Far Across the Sea block Tutorial
As there was no specific tutorial to link to I decided to make a quick one for the Cherish Circle stitchers. And then I thought that you guys might like to share it too.
I have asked them to choose 4 prints (or throw in the odd solid) for each block in turquoise, green or blue, on a white background.
A = 2.5 x 2.5 inches
B = 2.5 x 1.5 inches
C = 4.5 x 4.5 inches
D = 4.5 x 2.5 inches
You will need to cut:
8 x A in white
8 x B in white
8 x B in colour (2 of each print)
1 x C in white
4 x D in white
4 x D in colour (1 in each print)
I am really sorry about these photos! I was doing this at night so the light wasn’t very good and my iron had just broken – hence the very crumpled fabric!
I pieced the block in strips, but first I chain pieced together B’s to B’s, in row 1 and row 5, and B’s to A’s in the middle row. Hopefully you can see this in the photo above.
Then I pieced the 5 rows, and finally pieced these rows in to one block (top photo).
It should end up at 12.5 inches, however, despite using a 1/4 inch seam foot on my machine, my blocks always end up a wee bit smaller! The thing I like about this design is that this won’t matter when I am piecing the blocks as the crosses are ‘floating’. Perfect for a Bee block!
I thought you might also like to see some of the recent Cherish Circle blocks I have completed.
This month was all about orange, aqua and greys, but we had a free hand to do whatever we wanted!
I will take any chance to practice a bit of embroidery at the moment!
More grey mixed with pink and red, and all we had to do this month was include hearts. some of the group made stunning pieced heart blocks,
But I took the easy option and hand appliqued all mine.
And this was last month’s HST practice project! This is going to be such a gorgeous quilt, well they all are. I can’t wait to see the finished quilts and all the Far Across the Sea blocks I get sent!
Great blocks! Love the Far Across the Sea block. Will have to give this ago and turn it into a mat or something. Hearts are very sweet too!
Your Far across the sae blocks will be fantastic! What a lovely cause. I really love being part of the do.Good Stitches Bee, sounds like you do too 🙂
What a beautiful idea and thing to do. I have never heard of this before. She will treasure it im sure. Love the hearts to. dee x
Applique is not the easy way! Besides I much prefer it to piecing as it has much more heart. Not keen on all the regimentation in complex pieced quilts myself as I find them less artistic.
That quilt is going to look fab in the sea colours, looking forward to seeing the final thing. Love all the other blocks you've been creating too :o)
Love your plans for the sea quilt! And your other blocks are beautiful!
Great blocks and a great cause. I am sure that your quilt will be treasured once you have given it to Kirsty.