Earlier this week, I started my series of appliqué blocks. I’ve made some changes.

I changed the download file, Block A, to include small tiles of the block, a colored version of the block to show how the shapes overlap each other, and a sample pattern.

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I changed the alignment guide. I added a layer of cardboard from a cereal box between the printed block and the sandpaper. I trimmed away all but the seam allowance.

I cut a window out of the block proper and taped the second alignment guide in position on my squaring ruler.

I use the marked lines to align the shapes within the block before I trim it.

Windows within windows within windows . . .

I also came across a stash of fabric with fusible adhesive attached; leftovers from previous projects. I sorted them by color and decided on a more methodical approach in my color selection, rather than random.

There’s more to come . . .