Block 4:  Curvalicious! blocks

(Throw Version, 2 12.5” blocks)

Supplies:

Background fabric:  Cut 2 15-16” squares.  (The block will shrink.)  

Fabric 1:  Approximately an 11” square

Fabric 2:  Approximately an 11”” square

 

Assembly:

Match up all your pieces at the lower left corner.  Free hand two curved cuts.

Shuffle your fabrics until you have two combos you like.

Sew the pieces together.  (I tend to sew with the convex curve on the bottom, no pins and align one side. Per a chat with Linda, try it BOTH ways.  She sews with the concave curve..the smaller piece…on the bottom and the bigger on the top.  Her pieces lose less fabric that way.  When I sew it that way on my current machine, I get puckers.  That didn’t seem to happen on my other machine.  I think it has something to do with how even your machine’s feed is.  So, consider this an experiment and try it one way on one block and the other on the other…you’ve got more than enough fabric to play with and knowing your preference for which feels more comfortable also isn’t a bad thing!)

Press seams toward the smallest layer.

Once your blocks are assembled, you’ll trim your blocks down to 12.5”.

 

(Mini Version, 2 6.5” blocks)

Supplies:

Background fabric: Cut 2 8.5-9” squares  (THIS IS IMPORTANT. THE BLOCK WILL SHRINK!!!!)

Fabric 1:  Approximately a 5-6 in square

Fabric 2:  Approximately a 5-6” square

 

Assembly:

Match up all your pieces at the lower left corner.  Free hand two curved cuts.

Shuffle your fabrics until you have two combos you like.

Sew the pieces together.  (I tend to sew with the convex curve on the bottom, no pins.)

Press seams toward the smallest layer.

Once your blocks are assembled, you’ll trim your blocks down to 6.5”.