Layer cake stack and whack quick blocks with Teresa from Teresa Down Under
Teresa Mairal Barreu- Layer Cake
- Beginner
- Quilt size 8" × 8"
Join Teresa from Teresa Down Under as she teaches you how to assemble two stack, cut and sew quilt blocks with layer cakes. Using pre-cuts makes putting a quilt together faster and, if you use 10" squares from a single collection, you're guaranteed the fabrics will complement each other. Let's do it!
Instructor
Teresa Mairal Barreu
Teresa loves spending her spare time sewing and designing. She is the author of “Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist,” a book all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block. She shares several new quilt block tutorials each week on her YouTube channel and blog.
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Join Teresa from Teresa Down Under as she teaches you how to assemble two stack, cut and sew quilt blocks with layer cakes. Using pre-cuts makes putting a quilt together faster and, if you use 10" squares from a single collection, you're guaranteed the fabrics will complement...
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The tutorial video is 00:06:29.
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Video Transcript
To create stack and whack quilt blocks, first, several layers of the same fabric are stacked on top of each other, usually around 5-8 layers. Then, using a rotary cutter and a special ruler, the stack of fabric is cut in a particular way, creating multiple identical pieces. These pieces are then shuffled around and re-arranged to create a unique design for each block.
The resulting quilt blocks can look very different from each other, despite all starting with the same fabric. This technique is often used to create kaleidoscope or pinwheel designs, and can be a fun and efficient way to create a quilt with a lot of visual interest.
