2019 Block of the Month Block 4

Recommended Fabric for Block 4

Base Block: one 9” square muslin
Stabilizer: one 9” square No Show mesh
Front– patches from OnPoint/CutFiles
Warm and Natural batting: 7 7/8” square 

Pieced Octagon Block Supplies

1: Back Block

2: Muslin

3: No Show Mesh

6: Top and bottom

5 – Center

4: Batting

7: Sides

8: Corners

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 at patch #1 as shown in blue.

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

Place glue at the seam for fabric #2.

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

Stitch Color #3. 

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.

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

Place glue at 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 as shown in blue.

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

Stitch Color #7, the seam.

Place glue at patch #4 as shown in blue.

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

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

Place patch #5 – right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #9, the seam. 

Place glue at fabric #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 patch #6 – right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #11, the seam. 

Place glue at fabric #6 as shown in blue.

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

Place glue at the seam for fabric #7.

Place patch #7 – right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #13, the seam.

Place glue at patch #7 as shown in blue.

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

Place glue at the seam for fabric #8 as shown in blue.

Place patch #9 – right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #15, the seam.

Place glue at fabric #8 as shown in blue.

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 as shown in blue.

Flip fabric #9 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch Color #17, the tackdown.

Place glue at patch #9 as shown in blue.

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

Stitch colors #19, #20 and #21, the embellishments.

Congratulations your Pieced Octagon block is complete!