2019 BLOCK OF THE MONTH BLOCK 3

Block
3 – Package design

Supplies
for one block

Base
Blocks: two 9” squares – muslin or No Show Mesh

Back
Block: one 9” square

Front:
patches from Package/CutFiles

Warm
and Natural or White Batting: 7 7/8” square

1
– Back Block

2
– Bottom Base Muslin

3
– Top Base No Show Mesh

6
– Package

5
– Bow

4
– Batting

7
– ribbon

8
– background parts

LOADING
THE MONSTER BLOCK MAKER

Follow
the directions included with the purchase of Monster Block Maker to apply the Maker to a 200mm x 200mm Baby Lock/Brother hoop.

Place the muslin flat on the table.

Center the Monster Block Maker on the muslin.

Insert the batting in the opening of the Maker.

Place the No Show mesh over the batting.

Working from the center out, firmly press the No Show mesh (top) and muslin (bottom) onto the adhesive tape on the edges of the Maker. Attach the hoop to the machine.

STITCHING THE BLOCK

Stitch color #1, the block layout.

Place glue on patch #1 as shown in blue.

Place fabric #1, right side up in patch 1, aligning the fabric edge with the stitched outline. Stitch color #2, the tackdown.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #2 as shown in blue.

Place fabric #2, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #3, the seam.

Place glue at patch #2 as shown in blue.

Flip fabric #2 open and finger press the seam.  Smooth the fabric and stitch color 4, the tackdown.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #3 as shown in blue.

Place fabric #3, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #5, the seam.

Place glue in patch #3.

Flip fabric #3 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #6, the tackdown.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #4.

Place fabric #4, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #7.

Place glue at fabric #4 as shown in blue.

Flip fabric #4 open and finger press the seam.  Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #8.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #5 as shown in blue.

Place fabric #5, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline.

Stitch Color #9, the seam.

Place glue in patch #5 as shown in blue.

Flip fabric #5 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #10, the tackdown.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #6 as shown in blue.

Place fabric #6, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. 

Stitch Color #11, the seam.

Place glue at patch #6.

Flip fabric #6 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #12.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #7.

Place fabric #7, right side down, aligning the fabric edge with the stitched outline.

Stitch Color #13.

Place glue at patch #7.

Flip fabric #7 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #14.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #8.

Place fabric #8, right side down, aligning the fabric edge with the stitched outline.

Stitch Color #15.

Place glue at patch #8.

Flip fabric #8 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #16, the tackdown

Place glue at the seam for fabric #9.

Place fabric #9, right side down, aligning fabric edge with stitched outline. Stitch Color #17.

Place glue at patch #9.

Flip fabric #9 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #18, the tackdown.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #10.

Place fabric #10, right side down, aligning the fabric edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #19.

Place glue at fabric #10.

Flip fabric #10 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #20, the tackdown.

Quilting the Block

Stitch color #21, the Bow echo outline.

Stitch color #22, the stippling and ribbon placement.

Use actual ribbon or make your own – I used a 2” x 4 ½” strip of fabric, turned the sides and ends under to make the finished ribbon 1” x 3 ½”.

Place the ribbon using the center lines from color #22.

Stitch color #23, the ribbon tackdown.

Stitch color #24, the border stippling.