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With September, Fall officially arrives for those that took a quilting slow down in summer, you are ready to swing back into action! This is the perfect week to give you my Merry & Bright layout. So THIS WEEK is the Layout for our weekly block. NEXT WEEK is the regular Block #6 ... are you ready?
The layout has the blocks and a border, see next photo
There are a few things I want to point out so you have all the info and can decided how YOU want your setting blocks to look. I've shown you TWO ways it can look above and in the following video.
- Several people wrote me in the beginning as they could not figure out how was I getting 'that number of blocks' into a layout, my reveal explains it!
- For each of the following block patterns, the diagram above will be at the end & I'll put the featured block in place.
- This video should help you to make a decision on how you want you setting block to look
- Do you like getting these additional BONUS videos? Let me know in the comments!
TIPS - READ THIS
- The outer border of the block is 2" wide, which means it's NOT the same as the inside 9patch
- I have circled this on the PDF pattern to remind you
- I decided to start cutting all the blocks at once so I can sew them as I sew other things. If you have never done that .. see what I do HERE
- PRO TIP- Upgrade your rotary cutter TODAY this one is easy to change the blade and in 3 cool colors
Here is a photo of your pattern ... these are 2" wide pieces
... incase you miss it in the PDF (wink!)
Here is my big decision as I told you about in the video. I did not sew this quilt in advance, I sew only a few blocks ahead.
My original vision was to make scrappy centers like the one on the top right. Since the fabric line I selected has a lot of darks, I have decided I'd rather have my blocks with more lights so I need another 1/2 yard of the basic light fabric that I got extra
In my supply list (FIND IT HERE) I suggest you get a basic, which means you can get more of that now if you are like me and want more lights
- BUY at least a 1/2 yd MORE of the light background - Mine is Moda Grunge in vanilla. It has some rustic texture, or if you got the Sugar Cookie get more of that
- If you can't get more of the the light that you are using, then make your center 9patches with another light that works with what you have or go with scrappy fabrics like the block I'm showing you.
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- Border Fabric I am using in Red,and works with the bundle above of course!
- The light background I'm using is Moda Grunge in vanilla. It has some rustic texture, you could select Sugar Cookie for less texture
- I did a video and article about it HERE
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