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How to Sew Quilt Blocks with Partial Seams - Quilting Tips

From Janet Wickell,
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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.
© Janet Wickell
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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.

  1. What Are Quilt Block Partial Seams?
  2. Begin Sewing the Bright Hopes Quilt Block
  3. Continue Sewing Rectangles to the Center Square
  4. Bright Hopes Block Simple Layout & More Block Sizes

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