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Beautiful Babble is a fantastic block, it introduces two new techniques to the series; Shaded 4-Patch and Dual Colored Flying Geese. The color placement and value adds a lot of pop to this block, by using Med-Dark and Dark for the center star, it will give the illusion that the star is closer than the rest of the block.
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| Paisley Rose version |
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| Bermuda Batik version |
For my color selection, I went with a mix of prints for my Paisley Rose, and a split complementary color plan. While going with a variation in color on my Bermuda Batiks, utilizing a double split complementary color plan with a pop. You really want to make sure you are paying attention to the values to achieve the dimension created in this block. M
Here are my paper plates, make sure you are reviewing the cutting for each fabric, so that you make the best use of the fabric. If you are a Clue and Class member, I've gone into detail with Clue #3 cutting tips.
New Unit to the series - Shaded 4- Patch!
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| Take your time to stitch your strips together, sometimes we get lazy when we are working with strips. |
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| Make sure to press to the wider strip, even though it is background. Cut the strip set in half. |
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| Once you place them on top of each other, opposite, take your time to perform your subcuts. If these aren't straight, you block will not be ideal. |
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| Stitch them along the long side, make sure to have the patch closest to you, if you want your units to match the diagrams in the instructions. |
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| Before pressing you will want to cut to the seam at the mid point of the long seam |
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| Then press away from both squares |
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| Give it a good press and ensure that your squares are truly squares before you go future |
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| Right Handed - Mark the 45 degree line, based off the edge of the rectangle while going through the squares' cross threads. |
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| Left Handed - Mark the 45 degree line, based off the edge of the rectangle while going through the squares' cross threads. |
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| Your unit should have two line, neither hits the corner. |
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| You can either cut down the center or cut 1/4" off each sewn seam. |
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| Time to trim down - Right Handed - always trim the most pieced side first |
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Left Handed - always trim the most pieced side first
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| Right Handed - Second trim |
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| Right Handed - Second trim |
If you need tips on the regular Flying Geese units, see Clue #1.
Let's talk about the other new technique to the series, the Dual-Colored Flying Geese
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| The steps will be the same, the difference is, you will have two different fabrics. You will place one set of the same fabric first. |
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| Then, the second fabric for the second set. |
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| You will end up with 2 sets of mirror image pairs |
They are trimmed down the same as the regular Flying Geese
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| Right Handed - First trim |
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| Left Handed - First trim |
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| Right Handed - second trim |
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| Left Handed - second trim |
Make the 4-Patch, old school, just be careful with your 1/4" seam. They will not be cut down.
Next, you are going to sew your Flying Geese into two different sets. Make sure to pay attention to your orientation.
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| Press toward the Unit B |
Be careful when you lay out the Block to ensure you have the proper Dual-Color Flying Geese in the proper place.
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| Everything nest really nicely. |
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| I would precision pin your rows together |
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| Make sure you give the row seams a good press, it is open and I highly recommend you use a Seam Stick. When your block is finished, you should not have any waves or ripples in your seam. It is worth the time and investment in good pressing tools (iron, wool mat, pressing stick, best press) to press well. |
If you are part of the Clue and Class, I go into great detail with pressing tips.
TADA!
I love these blocks! They both really cute and have great movement. I can't wait to see your Blocks!
Now that we are 3 Clues in, what do you think? Are you ready for a more challenging block? Stay tuned!
Keep Stitching,
Michelle
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