2023 Sew With Me Beginner Series | Block #4 with Erica Arndt
Erica Arndt- Fat Quarters
- Traditional
- Lap / Throw
- Beginner
- Quilt size 66" × 81"
It’s time for Block #4 in the 2023 Sew With Me series! Join Erica Arndt as she teaches you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks!
Instructor
Erica Arndt
Erica is a blogger, author, quilter, knitter, and maker of all the things! She is perhaps most well known for her homeschooling website, Confessions of a Homeschooler where she share homeschooling tips, curriculum, and organizational ideas, in addition to her quilting patterns and videos. She loves creating weekly video tutorials to share helpful tips, tricks, tutorials, fun projects, and inspiration for sewing and quilting.
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What is covered in 2023 Sew With Me Beginner Series | Block #4 with Erica Arndt?
It’s time for Block #4 in the 2023 Sew With Me series! Join Erica Arndt as she teaches you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks!
How long is the tutorial video?
The tutorial video is 00:11:11.
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Yes. The tutorial page includes the supplies and materials connected to this project.
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Video Transcript
1. This block has a few names - a little like a Granny Square but instead it's an Album block!
2. This one is fun to make scrappy, or make it a bit more color coordinated - whatever you want!
3. Chain piece as much as you can. Take all your pieces for each row over to the machine and lay them out in the pattern. Sew seams at 1/4". Press towards the dark fabric.
4. Once all your rows/strips are sewn, fold each in half and finger press to create creases. Then join your rows aligning those center creases. Sew just a bit past the ends of shorter fabric as you complete the rows.
5. When the block is completed, press however you wish - seams to one side, open, etc.
6. Now rotate the block and it's time to trim it down. The easiest way to get it oriented is to use a square ruler and line it up on your points.
