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Turnabout square in a square quilt block with Teresa Down Under

Turnabout square in a square quilt block with Teresa Down Under

With turnabout patchwork the same set of fabric pieces are rotated and rearranged to make multiple quilt blocks. As you can see this simple technique produces beautiful, elaborate quilts with designs that are visually pleasing and appear to be far more complex than the initial collection of fabric pieces. Join Teresa from Teresa Down Under for a quick tutorial!

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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With turnabout patchwork the same set of fabric pieces are rotated and rearranged to make multiple quilt blocks. As you can see this simple technique produces beautiful, elaborate quilts with designs that are visually pleasing and appear to be far more complex than the initial...

How long is the tutorial video?

The tutorial video is 00:03:09.

Is a transcript available?

Yes. A written transcript is available on the tutorial page.

Video Transcript

Block 1:

Black Fabric
2 strips, 2 1/2" x 10 1/2"
2 strips, 2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
1 square, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

White Fabric
2 strips, 2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
2 squares, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Block 2:

White Fabric
2 strips, 2 1/2" x 10 1/2"
2 strips, 2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
1 square, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Black Fabric
2 strips, 2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
2 squares, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

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