Ahhh. I forgot about getting this post written. All along I’ve been writing them a week ahead and this week…I didn’t have it done. I realized this last night at EXACTLY 8:32pm. That’s when I did a little panic.
I debated about skipping a week. I don’t think anyone will hate me if I do but I decide to persevere and forge ahead. Hubby had other ideas as he knows it takes me a bit to write these quilt along posts especially when I have to run upstairs and sew up all the steps taking pictures as I go. But I won. He’s always worried that I’m working too much…funny I’m always worried about him working too much.
So here I go…this is this week’s step. We are making the outside row. If you’re following my directions vs the magazine directions, this is what we’re doing. I talked to you about this a few steps back suggesting that I think it’s easier to attach the melons onto the blocks when they are small vs adding them when the the two melon blocks are all sewn in a row.
If you’re with me, this is our next step. If you’re with the magazine, you’re on your own.
Place your two pieces as shown.
I marked the center of the back ground piece with a pin. Now we are going to connect (on the right in the picture) the red square of the bottom block and the navy square of the top block.
We’re doing this like we always have…right sides together…sewing from the edge to the seam making sure the seam allowances don’t get caught in the stitching and back stitching at the seam.
It should look like this….
Now on the left, in the photo above, there is a black square on the bottom block and a blue square on the top block, they are going to get sewn together following the same instructions as previously stated.
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