A Churn Dash block is quite easy when
made as a 12 1/2'' unfinished block but when
you need it to be an 8 1/2'' unfinished block,
it is much more challenging. Here is how to
do it.
This is what I
cut:
Fabric A: light floral
2 - 3 1/2" squares - cut on diagonal
4 - 3 1/8" x 1 7/8" rectangles
Fabric B: dark pink
2 - 3 1/2" squares - cut on diagonal
Fabric C: dark stripe
4 - 3 1/8" x 1 7/8" rectangles
Fabric D: pink & white floral
1 - 3 1/8"
square
Sew light and dark
triangles
together on long edge. Press
seam to the dark fabric.
Square to a "heavy-handed"
3 1/8" or 3 1/8' + a smidge.
Oh yeah, such technical terms,
right? I mean just a bit over 3 1/8".
In my first block I squared all
9 units to 3 1/8" exactly and with
sewing and pressing it ended up
as 8 3/8" instead of 8 1/2".
Sew light and dark
rectangle
units together on long edge.
Square to 3 1/8" plus "a bit."
Layout units as shown
and
sew together in 3 rows.
Press seams in rows 1
& 3
to the outside and seams
in row 2 to the inside.
Pin and sew rows together
taking care to have the seams
"lock" together at the
intersections as you pin
to achieve precise piecing.
I pressed the final 2
seams
open as this reduced the bulk
in the block and made it flatter.
Mine squared up at 8
1/2"
using this
method.
Here is my first
attempt.
