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Block of the Month 2025: Block 3 – Attic Windows | Sew-Along
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This easy method for making Attic Windows will be a pleasant change after last month’s more complex double blocks. Follow along to sew this quilt block pattern!
A traditional Attic Windows block is made from a square plus two strips, each with one mitred end, and the mitres match to one corner of the square, creating a Y-seam where three seams meet. It can be difficult to sew Y-seams in a way that creates a perfect join. But unlike the traditional version of the Attic Windows quilt block, the simple modern method I’m going to show you here does not involve the Y-seam to create the window frame. Hopefully, you should find this version to be an easy sewing project to make! I’ve also included a further frame in Fab F to enhance the three-dimensional effect.
Note: stitch with an accurate ¼in (5mm) seam allowance.
Unfinished block size: 12½in (31.75cm) square.
Behind on your quilting? View Blocks 2 and 13, Curved Flying Geese and Pole Dance, here, and Block 1, Shadow Box, here. For extra help with your sewing projects, remember to check out my Tips & Techniques.
Remember: my fabric bundle/kit for the 'It's all an Illusion' quilt design is available at www.debbieshoresewing.com.
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You will need:
Equipment
- Sewing machine
- Rotary cutter
- Quilting ruler
- Quilting mat
- Scissors
Materials
Fabrics (see my Introduction to the 2025 Block of the Month). From these, you will need to cut:
- Four 4 x 1½in (10 x 3.75cm) strips in Fab B
- Four 1½in (3.75cm) squares in Fab B
- Four 4in (10cm) squares in Fab E
- Two 5 x 1½in (12.75 x 3.75cm) strips in Fab F
- Three 10½ x 1½in (26.75 x 3.75cm) strips in Fab F
- Two 12½ x 1½in (31.75 x 3.75cm) strips in Fab F
- Two 5 x 1½in (12.75 x 3.75cm) strips in Fab G
- Two 5 x 1½in (12.75 x 3.75cm) strips in Fab H
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