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Sewing Setting Units Moda Blockheads 4

Quarter square triangle trimming (1)

Yesterday I sewed quarter square triangles and began the process of trimming them. My goodness, this is going to take a while. I am using a five-and-a-half-inch square ruler to trim them down to 5 inches square. The center point of the unit has to hit right at the 2 1/2-inch mark on the ruler, and the diagonal line must line up with the seam.

Quarter square triangle pressing (2)

Also, and this is interesting, if you press the seams a certain way, the seams will nest when you sew the units together, making for a more accurate block. Corey Yoder, the designer of this layout, has a YouTube video in which she goes into detail about what you need to do to achieve this accuracy. Sure wish I had known this when I made previous projects!

Halfway done (1)

I only had the stamina to complete half of the quarter-square triangle trimming. I listened to some book review podcasts while I trimmed, which helped make the time pass in a more entertaining way.

Hope your week got off to a great start. 

9 responses to “Sewing Setting Units Moda Blockheads 4”

  1. You definitely had a productive day in your sewing room! That YouTube video about pressing sounds like it would be really helpful. I’ll take a look at it today!

  2. You definitely had a productive day in your sewing room! That YouTube video about pressing sounds like it would be really helpful. I’ll take a look at it today!

  3. You definitely had a productive day in your sewing room! That YouTube video about pressing sounds like it would be really helpful. I’ll take a look at it today!

  4. You setting is going to be fabulous!!! Thanks so much for sharing the link to Corey’s You tube tutorial — what a great piece of information!

  5. You setting is going to be fabulous!!! Thanks so much for sharing the link to Corey’s You tube tutorial — what a great piece of information!

  6. You setting is going to be fabulous!!! Thanks so much for sharing the link to Corey’s You tube tutorial — what a great piece of information!