Block of the Month – Block 7

 Materials Needed for 1 block
Base Blocks  9” square – muslin or No Show Mesh
Front – all cut parts from DSDS Block 7/Cut Files
Warm and Natural or White Batting:  7 7/8” square

Block 7 Supplies

1 – Back Block

2 – Bottom Base Muslin

3 – Top Base No Show Mesh

4 – Batting

5 – Center

6 – square corners

7 – diamond

8 – outside square 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 Top base 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 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.

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

Stitch color #3. Place glue at fabric #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 the raw edge with the stitched outline. 

Stitch color #5, the seam. Place glue at fabric #3.

Flip fabric #3 open and finger press
the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch color #6.

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, the seam. Place glue at fabric #4.

Flip fabric #4 open and finger press
the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch color #8. Place glue at the seam for fabric #5.

Place fabric #5, right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. Stitch color #9, the seam. Place glue at fabric #5.

Flip fabric #5 open and finger press
the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch color #10. 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 #7 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 tackdown. Place glue at fabric #8 as shown.

Flip fabric #8 open and finger press
the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch color #16. Place glue at the seam for fabric #9 as shown.

Place fabric #9 right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline.  Stitch color #17, the seam. Place glue at fabric #9 as shown.

Flip fabric #9 open and finger press
the seam. Stitch color #18, the tackdown.

Place glue at the seam for fabric #10.

Place fabric #10 right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline. 

Stitch color #19, the tackdown. Place glue at fabric #10 as shown.

Flip fabric #10 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch color #20. Place glue at the seam for fabric #11 as shown.

Place fabric #11 right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline.

Stitch color #21, the tackdown. Place glue at fabric #11 as shown.

Flip fabric #11 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch color #22, the tackdown. Place glue at the seam for fabric #12 as shown.

Place fabric #12 right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline.

Stitch color #21, the tackdown. Place glue at fabric #11 as shown.

Flip fabric #11 open and finger press the seam. Smooth the fabric and stitch and  color #22, the tackdown. Place glue at the seam for fabric #13 as shown.

Place fabric #13 right side down
aligning the raw edge with the stitched outline.

Stitch color #25, the seam. Place glue at fabric #13 as shown.

Flip fabric #13 open and finger press the seam. Smooth
the fabric and stitch color #26, the tackdown.

Quilting the Block

Stitch colors #28, 29 and 30, the
embellishments and quilting.

Congratulations your DSDS block is complete!