Block of the Month

This month Helen will show you how to create the orange peel block.

This workshop is suitable for beginners to quilting. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s basic features such as winding and inserting the bobbin, threading up your machine and needle, changing the feet and needle and sewing a straight stitch. This session is not suitable for complete sewing machine beginners however, you do not need to have any experience of quilting. You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance.

What do you need to bring for one sample block?

• Sewing machine
• Plain background fabric (x 1 fat quarter)
• 4 fat quarter fabrics or scraps which contrast against the background, either plain or non directional small prints. (The fabric pieces need to be at least 5″ square)
• 1/4 meter of light weight iron on fusible (very important it’s lightweight and it has a fusible side)
• Chopstick or a  tool suitable for turning out points
• Thread which blends with all the contrast fabric
• You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance
• Fabric marking pen
• Ruler
• Rotary cutter
• Scissors

Required sewing knowledge/experience

This workshop is suitable for beginners to quilting. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s basic features such as winding and inserting the bobbin, threading up your machine and needle, changing the feet and needle and sewing a straight stitch. This session is not suitable for complete sewing machine beginners however, you do not need to have any experience of quilting. You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance