Copy of Blockheads 7 - Block 4

Block 4 - Kindred Rose by Jessica Rose

Isn't this such a sweet block. I love that Jessica has created a rose block and her surname is Rose!

I do love roses. I can't grow them where I live - they tend to get black spot due to the humidity in February and the possums like to eat them! You would think they would be too thorny but apparently not.

This is my Kindred Rose block.

I have combine the blue fabrics from Summer Solstice with a green from Eucalypt to create this block. I love blue with green - it is trees and sky, a lake and a grassy bank. I personally think blue and green should always be seen!

I haven't altered any cutting instructions in this block but as usual I recommend starching.

The light blue check for square D have been cut so the pattern is the same in each and the check is centred in the square. If the check or the print is the right size, I like a little fussy cutting detail. If I was making 40 of this block, I probably wouldn't bother with the fussy cutting but for just one block, why not!

FOr the 12" block, D is a 1 1/2" square. To centre the check place the 3/4" mark of your ruler on the pattern you want in the centre of your block.

You can see the 3/4" mark on this photo easily.

Use the 3/4" mark because it is half of 1 1/2". So the centre will be equidistant from each side of the square - which is 3/4".

If you were cutting a 2" square then you would put the 1" mark on the pattern you want in the centre.

Once again I have cut the corner A squares with the stripe runnning diagonally.

See previous blogs for a photo of how to place your ruler.

Choose a stripe and have it running from point to point across the diagonal of a square ruler. Then cut around it.

Since I design wovens and toweling for Moda I thought I would concentrate on ways to use wovens in these blocks. You can also use the same information for directional prints. Feel free to mix wovens in with your print fabrics too.

So the information in my Blockheads Blogs is designed to give you tips for using wovens, stripes and directional fabric and also getting you to think about how to cut these fabrics out to create some interesting geometry in your blocks. These tips are for using stripes in an intentional way. You can just cut the stripes in any direction, if you prefer. There are no rules. Maybe you are using prints, so this doesn't apply, but it is good to have some ideas and skills that give you options to try something different.

These tips will work with a directional print too.

I am looking forward to seeing your blocks on Facebook on the Moda Blockheads group.

As usual,

Happy Sewing

Jenelle