!
To make this block you will need to cut.....
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| Cutting instruction for a 20" x&+ block by fabricandflowersuk |
And then join them together following the
tutorial (although here's a pic because I got a little carried away in touchdraw!)
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| Putting the giant x&+ block together by fabricandflowersuk |
Being a bigger block, one thing I found helpful was using a pin to match the diagonal seams of the cross corners - particularly when joining the central strip to the two outer strips - as a little difference at one end can be quite a big difference by the time you get to the end of the strip
(I may be talking from experience here....!!!!)
And here's my November Bee Block - isn't the Mimi gorgeous?!
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| Giant x&+ block by fabricandflowersuk |
I can't wait to get all the blocks back and hope you have fun making it!
S x
Todays sky ● overcast and miserable. Meh!
Labels: patchwork quilting, sewing, siblings together, tutorials
