Having a heat wave? Virginia is... It's probably my fault by bringing the Oklahoma heat out here.
But what better way to beat the heat than by having a Snowball Fight?
On it's own, it's a great way to frame a block. Combined with other blocks, it makes great secondary patterns.
I'm making both types this month - one from a layer cake with two-color corner squares, and one with alternating nine-patch blocks.
To get you started, here's a couple great tutorials. {I'm not going to re-invent the wheel when these are already out there!}
Sew Many Ways - the inspiration for my Snowball Fight
As you can see, I use elements of both tutorials - painter's tape instead of drawing lines {works for binding strips, too!} and double-sewing the corners for the bonus HST. I don't use a line for my bonus HST - my foot is 3/8ths, so I do a smidge over from the first sewing line.
Alas, my layer cake did not make it in time for this post, but if you'd like to make a two-color-corner one with me, you need a layer cake and one yard of each corner color.
Week One - separate the layer cake into two groups {by color, by value, random, whatever} and cut the yardage into 4" squares. Decide which color is going with which group.
Alas, my layer cake did not make it in time for this post, but if you'd like to make a two-color-corner one with me, you need a layer cake and one yard of each corner color.
Thanks so much for the link!! Have a great "Snowball Fight". It's hot up here in Rhode Island too...still better than the real snow though!
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Looks like fun. Wish I could play along, but unfortunately the end of July is going to be busy, not much of a chance to start something new.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of snowball fights until I read this blog post. I love how the blocks look with white corners and all sewn together. Thanks for the info :)
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