How To Create A Broken Dish Quilt Block
By Mike-Ross
Quilting is an enjoyable hobby, often leaving us with leftover fabric scraps that find their way into our stash or scrap container. That's why I'm particularly fond of scrap buster projects—they allow me to embark on yet another exciting quilting venture while utilizing my fabric scraps until there are barely any left. If you're experiencing a similar situation, I highly recommend checking out Lori Holt's video tutorial on YouTube and giving quilting a try today.
Materials:
Printed fabric
Background fabric
Ruler
Marking pen, pencil, or chalk
Scissors or rotary cutter and cutting mat
Needle and thread
Iron (for pressing)
Sewing machine
Instructions:
Step 1:
Begin by cutting the fabric into squares of your desired size. Take one printed fabric square and one background fabric square, aligning them with their right sides facing each other. Sew them together along one side, then press the seam open. Repeat this process to create additional units.
Next, place the units together, ensuring that the printed and background squares are opposite each other. Align the units with their right sides facing each other and sew them together to form a 4-patch block.
Step 2
Grab a print square, then place it on top of the background square making sure that their right sides are facing and their edges are matching. Sew them together from corner to corner as shown in the video, then press the seams open, and trim off the excess leaving only about ¼ inch seam allowance.
Step 3
Repeat the same steps on the other background square with the same print square, then do the same process on the print square using the background square this time, and iron it flatly. Now, make more blocks, then once done, sew them together, and arrange them however you want to make a larger block.
All image credit goes to Lori Holt from her YouTube channel.
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