Sew in Love {with Fabric}: Dreamscape Block Blog Hop: Day 1

Hello, fabric lovers! We're excited to kick off our Dreamscape Block Blog Hop today. We have seven different block tutorials for you featuring our luscious Dreamscape prints; we'll be featuring a tutorial each day through next Wednesday (we're taking the weekend off!). For this blog hop, we selected a six-color palette to play with: Navy, Cloud, Lime, Grape, Daffodil and Lead. You'll love the variety of blocks our designers have created! And make sure you enter each day's giveaway for a chance to win fat quarters of these six Dreamscape prints! Enjoy!

Chris from madebyChrissieD is sharing her block design today, the Trapped Square Block. She used Cloud, Grape and Lead for maximum graphic impact. Check out her tutorial here and then head over to her blog to find out how you can win a fat quarter bundle of the six Dreamscape prints featured in the hop.

Hi everyone, it's great to be here on the Benartex Sew in Love {with Fabric} blog again and introducing Day 1 of the Benartex Dreamscape Block Blog Hop.

In case this is the first time you've met me, I'm Chris Dodsley of made by ChrissieD, a sewing teacher in Manhattan and VP of the NYC Metro MOD Quilt Guild, blogging about my textile crafts and travel adventures. I love to share my tips, tutorials and projects on my made by ChrissieD blog, twice monthly newsletter and various social media sites including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter .

Let's take a look at today's fabric collection - Dreamscape. Benartex describes the Dreamscape collection of 23 fabrics as lush, brilliant color, texture, and pattern just like our dreams and they're not wrong, they really do appear to glow! All fabrics in the collection are 100% cotton.

I've chosen three gorgeous Dreamscape colours: Cloud, Lead, and Grape from this fat quarter bundle Benartex sent me to bring you the

Trapped Square Block Tute

Finished size 12" (12-1/2" unfinished)

Cutting Instructions

Benartex colours + codes are in italics.

Cut (4) 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" large squares colour 1 (lead 1046-11)
(4) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" small squares colour 1 (lead 1046-11)
(4) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" small squares colour 2 (cloud 1046-08)
(4) 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" rectangles colour 3 (grape 1046-63)
(1) 4-1/2" large square colour 3 (grape 1046-63)

Piecing Instructions

Lay out the block pieces as shown below.

Sew together 4 sets of small squares in pairs using a scant 1/4" seam.
Press seams open or to side - I'm pressing to the side so I can nest seams later.
If pressing to side press towards colour 1 (lead).

Pop these 4 sections back into the block design and it should look like this.

Sew each small square pair to a rectangle, again using a scant 1/4" seam.
Press seams open or to side - I'm pressing to the side so I can nest seams later.
If pressing to side press towards colour 1 (lead).

Pop these 4 sections back into the block design and it should look like this.

Join each column of blocks as below.

Press each seam towards the large squares as shown below.

Join the side columns to the centre section.
Press these final seams outwards, away from the centre square.

The Finished Block

TRAPPED SQUARE BLOCK TUTE

I hope you've enjoyed my day on the Dreamscape Block Blog Hop and want to make your own Trapped Square Block. Head over now to my made by ChrissieD blog for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Dreamscape fabric and, I'll be sharing images of how the block can look made up as a quilt and some tips on playing with colour and fabric options with you too. Looking forward to meeting you there! Chris :D