EngelBee
Crazy Block on Muslin
finished size 8 inch
1. Cut a 9 1/2 inch square of white muslin | 2. Put the first piece right side up onto the muslin | ||
3. Put a second piece right side down matching an edge, pin, sew down with 1/4 inch seam | 4.Flip sewn piece, press firmly. From the backside of the muslin with the help of a ruler elongate the next edge and with the cutter trim away the unneeded fabric. | ||
4. This is how the straight edge is looking at the front | 5. Again lay a piece of fabric along the edge | ||
6. Pin, sew | Flip | ||
7. Again cut a straight edge from the backside. Be careful and don't cut into the muslin! | 8. Add a piece on another edge, pin, sew, flip, press. Keep on with adding more pieces | ||
9. Another possibility to cut the edge is to mark the straight line | 10. Cut away the overlapping fabric with a scissor | ||
11. The more you get to the outside, the bigger the pieces are to cover the muslin. Simply pre sew two pieces together before adding to the block | 12. When all "white" is covered with fabric, press again firmly. Draw a 9 inch square on the muslin back and step through all layers a 1/4 inch inside the line | ||
13. Here you can see the sewn line all around the block | 14. Cut the block square to 9 inch using the drawn line as your cutting line | ||
15. Write on the back "sewing done by....." Remember the block should finish by 8 inch, so don't write too narrow to the edge | |||