My Block Piecer
Block of the Month: Block 8 Butterfly Tail
Sewing Instructions
Block 8, Nine Patch Star, is a three-unit block in the My Block Piecer Sampler Block of the Month. As you know, My Block Piecer splits some blocks into smaller units when a patch shares seam allowances with more than one patch. We’ll piece each of the three units in the hoop. Then the units will be removed from the hoop and sewn together on the sewing machine with ¼” seam allowance. In the software instructions for Block 8, we merged the three separate units into one embroidery design and combined the placement guides for each of the three units into the first color of the merged design.
Hoop tear-away stabilizer in a large hoop. Retrieve the merged Block 7 Butterfly Tail design on the machine. Stitch color 1, the placement guides for all three units.
Place patch 1 fabric, right side up, over patch 1.Stitch color 2, the tackdown.
Place patch 2 fabric, right side down, over patch 1, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 3, the seam of patch 1 and 2.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 4, the tackdown.
Place patch 3 fabric, right side down, over patch 2, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 5, the seam of patch 2 and 3.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 6, the tackdown.
Place patch 1 fabric of unit 3, right side up over patch 1. Stitch color 7, the tackdown.
Place patch 2 fabric of unit 3, right side down, over patch 1, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 8, the seam of patches 1 and 2.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 9, the tackdown.
Place patch 3 fabric of unit 3, right side down, over patch 2, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 10, the seam of patches 2 and 3.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 11, the tackdown.
Place patch 4 fabric of unit 3, right side down, over patch 3, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 12, the seam of patches 3 and 4.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 13, the tackdown.
Place patch 1 fabric of unit 2, right side up over patch 1. Stitch color 14, the tackdown.
Place patch 2 fabric of unit 2, right side down, over patch 1, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 15, the seam of patches 1 and 2.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 16, the tackdown.
Place patch 3 fabric of unit 2, right side down, over patch 2, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 17, the seam of patches 2 and 3.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 18, the tackdown.
Place patch 4 fabric of unit 2, right side down, over patch 3, aligning the raw edges. Stitch color 19, the seam of patches 3 and 4.
Flip the patch open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 20, the tackdown.
Remove the units from the hoop and trim on the outer lines. Stitch the units together with the sewing machine.
Created by Nancy Stansbury
