QUILTsocial | Issue 07

Finish sewing the partial seam on the
first strip. Press the block carefully. Trim
excess fabric.
Place a 7½" plastic ruler square or a 7½" square of
template plastic on the block on an angle.
Trimming the Block
Place a 7½" plastic ruler square or a 7½"
square of template plastic on the right side
of the block, lining up the center with the
center of the fabric square. Place the ruler on
an angle, tilting to the right.
If you're using a plastic ruler square as shown
in the picture above, you can rotary-cut
around all 4 sides to make a 7½" block. Using
a revolving cutting mat is helpful.
If you're using a square of template plastic,
use a fabric marking pencil to trace around
the plastic. Then rotary-cut on the drawn
lines to make a 7½" block. Handle carefully
because all the outside edges are on the bias.
Make 11 more 7½" blocks like this. The ruler
can be placed at a different angle on each
square to give more variety to the blocks.
You can also tilt the ruler to the left on 6 of
the squares for even more visual appeal. You
may have to cut a few more 3" x 7½" strips to
complete all the blocks.
Next, we need to put these titled quilt blocks
together to make the Wonky Squares quilt top.
Rotary-cut the block.
Handle carefully to avoid stretching the outside bias
edges.
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