Creative articles about sewing

The ingredients…

Take two pieces of fabric 12“x 12“ (30cm x 30cm) that form a nice contrast. I suggest you exercise first with one black and one white. This will make things easy for you later on. It is important for the fabrics to be two-sided (dyed throughout), so they can be used on both sides.

Aufteilung der 30 cm2 Fläche

Put both fabrics exactly on top of each other and cut twice at 4 ½“ (12 cm). See photo above!

Zerschneiden der Segmente

Then you cut each segment, as illustrated. Both fabrics still lie exactly on top of each other.

Auseinanderlegen der 2  (30cm) Teile

Then you mirror the white fabric to the right. This is why the fabric must be two-sided.

Austauschen schwarz/weiß Teile

Next, you interchange the segments such that there will be always one black and one white next to each other. That doesn’t look too bad, does it?

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If, instead of just two fabrics, you use four (meaning 2 white and 2 black), you have many more possibilities. The cut up first block is not only mirrored vertically, but also horizontally. Note: the cuts are different from the example above, but the principle is exactly the same.

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Once you have sewn together the individual segments, you are free to rearrange them differently and, thus, create many new quilt designs.

Please note: Everything has been cut without taking into account a seam allowance .That means the small individual blocks (especially the one with curves) will be distorted and crocked. For this reason please use a seam allowance of 1/4” maximum. When you assemble the top, some segments will not match. You have two options now: either you cut the individual blocks to the smallest size necessary (which would be a pity), or you fill the gaps with fabrics. These filling fabrics could be black or white or even in a contrasting color.

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P1050748-002  Made by Monika Fischer a workshop participant.

I recommend making a first sample using paper. Then you will soon realize how the method works. I promise you will have fun!

May the creativity be with you:-)

Pia

Post translated by Gariele Schultz-Herzberger

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