![]() Each pattern offers the instructions for a 9″ block that will be made twice, each with a different arrangement of your fabrics. It might look complicated, but the finishing elements are really very simple. Sharyn Craig has designed the stunning Tongan Escape quilt with lovely 9″ blocks. In the final pattern, you will get the finishing and setting instructions. In block patterns 1-6, you will get directions for that block. Tongan Escape is complete in seven steps. Make your escape with our Tongan Escape Block of the Month Pattern Pack. Tongan Escape BOM Pattern Set includes the complete series of patterns, #1-7. Have you picked a favorite quilt from this issue yet? To get you started, we’ve put together everything you’ll need to turn “inspiration” into “finished project” in a jiffy! Click HERE to find the perfect fabrics, all the necessary templates (and other supplies), Jenny’s tutorials from Youtube, and even links for machine quilting.Welcome to your Tongan Escape Block of the Month! (You may have been surprised to learn that Missouri folk like us love the ocean just about as much as we love quilting)! We had a wonderful time putting together this issue, selecting the quilts, and reminiscing about warm weather fun. If you’re a subscriber to our Block Magazine, then you’ve been enjoying your April issue for about a month now! If you’re not a subscriber, what are you waiting for? □ ![]() Whether you use Cuddle or your favorite quilting cotton prints, I hope you’ll give this Oversized X’s and O’s Quilt pattern a try! It comes together so quickly and the result is just beautiful! The result is an extremely cozy Cuddle quilt, which is a perfect gift for the holidays! I love the colors in this particular precut because they’re just perfect for the men in your life! Cuddle fabric really is very forgiving, so you can’t even tell what color the thread is. I used the serpentine stitch for my binding, just as Jenny recommends in the tutorial. Instead of the typical 2.5″ strips for binding, you only need your strips to be 1.75″ – 2″ when you’re working with Cuddle! (Side note: I LOVE using Wonder Clips when I’m doing binding! They’re so much easier to handle than pins) When it comes to binding with Cuddle, you may not know that Jenny has a tutorial that tells you everything you need to know! I decided to have this quilt machine quilted using Missouri Star’s Machine Quilting Services and I am so glad that I did! I just love how it turned out (I chose a Simple Stipple quilting pattern)! If you want to add a little bit of extra weight to the quilt, you can use batting, but you actually don’t have to use batting when you’re working Cuddle. ![]() I chose to leave out the black pieces in the precut set, since I had 40 squares and only needed 36 to create the quilt top. The finished size of this quilt is approximately 54×54 inches (I used a. The walking foot is extremely helpful with this project and make sure to lengthen your stitch to 3-3.5mm. You can find some excellent tips on working with Shannon Cuddle HERE. Since Cuddle isn’t as stiff as quilting cotton, the larger squares will be easier to handle. There’s no fabric cozier and more forgiving than Shannon Cuddle fabric and since we’re getting into the season of holiday gift-giving, I thought it would be the perfect choice for this oversized X’s and O’s pattern. All you need to do is follow Jenny’s original tutorial, but instead of using 5″ squares and 2.5″ square snowballs, use 10″ squares with 5″ squares to snowball the corners.
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