Hello, Blogland Friends!
After trying a new (to me) technique this weekend at my local quilt shop, I must say I'm rather hooked!
From Jason Yenter's "In the Beginning" fabric line.
I forgot to get a pic of the first step where you stack! I tore every eight inches in the same spot (where the design repeated itself) - most everyone had a twelve inch repeat, but the eight-inch repeat worked out really nicely because it didn't waste as much fabric.
Once you tear six strips of fabric, then you pin them all in place by locating a "spot" on the fabric that you want to match exactly - none of the edges lined up, but we trimmed those. I picked out four different spots to match and smooth out. When matching them up, the layers of fabric underneath seem to bunch up a bit, so you have to take the time to smooth them out nicely so it all lays perfectly flat. So, that was the "stack".
Here's the "whack" where we cut 6 1/4" squares and then cut them each in half using a 45 degree marking line from our rulers. Each half will create one entire block! This means that from only six squares of fabric, you can create twelve blocks which makes this a fast quilt top! Next, from the background fabric, we cut one 2 3/4" x WOF strip and cut four
8 1/2" strips of that, then another 6 1/4" x WOF strip was cut for one 6 1/4" block cut in half on the 45 degree angle.
To sew one block you need:
Eight - 6 1/4" squares in half
Four - 6 1/4" squares in half
Four - 2 3/4" x 8 1/2" strips
The ironing technique is different because seams are pressed open.
The 8 1/2" strip must be trimmed away to create a triangle.
Sew the triangles together and ta-dah!
The center material above is the exact same material as the one beneath, but look how different each block looks - it's a magical effect!
How fun that the giraffes turned out so nicely!
Here is a finished tabletopper!
Have you ever tried this technique?
Do you like the kaleidoscope effect?
This is perfect for a busy fabric and with only two fabric choices that need to be made, it's simple to choose!
Best wishes,
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PS Sewing/quilting room makeover coming up!
My DD needed a present for a friend, so when we found a miscut charm pack at our local quilt shop for only $5, we couldn't pass it up knowing that when we got home, we could use the AccuQuilt Go! cutter and re-cut them to a uniform 4.5" easily in a couple of minutes, including the 2.5" sashing and binding. This made it possible to complete the design layout, sew up the strip sets, cut the backing, iron together with fusible batting , and sew the binding on all in just four hours!
Trimming the miscut squares was an absolute breeze with the help of 
Mom's AccuQuilt Go! cutter rescued the miscuts!
