HEARTSTRING BLOCKS - to be pieced on a cotton fabric foundation; muslin or any cotton
fabric can be used, if using dark or printed fabric foundations they shouldn't be visible through
the strings pieced on top of it.
- please start with a foundation that is 10 inches square.
- diagonally across the center of the foundation square you must use a strip of either
BLUE or RED fabric that has been cut 2 inches wide. (It will end up 1and 1/2 inches in
the completed block.) AUSTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS PLEASE NOTE: as we
have a smaller number of participants, and won't have as many blocks to play with,
please start all your blocks with a RED 2 inch fabric strip.
- add strings on either side of the center strip until the entire foundation is covered. You
may use strips of any width up to 3 inches wide in your blocks; you may use strips all
the same width or a variety of different widths in each block. You can even use strips
that are not a consistent width down their entire length if you wish.
- you can use any 100% cotton fabric for your strips once you've got the blue or red
starter strip in the center.
- when you've covered the entire foundation, press it and then trim it back to 9 and 1/2
inches square with the center strip running evenly through two of the corners. (If you're
not sure how to do this, you can always send in your 10 inch blocks.) Starting too large
and trimming back helps avoid buckling of the foundations - i.e... you're more likely to
end up with blocks that lay flat.
Please note: the BLUE or RED center string does NOT have to be a solid fabric but it should
be a fabric that "reads" as solid such as a tone on tone print.
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