Hi ,

This month’s Friendship Quilt block includes a cute Square-in-a-Square unit. This is a basic block but can take some practice to get comfortable with so this tutorial is perfect for some solid practice.

 

I intentionally design my Square-in-a-Square units bigger on all sides. I do this so instead of needing the piecing to turn out perfectly, you can trim down the unit to be exactly the correct size for your quilt block.

 

I can’t wait to teach you how to piece this pretty Checkerboard Tiles quilt block! I admit I made some mistakes in this block because I was in a hurry. I learned the hard way that it never saves time to rush through a quilt block.

 

 

Last week  I shared my first pantograph quilting tutorial. 

 

Of course, less than a day later I ran into a big issue when Dad accidentally bumped my laser light and big problems ensued!

 

The issue started when Dad ran out of bobbin thread in the middle of a line of quilting, and he then rolled the machine over to the far left side of the frame.

Unfortunately, this was the side my laser light on which was positioned. When Dad rolled the machine over, he accidentally bumped the laser light out of position.

 

 

Well, that about does it for this week. I will see you next Wednesday with more videos and quilting tutorials!

 

Let's go quilt,

 

Leah Day