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Block type: 4-patch
Block size: 10 1/2 inches
Colour scheme: reds, greens and neutrals
Texture/fabric manipulation: layered fabrics
Cut:
- one 5 1/2 in square in red fabric
- one 6 in square in pale green
- one 6 in square in red
- two 5 1/2 in square in cream fabric
- three 5 1/2 in square in white silk or some type of sheer fabric
Making the grooves
Place one cream fabric square, then the second one and then the three silk squares on top.
Now make a mark in the diagonal at 1/2 inch intervals.
Pin to hold all layers together.
Stitch along the marked lines.
Now, take a sharp pair of scissors and cut through the middle of each line.
Do that for all lines.
Square piece to 5 1/2 in.
Putting the block together
Cut all the other squares.
Take a 6 in pale green and a 6 in red square and place with right side facing together. Mark a diagonal line and pin.
Stitch at 1/4 in from the drawn line on each side.
Cut through the drawn line.
Iron flat and place the block pieces on a flat surface.
Stitch together.
The block is finished.
Textured 4-patch quilt tutorial
This quilt has 16 x 10 1/2 in blocks.
Each block is a 4-patch block in greens and reds. The fabric manipulation is made in a cream fabric.
See all Textured 4-patch quilt tutorials.
See also my first Textured quilt sampler tutorial.
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isnt the “slashed” silk in block 6 goning to fray badly?
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i meant going to fray badly
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Yes, it will eventually. Mine most likely will be a wall hanging though so it should be ok.
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Hi Teresa,
The textured block is 5 layers. Cut through 3 silk layers and 1 cotton layer or cut only through the 3 silk layers?
Wil.
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Cut through all layers including the cotton layers
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I was so excited to see this tutorial! I’ve been wanting to know how to do this for a long time. Thank you so much for posting it.
I must be missing something, though – if you cut through all layers, in between your stitched lines, won’t you end up with a bunch of strips?
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