A Drop of Sunshine Block ~ A Tutorial

A Drop of Sunshine

An Original Block

Block Size:  12.5" by 16.5"

 

This block will be sent to

 

 

@

Boston Modern Quilt Guild

 

How I made this block:

 

 

the plan

 

I knew I wanted to make a block that represented "a drop of sunshine."

I had a basic sketch of the idea.  The block image in my head was all shades of yellow with a blue sky and was made with one of my favorite new quilty rulers,  the Hex n More .  

 

I gathered my yellow fabrics.  Many of these were scrap strips and one was 2" wide so I went with this width for the strips. Placement of the yellows was decided in part by the length of my scrap strips. I decided on a medium solid blue for the sky.

 

 

the drop

 

 

the 2" strips for the "rays"

 

 

sew

 

 

the shape

 

 

trimming to shape

 

 

using seam roller to press seams open as I sew

 

 

move to table for trimming and shaping

 

adding strips

 

 

gaging size

bottom edge to measure 12.5 inches

 

adding rest of yellow strips,

seam rolling open for longer strips seams

 

1st blue sky corner

 

figuring the 2nd corner

 

 

cutting down the top to size ... 16.5 inches

 

 

figuring the top corners

 trimming the block to 12.5" by 16.5"

(back showing)

after adding the corners

 

not quite the image I want

 

back to figuring and sewing corner 4

This is more like it!

 

I'm calling it "Done!"

 

This block was made in memory of Lu,

whom friends say was full of sunshine.

 

For my
 

 

Boston Hub Block

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More blocks to make ...

 

just keep sewing ...

 

~ <3 ~