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How to Sew Quilt Blocks with Partial Seams - Quilting Tips

By Janet Wickell, About.com

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What Are Quilt Block Partial Seams?

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The Bright Hopes quilt block is sewn with a technique called partial seams. It's easy and it's fast. You can put this block together in no time at all.

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Quilt blocks like the Bright Hopes block above look like they are assembled using set-in seams, but they can actually be constructed using another sewing technique -- partial seams. Sewing quilt blocks with partial seams is simple, and the result is a block that looks a bit complicated, but is super easy.

Finished Block Size: 12" square

Fabrics for the Bright Hopes Block

  • One 4-1/2" light square

  • Four 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" rectangles. Choose four different fabrics in color values that blend from medium-light to dark.

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