This block was made by Valerie with the small scrappy pieces left in her stash, but you can recreate these from longer strips and strings sewn together.
The block itself uses the partial seam technique round a centre square and if you would like to see this in more detail, you can click here.
Valerie also reminds you that there is a lot of information in the selvedge edge of your fabric, which can be helpful when choosing colours, click here to enjoy another little video on that subject.
Finally shows you how she adds interest to her border by using the non-fray properties of the selvedge by topstitching them on top of each other rather than turning them into the seam allowance.
Lyn has also made great use of the selvedges for a bookcover which you can check out in the Show & Tell.
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Shadow quilting is a simple technique for holding small pieces of fabric into place and in this lovely Dahlia pattern Lynette has combined with this great use of graded/shaded fabrics.
She shows you how to but out all the pieces, position them accurately on the background and then hold them in pl...
Paula shows us how effective the use of large print fabrics can be; anything from traditional floral to wacky Route 99! And she uses just 4 repeats of the fabric to create these stunning, but simple to construct blocks.
Paula also talks about the Bright Hopes block, which uses simple rectangles a...
In this workshop Valerie reminds you about the difference between Fat 1/4 yards and Fat 1/4 metres. One is bigger than the other!
You have a design option of adding sashing to the block or not. They work well either way. If you are a sewer with less than perfect 1/4″ seam allowance, don’t worry –...
