If you have been curious to add a classic block to your skills basket, this is such a sweet place to start. In this week's Classic Block tutorial Yvonne walks you through the friendly, beautiful Shoofly block on our Fabric Hut channel, with a generous bonus at the end that turns the very same pieces into a Friendship Star.
Here is why this one is worth watching:
- Essential skills wrapped into one block. Yvonne shares how to make half square triangles two at a time, how to press bias seams without stretching them out of shape, and how to square up your triangles for a really crisp finish.
- Smart sewing for tidier seams. She walks through chain piecing for speed and nesting seams for those lovely flat intersections, which makes a real difference in how the finished block looks.
- One block, two designs. Once your Shoofly is together Yvonne shows how the same pieces rearrange into a Friendship Star block, which is such a generous little extra lesson tucked into the same tutorial.
Want to play along with a fresh charm pack? Yvonne uses one in the video and they are such a sweet way to start a Shoofly block, so have a peek at our charm packs collection for a lovely range of curated 5" square bundles. We would love to see your blocks!
If you have not already, subscribing to our Fabric Hut channel means you will catch every classic block tutorial as soon as it lands. Have you stitched a Shoofly before, or is this your first time? We would love to hear in the comments which classic block you would like Yvonne to teach next.
