The small Postage Stamp block is quite similar in construction to the large version. You will need 6 strips that are 1 inch in width. Hard to believe that half an inch could make such a difference. It is all in the seam allowances! Each strip needs to be at least 6 inches long. You will need 3 green and 3 background.
Pair the strips and sew, making sure to keep an even seam allowance and to press without curving the strip sets. Press toward the green.
When sewing the pairs together, the quarter inch seam allowance should exactly but against the quarter inch edge of your presser foot, if that is what you are using.
Continue the rest of the block assembly in exactly the same way as you did for the larger version. I am thinking that I will make one PDF version of the pattern with 3 block size options and maybe a nice little chart for cutting sizes. Let me know what you think!
Oh so tiny!
ReplyDeleteOh, so cute! I'd forgotten how more important seam allowances become at at smaller scale! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year?
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a sampler quilt.
Do you suggest using the same background for all the blocks?
Thanks for working this up for the RSC Quilters, Angela! Unfortunately, a QAL was not in my plan for the year. Here's hoping that I might be able to fit it in!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the work you are putting into this project to share with us. It's going to be SEW cute with these small blocks, Angela!
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