Making tilted quilt blocks with Soho fabric panels

Now that you have everything cut out, let’s start making the tilted quilt blocks for the Wonky Squares quilt using the colorful Soho fabric panels. Choose 4 different solid color strips to go around a center square or rectangle. Sew the first strip to the center square using a partial seam. Press seam toward strip.

Sew the next strip across the top of the block. Press seam toward strip. Trim excess fabric.

Sew the next strip on the left side of the block. Press seam toward strip. Trim excess fabric.

Sew the last strip across the bottom.

Finish sewing the partial seam on the first strip. Press the block carefully. Trim excess fabric.

Trimming the Block

Place a 7½” plastic ruler square or a 7½” square of template plastic on the right side of the block, lining up the center with the center of the fabric square. Place the ruler on an angle, tilting to the right.

If you’re using a plastic ruler square as shown in the picture above, you can rotary-cut around all 4 sides to make a 7½” block. Using a revolving cutting mat is helpful.

If you’re using a square of template plastic, use a fabric marking pencil to trace around the plastic. Then rotary-cut on the drawn lines to make a 7½” block. Handle carefully because all the outside edges are on the bias.

Make 11 more 7½” blocks like this. The ruler can be placed at a different angle on each square to give more variety to the blocks. You can also tilt the ruler to the left on 6 of the squares for even more visual appeal. You may have to cut a few more 3″ x 7½” strips to complete all the blocks.

Tomorrow I’ll show you how to put these tilted quilt blocks together to make the Wonky Squares quilt top. I hope you’re enjoying making the blocks with the ColorWorks Concepts fabric!