Elizabeth’s Fabric Focus ~ Quick-Piece Tiny Squares. Elizabeth from Oh, Fransson!
Does it again with a fabulous project for your scraps. Enjoy this quick-piece technique and don’t forget about Elizabeth’s Charm Squares Baby Quilt for Scrap Busters Month. You can find all of Elizabeth’s other monthly tutorials on our blog: Advent Calendar, Stack & Nest Quilted Blocks, Laptop Sleeve, April Bags, Pincushion Organizer, Ponytail Scarves, Sawtooth Stars. Elizabeth also has a great selection of PDF patterns for sale in her Etsy shop and lots of fun projects and helpful sewing resources on Oh, Fransson! From Elizabeth: I do a lot of quilting and, consequently, end up with a lot of scraps. The shortcut I’m going to show you today uses lightweight fusible interfacing to help quick-piece tiny squares. Start by determining the size of your finished block and how many squares you want to use. I used 81 squares 2” x 2” (41 red and 40 aqua) to make a finished block 13-1/2″ across.
Now, on to the interfacing! And that’s all there is to it. String Block Pillow Tutorial. Elizabeth from Don’t Call Me Betsy shows you how to make a traditional string block pillow today.
Learn more about Elizabeth in her introduction, and be sure to comment for your chance to win one of 17 great prizes this week! Stringy Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend I love string blocks. They’re so much fun! String blocks are a fantastic way to use up the scraps of fabric that you have been hanging onto without knowing what you’ll do with them. And I love making pillows; I love the near-instant gratification you get from finishing off a pillow.
Materials: * Note: If you don’t have scrapbook paper, you can use regular printer paper and trim it down a 8″ square. 1. 2. 3. Press the fabrics open, gently pulling your string away from the solid, creating a seam that’s pressed toward the new string you just added. 4. 5. 6. Trim your fabric down to match the edges of your scrapbook paper, ensuring you wind up with an 8″ square. 7. Citron Flower Pillow Tutorial. Our board member Heather from {House} of A La Mode is back!
Remember her great Urban {Hug} Pillow Tutorial?! Today she shows us how to welcome spring with her Citron Flower Pillow… A pop of color for any drab winter home! We want spring! Needed Supplies: 19 – 1 ¼ Hexagons paper pieces1/4 yard – Main print flower petal1/8 yard – Solid flower petal19 ”X 19” – Front pillow print19” X 19” – Batting19” X 19” – Muslin¾ yard – BackingHand sewing thread & needleEmbroidery thread & needlePinsSeam ripperSewing machine (18 X 18 inch pillow. The Petal Prep – Hexagons: Easy peasy to put together! Tip: There are many free templates on the web to simply print your hexagons! Pin together and trim fabric to a minimum of ¼” border. First, knot the thread. Continue this until all 19 hexagons have been basted. The Flower Building: Starting with the center petal hexagon, grab your first petal layer hexagon. Place them right side to right side.
Continue building the flower until completed. Time to remove the basting! BasicGrey-Flutter-Blossom-Dresden-Pillow-Pattern. BasicGrey-Breakfast-In-Bed-Placemat.