jelly roll strips

Positivity 2023 - Flower Block Tutorial from Sew Preeti Quilts

This Flower Block will finish at 12" (width) by 10" (height). It is the exact same dimension as the Leaf Block. I had made an audition/trial block earlier. Based on that experience, I updated the method, which I am sharing in the tutorial.

Flower + Leaf = Audition Block

These directions show how to make the Flower Block using 2.5" strips. You may use scraps (that can be used to cut the pieces shown under Fabric Requirements).

Flower Block Graphic

Fabric Requirements

Background - One strip 2.5" by 41"
Cut Four rectangles 2.5" by 4.5", Four squares 2 ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 5 months ago. under block tutorial , flower block tutorial , flower blocks , jelly roll quilt , jelly roll strips , mercyful qal , mercyful quilts , positivity , positivity 2023 , positivity quilt along

Positivity 2023 QAL - Leaf Block Tutorial from Sew Preeti Quilts

Finally, here we are! The Positivity 2023 QAL begins today.

I am so excited to share this tutorial with you.

To make two leaf blocks, we need the following:

One strip of light green - 2.5" by Width of Fabric (WOF)

One strip of dark green - 2.5" by WOF

One background strip - 4.5" by WOF

Four rectangles of background - 5" by 6"

Two rectangles of black/brown/grey (stem) - 1.5" by 10.5"

Step 1. Sew one light green strip (2.5" by WOF) to the background strip (4.5" by WOF) along the length.

Sew one ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 6 months ago. under block tutorial , companion angle ruler , jelly roll quilt , jelly roll strips , leaf block tutorial , leaf blocks , mercyful qal , mercyful quilts , positivity , positivity 2023 , positivity quilt along

A Warm Tribute from Sew Preeti Quilts

The Quilted Legacy Blog Hop is an effort to honor the legacy of Paula Budinger, who passed away earlier this year. Paula blogged at http://paulabquilts.blogspot.com and later at https://paulabquilts.com. Many of us knew her through her blog and quilts. Paula loved colorful, scrappy quilts, and made kid quilts for Project Linus. Paula also studied quilt history, learned dating old quilts, and collected antique and doll quilts.

To celebrate Paula's life and her love of quilting, some quilter-bloggers decided on a blog hop where each one of us shares a quilt we make for a ...

What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?