Large Thread Cone Block
6 and 1/2" block unfinished
Last weekend I improv pieced a bunch of red thread spool blocks for the
This month is "Multi-Color" Month
so I gathered a handful of small multi-colored strips
to figure out how to duplicate the
to figure out how to duplicate the
Large Cone Block
Cutting:
Threads:
3/4" to 1 and 1/2" assorted multicolored strips
Background:
Two 2" by 5 and 1/2" strips white
Two 1 and 1/4" squares
Two 1" by 3 and 1/2" strips white
Two 1" by 2" strips white
Cone:
One 4 and 1/2" by 1" strips gray
One 1 and 1/2" by 1" strips gray
I sewed the strips randomly together,
pressed in one direction
and trimmed the center of my cone to
3 and 1/2" by 5 and 1/2"
My scraps are random and uneven strips.
so the resulting thread looks "wonky"
like my variegated threads.
This is what I had when I started to sew.
I sewed one the corners of the top of the cone
and pieced the spool strips.
Cut the side pieces and sewed them to either side of the cone.
Sewing tip: finger press to find the center of each piece and
align the centers when sewing on the top and bottom.
Sew on top and bottom of cone.
Trim square to 6 and 1/2"
More multi-colored scrap spools coming soon.
It is snowing here ... again ...
good day to stay in and sew!
Stay safe and warm and quilty ... :)
