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Choose two colors for your bow tie quilt block. One square of each color will make two finished blocks. We are going to make a 4 1/2 inch bow tie block.
Step 1: Cut out a 5 1/2 inch square of each color.
Step 2: Draw an X from corner to corner on the wrong side of one color of the squares.
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Step 3: Place the green and pink 5 1/2 inch squares right sides
together and sew a 1/4 inch seam along both sides of one line.
Step 4: Press the seams! This is very important, don't forget to press.
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Step 5: Cut along both lines.
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You will get four sections.
Step 6: Press seams to pink side of fabric.
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They will look like this.
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Step 7: Match up seam allowances and pin sections right sides together.
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Step 8: Sew along edge using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. (I don't recommend sewing over the needles like shown, but you know your own machine! Sew across them at your own risk:)
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Step 9: Open up the seam intersection and press seams to green fabric.
Click
here for my flat seams tutorial.
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Use some starch, it's great because it flattens the block and makes it easier for trimming.
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Step 10: Use your ruler and match up the diagonal line to the 45 degree
angle, then trim the block to 4 1/2 inches.
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Here you go! A fun and easy way to make the bow tie block. Was this helpful? I hope so.
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9 comments:
I loved this tutorial. I have a bow tie quilt on my list of quilts I want to try! Cindy
I'd love to see blocks of these put together... will you have a finished product - or was this just for the tutorial??? Thanks I might just give this a try :)
Thank you for the flatten seam tutorial. I am going to try to start doing that.
p.s. luv your site
Thanks for the turorial....
I don't know if you have been by my blog, I know you are so busy but...I got my package in record time and I love my materials....thanks so much....your shope is awesome!!
Thanks for the tutorial. I will have to try this out when I get the others on the board finished.
~Tootles for now!
Great tutorial. I LOVE the fabric. Soiree is one of my favs!
I always thought that block was called broken dishes!
I'll have to remember this tute. Often I get emails from quilters wanting to know tutorials and projects for starters. Nice job.
Beautifully done tutorial - photos and directions are really well written, Judy. And, I've been a teacher for nearly 40 years, so I know good directions when I see them. In our neck of the woods, this block goes by the name Hourglass.
Kay in NJ
PS Love that "homepage" beautiful quilt.
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