![]() ![]() Keep in mind, not all double-sided tapes are of the same quality at the Scotch brand. The tape will keep the template from slipping. Lift the template and place pieces of double-sided tape on the opposite side of the template on which you just outlined your motif. In the below picture, I outlined the basket, rope on the basket, pink beads and the outer leaves on the plant. Mark any reference points which will aid in aligning the template with the motif. Place the acrylic template on your fabric over the motif and, using the sharpie marker, draw the basic outline of the motif onto the template. Preparing the Acrylic Fabric Cutting Template Paper Pieces acrylic hexagon template with 3/8" seam allowance ![]() I like the 3/8" seam allowance unless I working with really small templates such as the 3/8" hexagons I used when making Rainbow Hexie Flower Mini mini quilt measuring 4" square. Note: The acrylic templates are available with either a 1/4" or 3/8" seam allowance. I had a only a fat quarter of Hang It Up in Grape from Macrame by Rashida Coleman-Hale was able to cut six of the same motif. Be sure you are able to cut the desired number of shapes from your fabric. Audition the motif by placing the clear acrylic template over the fabric. 14 is available on the newsstands now or you can order 100 blocks from Quiltmaker.įirst determine the desired motif you would like to showcase on your English Paper Piecing shapes. Visit Quiltmaker's blog, Quilty Pleasures, each day this week for links to participating blogs and enter for some great giveaways! To see all of the creative and original blocks in this issue, 100 Blocks Vol. Please leave your e-mail address so I have a way of contacting you if you are a no-reply blogger. (Giveaway now closed.) I normally respond to every comment received, but during the giveaway the volume may be to large for me to do so. The giveaway will run through Wednesday, November 23rd and close at 8pm. Leave a second comment and let me know how you follow - such as Bloglovin, Instagram or Email. Followers, old and new alike, get a bonus entry. ![]() Leave a comment letting me know if you have ever made a basket quilt block.Ģ. 14 to one lucky commenter to anywhere worldwide.ġ. I will mail a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Vol. The editors at Quiltmaker are sponsoring a giveaway for one copy of 100 Blocks Vol.14 and will mail the magazine directly to you anywhere worldwide. Hexie Flower Basket made from Cotton and Steel printsįor this hexagon flower, I fussy cut the flower petals and describe my fussy cutting method in yesterday's post using an acrylic template and hexagon papers by Paper Pieces who is generously sponsoring a giveaway for both! With the exception of the solid fabric used for the basket handle, this Hexie Flower Basket block is made from various Cotton and Steel prints. Although subtle, there is enough contrast to see I actually made the effort to piece the background. I decided to make another block, this time using two alternating prints for the background. Once I received my copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks in the mail and actually saw my block in print, I realized that I had gone to all the work of piecing the background and there really wasn't enough contrast. I chose this bright green Grid from the Spin collection by Windhan Fabrics.Īuditioning placement of the hexagon flower and green leaf fabric I wanted the leaves to contrast with the gray basket fabric and compliment the hexagon flower made from two Cotton and Steel prints, Dining car in Coral and XOXO in Dandelion. Quilt Challenge Rules - some of the basic rules were as follows but the official rules are here:ĭeciding on placement of the hexagon flower Images of the traditional blocks are listed here on the MQU website. But I stuck with it and made all twelve blocks. Some were successful and others not so much. I challenged myself to use improvisational piecing in each block. (Quilted by Johellen George of Cabin Quilt Studio)īack in July 2015, Modern Quilts Unlimited issued a twelve-month block challenge to interprect a traditional quilt block in a modern way and then, after completion of all twelve blocks, make a quilt with your blocks. The background fabric, Cotton Couture in Pluto, inspired the quilt title, thus Navigating to Pluto. Whether you sail, fly, take the stairway or the snail’s trail, hopefully you can make your way to Pluto. Well, it's finially finished! Navigating to Pluto is my entry in the Everything Old Is New Again Quilt Challenge sponsored by Modern Quilts Unlimited Magazine, Michael Miller Fabrics and others. ![]()
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