2019 Block of the Month – Block 5

Recommended Fabric for 1 block

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

Handbag Block Supplies

1 – Back Block

2 – Bottom Base Muslin

3 – Top Base No Show Mesh

4 – Batting

5 – top left

6 – left handle

7 – center

8 – right handle

9 – top right

10 – bottom right

11 – bag

12 – bottom left

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.

Place the batting into 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.

Place glue at fabric #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 as shown in blue.

Place fabric #2 – right side down, aligning the fabric edges with the stitched outline.

Stitch color #3, the tackdown.

Place glue at fabric #2 as shown. 

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 for fabric #3 as shown in blue.

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 fabric #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 fabric #4, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch Color #9, the seam.

Place glue at fabric #5 as shown.

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.

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

Place glue at fabric #6 as shown.

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 as shown.

Place fabric #7, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline.  Stitch color #13, the seam.

Place glue at fabric #7 as shown.

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.

Place fabric #8, right side down, aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch color #15, the seam.

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

Stitch colors #18, #19 and #20 – the embellishments – Skip color #21
Congratulations your Handbag block is complete.