Learn How To Make Up Your Block Of The Month Quilt (2021)

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Learn How To Make Up Your Block Of The Month Quilt (2021)

You can learn how to assemble your quilt blocks to finish off your Seminole patchwork quilt.

Well done for completing our 2021 Block of the Month quilt! I hope you’ve enjoyed creating these quilt blocks over the last 12 months. If you need a reminder of what backing and wadding/batting amounts you’ll need to construct your quilt, take a look at my introduction to 2021’s Block of the Month. I will walk you through the four stages of finalising your quilt, including: joining the blocks, adding prairie points, bagging out and tie quilting. Tie quilting can cover any dodgy seam matching, so just have fun with it and enjoy your finished quilt!

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You will need:

Equipment

  • Sewing machine
  • Rotary cutter, quilting ruler and cutting mat
  • Betweens/quilting needle, size 10
  • Walking (even-/dual-feed) foot

Materials

  • One Block 1
  • One Block 2
  • One Block 3
  • One Block 4
  • One Block 5
  • One Block 6
  • One Block 7
  • One Block 8
  • One Block 9
  • Four Block 10s (the instructions make two blocks)
  • Four Block 11s (the instructions make one-and-a-half blocks)
  • Four Block 12s (the instructions make one block)
  • Ten 18½ x 2½in (47 x 6.5cm) sashing strips (see the Introduction to the 2021 quilt for details on how these are prepared)
  • 74 x 26in (188 x 66cm) of wadding/batting
  • 1½yd (1.5m) length of 44in (111.75cm) wide piece of backing fabric
  • Remaining scraps of coloured fabric from your blocks
  • Black stranded embroidery thread
  • Optional: 5½yd (5m) straight bias binding; crochet thread or wool yarn, to use instead of stranded embroidery thread.

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