Let’s Make a Shoo Fly Quilt Block – Mini Block Monday #27
I have another cute, traditional quilt block for you to piece this week – a Shoo Fly Block!
Do you know what helps me the most? Sharing the video! Please share this video with your quilting friends, or even consider including the photos in your guild newsletter. I would LOVE that!
Looking for a pattern for this Shoo Fly quilt block? It’s all in the video! I’m trying something new with these Mini Block Monday videos and including all the information in the video itself. Just hit “pause” when you need to and write down the pieces to cut.
Is that just not your thing? Here’s a snapshot of the patchwork pieces to get you started:
Mini Shoo Fly Quilt Block Piecing Instructions
This Shoo Fly Quilt Block is very easy to piece. First you’ll make four Half Square Triangles using the 4 at a Time Method. Trim down your HSTs to measure 1 1/2 inches square.
Then arrange your units into rows and piece them together. Here’s what it looks like when you finish piecing your Shoo Fly Quilt Block:
Learn more about the sewing machine I’m using – the Janome 1600P.
Click Here to find a tutorial with my 5 key tips to piecing precisely.
Now if you really want to geek out on quilt piecing, check out my book How to Piece Perfect Quilts to learn the WHAT, WHY and HOW behind everything I do.
Let’s go quilt,
Leah Day
Watch More Mini Block Monday Videos!
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How to Piece a Hourglass Quilt Block
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How to Piece a Square in a Square Mini Block
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How to Piece a Four Leaf Clover Block
Leah’s Carolina Lily Quilt Block
How to Piece a Card Trick Block
Find all Mini Block Monday tutorials linked up here: https://leahday.com/mini