![]() The watermelon wedges do require the use of an included template, my Triangler ruler or this ruler by Creative Grids. The center of the runner uses 5″ squares and the watermelon is made with fat eighths. In case you missed it, you can find the first part of the preview here. I’m back to finish the preview of my newest book, Trendy Table 3. If you have any questions for me about any of this, please leave me a comment here or drop me an email. If you want the kit pictured on the pattern front, you can find it here. If you would like to join the sew along, please drop me an email at and I will add you to the list. Here’s a closer look at the schedule: (this image is a screen shot of the lookbook, so if it’s too fuzzy for you to read, click the link above to open the lookbook). My plan is that that email will contain a link to a video on my YouTube channel that you can watch whenever it’s convenient for you. ![]() Each Thursday I will send out an email for that week, for those that have joined the SAL. The Sew Along will start on June 17th and run for 2 months. The other big thing that I wanted to tell you, is that I’m hosting a sew along with these fabrics using my Snowed In Sampler pattern. We have all the precuts and several kits available. You can also find them in my online store here. If you are interested in these fabrics, you can ask at your local quilt shop. Next time, I will talk about cutting up the strip sets.You can also view their beautiful look book here: Now, flip the ruler upside down and repeat on the opposite top corner. Then slide the ruler over to the left until the bottom point of the ruler is perfectly aligned with the bottom corner of the roof piece – like this: Just line the bottom edge of the rulers up with the bottom edge of your roof piece. ![]() You don’t need to worry about a line on the ruler. I have had a few people email me, asking “What line on the ruler do I use for this step?” This step is found in the cutting box on the top of page 23. Next, let’s talk about cutting the roof for the house (If you are doing the runner, you don’t need to worry about this step). Then pull the Triangler away and cut next to the longer ruler. The ruler is only 7 1/2″ tall, so you will need to have a second ruler handy to lay next to the Triangler like this: One of the Half Triangles that you will be instructed to cut is 9 1/2″ tall. You will notice that the pattern tells you to cut something like this – “7 and 7 Reverse Half Triangles.” The easiest way to get a Reverse is to lay to rectangles wrong sides together when cutting – like this: (There will be a tiny scrap of fabric leftover in the middle) Again, make sure that the little flat top aligns with the edge of your rectangle as shown in the bottom of the picture. Now flip your ruler upside down and align the outer dashed line with the right edge of the rectangle as shown. There are two other size Half Triangles in the cutting directions – all are cut with this same technique, they will just be different heights. For example, the one below is a 7 1/2″ tall triangle. The bottom edge of your rectangle should align with whatever size triangle you are told to cut. Make sure that the little flat top of the triangle is aligned exactly with the top of the rectangle as shown below. This will cause your blocks to have the incorrect distance beyond your points when you sew everything together and your blocks will be smaller than the proof size given in the pattern. If you use the solid center line, you will find that your triangles are too small. Then make your cut along the right edge of the ruler. The cutting instructions (found on page 3), say you are to align the Outer Left Dashed line with the outside edge of the rectangle – as shown below. ![]() The biggest mistake people make when cutting these triangles is they align the solid center line with the edge of the rectangle. The specific things that I wanted to point out are Cutting the Half Triangles and cutting the roof for the cabin.įor Cutting the Half Triangles, see the cutting box for the Tree Tops, found on the top of page 22. There are also a few hints in the book on page 3 that you will want to take a look at. I am assuming that you all know how to do that, so I won’t bore you with that! I am going to go over a couple of things specific to this pattern. For those of you joining the Let It Snow QAL, I have a few hints to share today about the cutting. ![]()
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