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2023 Sewing block of the Month Block 12

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Block 12, our last block together my hope for this block of the month was to have fun, learning something new, & getting inspired I know there was no PDF's because this is not my pattern has I stated in the beginning and I wanted it to be FREE, I receive these quilt blocks monthly these are 2021 cards, when I wanted to do a block of the month I was looking for something easy that a beginner can learn from but also easy where an medium to advanced sewer  would like it ,so these blocks don't have a lot...

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2023 Sewing block of the Month Block 11

Posted by Antoinette Gipson on

Block 11, with this block we have nesting our seams with the nine patch if you want your nine patch block to line up you want to nest your seams, making sure that when pressing the seams they are going in the right direction, in my nine patch I forget and went back, it just make your block look so nice, in my block I cut the tips off my half square triangles I like the way it looks, what do you think about nesting your seams? connect with me on Facebook. Here are the Cutting Instructions and diagrams for...

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Crochet Block of the Month BLOCK 8

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This block is called YANKEE PUZZLE, sixteen half square triangles combine in this carnival of a block. Just one of many versions, this block will look different depending on how the colors are arranged within the design, so for me I choose a light, medium , dark and white that made this block look so good. Block 8 PDF click here. You will need 16 Half Square Triangles

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2023 Sewing block of the Month Block 10

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Block 10, let's talk about snow balling, snow balling is when you change the corners of your square to another fabric to create a shape or words, in this block we are making a diamond shape so we need to snow ball some corner to do that, drawing a diagonal line from corner to corner and sewing on that line cutting off the underneath fabric using a quarter of an inch making sure you don't cut your stitches, here are the cutting instructions and diagrams for the blocks. Cutting Instructions Fabric   Quantity   Size A        ...

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2023 Crochet Block of the Month BLOCK 7

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This Block is called FLYING CROSS, the center of the block is called a pinwheel that is given a strong sense of movement by the triangles outside the center square of the block. I would have to say I am loving seeing these blocks come to life while I am putting there together. Sorry for the crooked block. Block 7 PDF Click here. You will need  8 Granny Squares 8 Half Square Triangles

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