Sewcialites Round 2, Block 13

Do you ever have a quilt block where you sort of close your eyes, sew fast, and hope for the best?  Just me? LOL =)

Our Sewcialites block this week, was one like that for me.  It has quite a few seams that come together at different angles and I just didn’t want to take the time to give it the attention it needed.  Ideally, you would match those seams, pin and then sew slowly to make sure everything lines up nicely as you are sewing.

You’ll find the Innovate Block pattern by Doug Leko available for download here.

I took the opposite approach…no pins, and fast sewing LOL.  And then each time, when I sewed the pieces together and then opened them up to see how things lined up I thought, “huh…that lined up pretty nicely…how’d that happen…I thought that was going to be a lot worse?!”  I made the block without any pinning or seam ripping…and while it’s not perfect, I’m happy with how it turned out.

So, be encouraged LOL…sometimes a quilt block that you think might give you some fuss decides to play nice. =)  I know that using triangle paper for the 1/2″ and 1″ finished HSTs helped keep everything orderly.  In addition, making sure that the flip/stitch corners were accurate (on the flying geese and corner units) before sewing them into the final block was important.

I hope you enjoy sewing up your Innovate block too! Corey

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16 Responses

  1. Marcy H says:

    You amaze me! Your teeny blocks are so good! My machine has such a large hole in the throat plate that it would just eat up all those tiny pieces.

    • Corey says:

      If you have the option, swapping out your plate for a straight stitch plate really helps. The hole on that one is just the size for the needle to fit straight down through. You can’t use it for stitches where the needle needs to move, like a zigzag, but for regular piecing it’s so nice!

  2. Patti Rojec says:

    and Tiggs paw in the picture is priceless!

  3. Your tiny little blocks are just sew cute, Corey!!

  4. Jan says:

    Tiggs’ paw for size comparison! 🤣

  5. Sandi Silvestri says:

    Wow, Corey, your block looks great. I love the technique you used ☺️. It works for me. I don’t know how you manage all the little pieces. I had planned to try the 3” blocks, but felt the small pieces would be too hard for me to handle. You’re right about the triangle paper. If I can use a foundation paper, I do.

  6. Dotty says:

    Great job!

  7. Joella says:

    Love your little blocks. I just finished a quilt that my eyes were closed, holding my breath and praying for it to look ok 😂🤣 It was the Indigo Splash queen size quilt, I did it for work.

  8. Oh my goodness that is amazing in a 3″ size! I am in awe!

  9. Patricia Dolinsek says:

    Very interesting twist with the block. Love it! ❤️

  10. Judith Marketos says:

    love your block and Tiggs!

  11. Patricia Dagg says:

    I’ve gotten in the habit years ago of basting across my seams first. After they all matched up then Igo back and sew and pull the few basting threads out. I’ve never been a good pinner. I know there’s got to be a trick to it but I’ve never figured it out. But I do say even basting takes a few tries sometimes and wastes a lot of thread.

  12. MARYLIN says:

    all the time

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