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KIMBERLY EINMO BLOCK OF THE MONTH

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Janome Block of the MonthCreated by: Kimberly Einmo

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Skill level: Skilled beginner - IntermediateSkills needed: Accurate rotary cutting, precision stitching with a ¼” seam allowance in a straight line.

Fabric Requirements:

• 3 ½ yards background fabric

• 1 Solid-ish Design Roll (or 40 – 2½” strips).

• ½ yard for binding

• 3½ yards backing fabric

Sewing Machine Requirements:

• Janome sewing machine

• ¼” (7 mm) piecing foot with guide O, OM, or OV

• HP system, if available

• 6” x 24” ruler to cut yardage

Rulers Needed:

• Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler by Kimberly Einmo

• Precision Jelly Roll Ruler by Kimberly Einmo

• Precision Precuts Ruler by Kimberly Einmo

Other Supplies:

• Organ needles (Janome purple, size 80).

• 50 wt cotton thread in color to match the background for piecing.

• 45mm or 60mm rotary cutter with a new, sharp blade.

• Rotary mat (larger than 12”).

• 6” x 24” ruler for cutting background yardage.

• Basic sewing supplies such as small scissors, seam ripper, straight pins, etc.

Fabric Cutting Requirements

All fabric is cut WOF (Width of fabric) unless indicated.

Background Fabric

Cut:

3¼ yards • 5 – 2½” x 56½” strips (LOF)

• 2 – 2½” x 50½” strips (LOF)

• 1 – 10½” x 16½” rectangle

• 1 – 10½” x 15½” rectangle

• 1 – 10½” x 11½” rectangle

• 1 – 10½” x 10½” rectangle

• 1 – 10½” x 6½” rectangle

• 1 – 10½” x 1½” rectangle

• 9 – 10½” x 5½” rectangles


• 2 – 4½” x 4½” squares

• 1 – 2½” x 4½” rectangle

• 10 – 2½” strips (WOF) for block construction

• 7 – 2¼” strips (WOF) for binding

Width of Fabric = WOFRight Side Up = RSU

Right Side Down = RSDLength of Fabric = LOF

Janome Block of the Month


How to use the Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler by Kimberly Einmo• Two-color, two-sided ruler makes it easy to see exactly the size you need to cut

without eye strain!• Clear, uncluttered view with quarter, half and whole inch markings.• You use half and whole inch size strips. No need for ⅞” increments.• No math, no wasted fabric, and no stress!• Make ten sizes of flying geese units and ten sizes of half-square triangle units!• Cover the raw edge of your fabric with the perfect-width lines on the ruler to cut

accurately.• All the directions are printed right on the ruler, so you’ll never forget how to use it!• 45-degree line for cutting diamonds, triangles and other shapes.

Quilt shown with a light background to indicate block and fabric placement



To Make Flying Geese Units-To cut the center (A) triangles:

1. Layer 2–2½ fabric strips on a cutting mat. (More than 4 layers can cause slippage and result in loss of cutting accuracy.) Align the top edge of Side A (magenta) of the Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler with the top edge of the strips. The bottom edge will align with the corresponding measurement on the ruler, with the finished size printed along the left edge of the ruler.

2. Use your rotary cutter to cut the fabric on both sides of the ruler.

3. Rotate the ruler 180 degrees (don’t flip it over) and align it with the diagonally cut edge of the fabric as shown.

4. Use your rotary cutter to make the next cut. Repeat, rotating the ruler 180 degrees along the remaining fabric to cut the desired number of center A triangles (Diagram A).

Diagram A:

To cut the side (B) triangles:

1. To cut mirror-image, B triangles, place 2–2½ strips right or wrong sides together and cut as shown in Diagram B. NOTE: If you only need a few B triangle pairs, fold one strip in half and cut as directed.

2. Use Side B (mint green) of the Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler and align the top edge of the ruler with the top of the strip-pair. The bottom of the strip-pair will align with the corresponding measurement on the ruler. Use your rotary cutter to cut the fabric on both sides of the ruler.

3. Rotate the ruler 180 degrees (remember, don’t flip it over) and align it with the diagonally cut edge of the fabric as shown. Make the next cut.

4. Repeat the process, rotating the ruler 180 degrees after each cut along the remaining strip-pair to cut the desired number of B triangle pairs (Diagram B).

Diagram B:

Flying Geese Assembly

1. Match the blunt point of the A triangle to the blunt point of the B triangles and the center triangle points to the pointed ends of the B triangles as shown (Diagram C).

2. Place a B triangle right sides together (RST) on top of the A triangle and stitch ¼” from the tip of the blunt point to bottom of the triangle.

3. Press the seam allowance away from the A triangle before adding the next B triangle.

4. Place the second B triangle RST on top of the A triangle and stitch a ¼” seam.

5. Press the seam allowance away from the A triangle.

Trim the dog ears.

Diagram C:



To make Half-Square Triangles (HSTs):

1. Layer 2–2½ strips, rights sides together, and trim the selvage (or raw) ends.

2. Use Side B of the Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler and align the top edge of the ruler with the top edge of the strip-pair and align the long edge with the trimmed ends. The bottom edge of the strip-pair will align with the corresponding measurement on the ruler. Use your rotary cutter to cut the fabric as shown.

3. Rotate the ruler 180 degrees (remember, don’t flip it over) and align it with the diagonally cut edge of the strip-pair. Make the next cut. Repeat the process, rotating the ruler 180 degrees after each cut along the remaining strip-pair to cut the desired number of B triangle pairs (Diagram B).

Diagram B:

Half-Square Triangle Assembly

1. Align the blunt with blunt and sharp with sharp pointed ends of two B triangles. Sew along the diagonal with a ¼” seam. Press toward the darker triangle (Diagram D).

Diagram D:

How to use the Precision Jelly Roll Ruler or Precision Precuts Ruler by Kimberly Einmo• These two-color rulers have mint green lines

which make it fast and easy to cut the most commonly-cut sizes of squares, rectangles and diamonds.

• Simply cover the raw edge of your fabric with the perfect-width lines on the ruler to cut accurately.

• No math, no wasted fabric, and no stress!• Equally easy for both right and left-handed

quilters to use. • Makes it easy to see and cut accurately with no

eye strain and on almost every color and print fabric!

• The size of these rulers makes them especially handy for cutting precut-sized strips and shapes from fat quarters or yardage.

• Single 45-degree line makes it perfect for cutting diamonds or squaring up your units accurately.

• Perfect “go-to” rulers for your cutting table!



How to Cut Squares: How to Cut Rectangles:



Fabric Name Swatch Fabric Name Swatch

Fuchsia Mint

Magenta Azure

Cherry Sapphire

Rust Royal

Orange Sky

Lemon Violet

Citrus Grape

Lime Lavender

Green Stone

Lagoon Black



Month Block Chart Placement

Ruler(s) needed Cut

1 A• Precision Jelly

Roll or Precision Precuts Ruler

Background fabric:

• 12 – 2½” squares

Cut the following from each of Citrus, Green, Fuchsia, Stone, Azure, Orange, Lemon, Mint, Violet, Rust, Magenta, Sapphire, and Grape:

• 1 - 2½” square

2 B• Precision Jelly


Background fabric:

• 2 – 3½” squares




Cut the following from each of Lavender and Magenta:

• 1 – 1½” x 1½” square



Cut the following from each of Lime and Sapphire:

• 1 – 1½” x 1½” square





3 C

• Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler

• Precision Jelly Roll or Precision Precuts Ruler

Background fabric:

• 8 – 2½” Side B triangles

Orange:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cherry:


Sky:





4 D• Precision Jelly


Background fabric:



Magenta:



Royal:


Citrus:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Stone and Lagoon:





Ruler(s) needed Cut

5 E



Background fabric:



Rust:

• 1 – 2½” square

Lavender:



Lagoon


6 F



Background fabric:



Azure:

• 1 – 2½” square

Orange:


Cut the following from each of Grape and Green:


7 G



Background fabric:


Magenta:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Mint and Fuchsia:


Cut the following from each of Royal and Lemon:


8 H



Background fabric:

• 1 – 6½”x 7” rectangle; cut 1 – 6½” Side B triangle


Violet:


• 1 – 2½” square


Cut the following from each of Grape, Lavender, Fuchsia, Royal, Sapphire, and Sky:


Cut the following from each of Mint and Magenta:

• 1 – 2½” Side B triangle




Ruler(s) needed Cut

9 I



Background fabric:




Citrus:

• 1 – 2½” square

Orange:



Cherry:


Cut the following from each of Azure and Lime:



10 J



Background fabric:

• 4 – 2½” Side A triangles


Stone:

• 1 – 2½” square


Cut the following from each of Fuchsia, Cherry, Lemon, Orange, Lime, Green, Sky, Royal

• 1 – 2½” Side A triangle

• 1 – 2½” Side B triangle pairs

11 K



Background fabric:



Cherry:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Mint and Royal:


Rust:


12 L



Green:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Cherry, Fuchsia, Citrus and Azure:



13 M• Precision Flying

Geese & HST Ruler

BONUS! Flying geese units for the border

Background fabric:


Use leftover strips from a variety of colors:




N

O

P

I

D

B

J

C

A

F

K

H

M

G

E

L

4.5” x 4.5”

2.5” x 4.5”

4.5” x 10.5”

4.5” x 10.5”

4.5” x 4.5”

4.5” x 10.5” 4.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

6.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

5.5” x 10.5”

10.5” x 10.5”

10.5” x 11.5”

2.5” x 50.5”

2.5” x 50.5”

2.5

” x 56

.5”

10.5” x 15.5”

10.5” x 16.5”


You will need:

• Precision Jelly Roll Ruler OR Precision Precuts Ruler

• ¼” piecing foot (with or without guide) OR HP foot and plate system

• 2.4 stitch length

• 50wt. cotton thread in top and bobbin, neutral color or match background fabric

Cut:

Background fabric:

• 12 – 2½” squares from one background fabric strip.

Cut the following from each of Citrus, Green, Fuchsia, Stone, Azure, Orange, Lemon, Mint, Violet, Rust, Magenta, Sapphire, and Grape:

• 1 - 2½” square.

Block assembly:

• Arrange the cut squares as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the squares into rows.

• Press the seams towards the background squares, then sew the rows together.

• Press the seams open.

• Use the Precision Precuts Ruler to square-up the block to 10½” x 10½” if necessary.

Janome BOM Block A / Month 1

Block size: 10½” unfinished


You will need:





Cut:

Background fabric:





Cut the following from each of Lavender and Magenta:

• 1 – 1½” x 1½” square




• 1 – 1½” x 1½” square





Block assembly:

• Arrange the squares and rectangles as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the units into sections as indicated to create the block. Press seams towards squares.

• Join the sections together.


Janome BOM Block B / Month 2



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:

• 8 – 2½” Side B triangles with fabric RSU.

Orange:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cherry:


Sky:




• 4 – 2½” Side B triangles with fabric RSD.

Block assembly:

• Sew the B triangles together to create the following HST units:

o 4 – 2½” Background fabric / Sapphire HSTs; press seams towards background fabric

o 4 – 2½” Background fabric / Lime HSTs; press seams towards Lime fabric

• Arrange the squares and HSTs as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the units into sections as indicated to create the block. Press seams towards squares and away from HSTs, when possible.

• Join the sections together.


Janome BOM Block C / Month 3

Block size: 10” finished(10½” unfinished).


You will need:• Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler





Cut:Background fabric:

• 12 – 2½” Side B triangles • 8 – 1½” x 2½” rectangles

Magenta:

• 4 – 2½” squares• 8 – 2½” Side B triangles with fabric RSU

Royal:

• 4 – 2½” Side B triangles with fabric RSD

Citrus:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Stone and Lagoon:


Block assembly:

• Sew the 1½” x 2½” rectangles of Stone and Lagoon fabrics together. Make 4 and press the seams towards the Stone fabric in each double rectangle unit.

• Sew the B triangles as shown to create the following HST units:

• 4 – 2½” Background fabric / Royal HSTs; press seams towards background fabric.

• 8 – 2½” Background fabric / Magenta HSTs; press 4 seams toward background fabric and 4 seams toward Magenta fabric.

• Arrange the squares, rectangle units and HSTs as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the HSTs and squares into sections as indicated. Press the seams as shown.

• Join the sections together to construct the block.


Janome BOM Block D / Month 4



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric #1:


• 8 – 2½” Side B triangles with fabric RSU

Rust:

• 1 – 2½” square

Lavender:



Lagoon


Block assembly:


• 8 – 2½” Background fabric / Lagoon HSTs; press seams of 4 units toward background fabric and 4 units toward Lagoon fabric.

• 8 – 2½” Lagoon / Lavender HSTs; press seams of 4 units toward Lagoon fabric and 4 units toward Lavender fabric.


• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the HSTs into sections as indicated. Press the seams as shown.



Janome BOM Block E / Month 5



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:



Azure:

• 1 – 2½” square

Orange:


Cut the following from each of Grape and Green:


Block assembly:


• 8 – 2½” Background fabric / Grape HSTs; press seams towards background fabric.

• 8 – 2½” Background fabric / Green HSTs; press seams towards background fabric.





Janome BOM Block F / Month 6



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:


Magenta:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Mint and Fuchsia:


Cut the following from each of Royal and Lemon:


Block assembly:


• 4 – 2½” Background fabric / Fuchsia HSTs; press seams towards Fuchsia fabric.

• 4 – 2½” Background fabric / Mint HSTs; press seams towards background fabric.

• 8 – 2½” Background fabric / Royal HSTs; press seams of 4 HST units towards background fabric and 4 HST units toward Royal fabric.

• 8 – 2½” Background fabric / Lemon HSTs; press seams of 4 HST units towards background fabric and 4 HST units toward Lemon fabric.

• Arrange the HSTs as shown in the diagram.




Janome BOM Block G / Month 7



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric #1:

• 1 – 6½”x 7” rectangle; use Precision Flying Geese Ruler to cut 1 – 6½” Side B triangle


Violet:


• 1 – 2½” square


Cut the following from each of Grape, Lavender, Fuchsia, Royal, Sapphire, and Sky:


Cut the following from each of Mint and Magenta:

• 1 – 2½” Side B triangle with fabric RSD

Block assembly:

• Assemble the large Violet triangle as shown.

• Sew the pieced Violet triangle to the 6½” background B triangle to make a 6½” HST.

• Sew B fabric triangles to one each of Mint and Magenta fabrics to create 2½” HSTs.

• Sew B triangles to two each of Grape, Lavender, Fuchsia, Royal, Sapphire, and Sky fabrics to create 2½” HSTs.

• Press seams of all HSTs toward background fabric.

• Arrange the HSTs as shown in the diagram.




Janome BOM Block H / Month 8



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:




Citrus:

• 1 – 2½” square

Orange:



Cherry:


Cut the following from each of Azure and Lime:



Block assembly:

• Construct the little four-patch units from the 1½” squares to make the following:

o 4 – 2½” four-patch units from background, Cherry and Lime fabrics.

o 4 – 2½” four-patch units from Orange, Azure and Cherry fabrics.

• Sew B fabric triangles together to create 8 – 2½” HSTs from Orange and background fabrics.

• Press seams toward background fabric.

• Sew Azure and Lime rectangles together to create 8-2½” double-rectangle units.

• Arrange the HSTs, four-patch and rectangle units as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the units into sections as indicated. Press the seams as shown.



Janome BOM Block I / Month 9



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:



Stone:

• 1 – 2½” square


Cut the following from each of Fuchsia, Cherry, Lemon, Orange, Citrus, Green, Sky, and Royal


• 2 – 2½” Side B triangles with fabric strip folded in half

Block assembly:

• Sew B triangles to the A (center) triangles to create the following 2½” x 4½” flying geese units:

• Background fabric A triangle / Royal B triangles

• Royal A triangle / Sky B triangles

• Sky A triangle / Stone and background fabric B triangles

• Background fabric A triangle / Cherry B triangles

• Cherry A triangle / Fuchsia B triangles

• Fuchsia A triangle / Stone and background fabric B triangles

• Background fabric A triangle / Orange B triangles

• Orange A triangle / Lemon B triangles

• Lemon A triangle / Stone and background fabric B triangles

• Background fabric A triangle / Green B triangles

• Green fabric A triangle / Citrus B triangles

• Citrus fabric A triangle / Stone and background fabric B triangles

• Arrange the flying geese units as shown in the diagram. Always press the seams toward the small, B triangles.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the flying geese units into sections as indicated. Press the seams as shown.



Janome BOM Block J / Month 10



You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:


• 10 – 2½” Side B triangle pairs from fabric strip folded in half

Cherry:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Mint and Royal:


Rust:


Block assembly:

• Sew B fabric triangles together to create 4 – 2½” HSTs from Rust and background fabrics.


• 4 Royal A triangle / background fabric B triangles.

• 4 Mint A triangle / background fabric B triangles.

• Arrange the HSTs, squares and flying geese units as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the flying geese units into sections as indicated.

• You will sew a partial seam of approximately 1” to join a Mint/background fabric flying geese unit to the center square before adding the other flying geese units to the section. Press the seams as shown. After adding the fourth flying geese unit, complete the partial seam.



Janome BOM Block K / Month 11

Block size: 10” finished(10½” unfinished).


You will need:






Cut:

Green:

• 1 – 2½” square

Cut the following from each of Cherry, Fuchsia, Citrus and Azure:



Block assembly:


• Citrus A triangle / Cherry B triangles

• Cherry A triangle / Fuchsia B triangles

• Fuchsia A triangle / Azure B triangles

• Azure A triangle / Citrus B triangles

• Sew B fabric triangles to make the following 2½” HSTs:

• 4 - Citrus / Azure

• 4 – Azure / Fuchsia

• 4 – Fuchsia / Cherry

• 4 – Cherry / Citrus

• Arrange the HSTs, square and flying geese units as shown in the diagram. Press seams as shown.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the flying geese units into sections as indicated.




Janome BOM Block L / Month 12Janome BOM Block L / Month 12


You will need:






Cut:

Background fabric:

• 32 – 2½” Side B triangle pairs from fabric strip folded in half

From a variety of colors:


Block assembly:

• Sew background fabric B triangles and a variety of A triangles to create 32 – 2½” x 4½” flying geese units.

• Press the seams toward the small B triangles.

• Square-up the flying geese units to 2½” x 4½” if necessary.

• Arrange the flying geese units as shown in the diagram.

• Using a ¼” seam allowance, sew the flying geese units into the four sections as indicated.

• Section M = 13 flying geese units

• Section N = 5 flying geese units

• Section O = 10 flying geese units

• Section P = 4 flying geese units

• Join the sections with the background fabric pieces to create the borders after the quilt top has been assembled.

Janome BOM BONUS!Flying Geese Border and Quilt Construction

Single Flying Geese unit size:

2½” x 4½” unfinished



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