Install an open toe appliqué foot (sometimes called an 'embroidery' or 'satin stitch' foot) if you have one (it's easier to see where you're stitching with one installed).Sew only as fast as you can stay on the stitching lines. Reduce your machine's speed or just plain slow down.This perforates the paper and stabilizes the seam when you remove the pattern. Reduce your stitch length to 16–20 stitches per inch (1.3-1.6 mm).General Sewing Machine Setup for Paperpiecing **For our sample block, I made an executive decision and used a dark for the #5 patches. To print a copy of the block design and cutting chart to use at your cutting table, click here.ĭarting Minnows Quilt Block~ Paper & Traditional Piecing ~ Label your patches, you'll use them throughout this tutorial. ![]() (Did you catch the little skull and cross bones?) ![]() :)īTW, the print is from the Deja Vu Nightshade collection by Tula Pink, called Equinox Spider Blossom. The tutorial for the Diamond Rectangle had gone up just that week and I wanted to have a block for you to have a reason to make some of those units. When I got home, I saw this one and really fell in love with the colors and the pattern and knew I needed a block with some big patches to showcase it. Seriously, you know how it goes, when it's a good deal, you just start pulling fabrics. So I treated myself.like any quilter would. I'd gone fabric shopping on a Friday afternoon, and lucked into one of our local quilt shops offering $1 off EVERY fat quarter. ![]() Sample Block Size: 15" finished / 15½" unfinishedĭesign Type: Uneven 9-patch, small center | Paper Piecing | Star
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