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We are quilting along
with Barbara Brackman's
Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.
I have a bias toward
sewing bias seams, they tend
to go wonky on me, I call myself
"triangularly
challenged" when it comes to cutting a square
in half and sewing that bias seam to another
bias
seam. So, I offer an alternative method to
anyone
who may have a similar ailment to
me...
Please sew all seams
with a scant 1/4".
Fabric
Requirements:
Fabric A: Gold
4 - 2 1/2" squares
1 - 2" square
Fabric B: Light Print
4 - 2 7/8" squares - Mark a
diagonal line on back.
Fabric C: Green
4 - 2" x 3 3/4" rectangles
Fabric D: Dark Print
4 - 2 1/8" squares
4 - 2 7/8" squares
Make Half Square
Triangles:
Pair Fabric B and Fabric
D 2 7/8" squares
with right sides together and sew 1/4"
away
from each side of the drawn line. Cut
on
drawn line and press seam to the darker
fabric. Square to 2 1/8".
Make 4-Patch
Corners:
Layout units as shown and
sew together
in 2 rows. Press seam in row 1 to the
left
and seam in row 2 to the right. Sew
rows
together and press this seam open to
reduce
bulk. Square to 3 3/4".
Layout units as shown and
sew together
in 3 rows. Press seams to the Fabric
C.
Yeah, the center square and the
sashing
are a bit smaller than the other
blocks,
but, there is no way to make 5 go into
8
in a nice way... And in the end, you
really won't notice.
Sew rows together and
press final seams
open to reduce bulk. Square to 8
1/2".
Since this is Grandmother's Choice, I am
including a few links so you can read
about
my Grandmother:
and my Great-great
Grandmother:
Check out the Flickr site where everyone
can
post their work:
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