Hi Bee Friends!
I found this tutorial here, but she had revamped it from someone else's tutorial, and honestly it got a tad confusing, so to make things very clear for you I thought I'd just redo the instructions. So here ya go!
Start by sewing 1.5" to 2" wide by 4" or longer strips together.
Trim to a 3.5” x 10.5” rectangle
Add the 2 -10.5” x 1” white strips I sent you onto each long side of the rectangle.
Using a piece of computer paper make a 2.25” square and cut it in half making a triangle. Tape it like pictured above on the underside of your ruler.
Use this as a guide for cutting each corner.
Now you have the center of your first block.
Next take one of the 5” gingham squares I sent you and cut it in half to form two triangles. They are bigger then necessary so be sure to center them along the white strip. Attach a triangle to both of the long white strips. Square off when done.
After making all four blocks sew them together lining up the white strips.
* Please add at least one piece of your own fabric to each block. Keeping in the same colors I've sent you: pink, orange, yellow and green. I love a mixed scrappy look!
*Please send back any larger scraps. I want to make a total of 16 blocks, that way I can use them in the other 4 I will make.
*Any questions let me know! I'm going to finish cutting your fabric this week and get them mailed out on Saturday.
Thank you and Happy Sewing Ladies!!!
5 Comments:
Very clear directions, thanks for posting them.
Thanks for posting! I just love this block, such great instructions!
No questions - looks great.
Thanks for this great tute. I found you through flickr. I've been wanting to make this block for a bee I'm in. I was going to use paper foundation but this will be so much easier for my fellow bees. Hope you don't mind if I link to you.
I know I should be smart enough to figure this out on my own...but can you tell me the finished size of this block? 14 inches? Thanks! I think I'm going to make it for my 4x5 Bee.
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