This is the easiest and simplest quilt block that you can ever try today! This is the perfect project for beginners to practice their skills with, too. You can use all of your favorite fabrics for this quilt and put them together making it look as scrappy as you want.
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I’m sure that this will be your new favorite quilt, it’s so easy to make and can be finished within a day. When you need to do something to pass the time, try this quilt block. Learn how now by watching this video tutorial by Carol Thelen on YouTube.
Materials for Rays Quilt Block:
- Assorted print fabric
- White fabric, for the background
- Marking pen, pencil, or chalk
- Ruler
- Scissors or rotary cutter and a cutting mat
- Needle and thread
- Iron, for pressing
- Sewing machine
- Pattern (Click here to download the pattern)
How to Make Rays Quilt Block:
Step 1
Download and print the pattern, cut the fabrics to size, and assemble the strip block units. Place a print strip horizontally for the first block unit, then put a white strip below it, and repeat adding strips two more times.
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Step 2
Stitch them together and press the seams open, then get another set of print strips, and arrange them alternately the same way you did on the first block unit but this time place the white strip at the top first. Refer to the diagram and video tutorial to see how to arrange them properly.
Step 3
Stitch the strips together, then press the seams open, and then stitch the block units together making sure to press the seams nicely. Now, you can make more sets of strip block units using different colors of fabric on each unit.
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Beginner-Friendly Rays Quilt Block Tutorial
