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Mini Quilt Blocks - Garden Medley
#5
Pansy by Sherry Bonnice
Paint this pretty pansy with your favorite fabrics to
complete the fifth block in the Garden Medley series.
Block
Size: 5" square
Fusible Method
Materials
- Piece of fabric at least 6” square for the
background
- Assorted scraps of light, medium and dark prints or
solids.
- Fusible web
- Embroidery floss in assorted colors to match or
contrast with the fabrics
Cutting
Pattern pieces are full size and do not need a seam
allowance. Trace the pieces on the paper side of the fusible web. Rough cut
around the shapes. Following the manufacturer’s directions, fuse the web to
the wrong side of selected fabric scraps. Cut the fused pieces out on the
drawn lines.
- Cut 1: 6” square. Light or dark print background
fabric
Directions
- Lay the appliqué pieces, fusible side down, on the
right side of the 6” background square. Arrange them using the Placement
Diagram as a guide but altering the placement as desired. Keep the pieces
at least ¾” from the raw edges of the square. NOTE: The left edge of
Piece A on the straight-set block should extend into the seam allowance
and cam be left unstitched.
- Following the manufacturer’s directions, fuse the
fabric pieces to the square.
- With 2 strands of embroidery floss, embroider around
each piece with a buttonhole stitch.
- Trim the block to 5 ½” square, keeping the design
centered.
Needleturn Method
Materials
- Piece of fabric at least 6” square for the
background.
- Assorted scraps of light, medium, and dark prints or
solids.
- Fine cotton machine embroidery thread in assorted
colors to match the fabrics.
- Freezer paper
- ½” appliqué pins or basting glue (optional)
Cutting
Pattern pieces are full size and do not include a seam
allowance. Trace the patterns on the dull side of the freezer paper. Cut
them out on the drawn lines. Iron the freezer paper templates to the right
side of selected fabrics. Use a pencil to lightly trace along the edge of
the templates. This line is your stitching line. Cut out the shapes adding a
1/8” to 3/16” turn-under allowance.
- Cut 1: 6” square light or dark print background
fabric.
Directions
- Arrange A, B, and C on the background square, using
the Placement Diagram as a guide but altering the placement as desired.
Keep the pieces at least ¾” from the raw edges of the square. NOTE: The
left edge of Piece A on the straight set block should extend into the seam
allowance and can be left unstitched. Pin or glue them in place. Use
the tip of your needle to turn under the allowance as you appliqué each
piece in place. It is not necessary to turn under the allowance or stitch
where pieced will be overlapped.
- Arrange D and E along the lower edge of B and C,
adjusting placement as desired. Appliqué them in place.
- Arrange piece F, making sure that pieces G and H
will cover the top edge when sewn in place. Appliqué it in place.
- In the same manner, arrange I and stitch as before.
- Arrange pieces G and H and appliqué them in place.
- Center J where G, H, and I meet and Stitch as
before.
- Trim the block to 5 ½” square, keeping the design
centered.
For the full size patterns and
placement diagrams, click here.
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