Kansas Dugout Quilt Block and Y Seam Tutorial
I just love this little guy. Such an amazing little piece. The 1/4" presser foot with guide. Have you ever noticed those little notches along the side before? Me either... Until now! Each is spaced exactly 1/4" apart. Hmmm..... In Monday's post, which you can read here , I promised to share my secret on how I pieced the Kansas Dugout blocks without marking the seam lines. This tutorial will show you just how I made those blocks. I set Aunt Elna to Quilt with the 1/4" setting. This automatically sets the needle at 8.3 and adjusts the stitch length to 1.80 Lay the square on top of the side piece with right sides together (RST). Insert the needle 1/4" away from the raw edges of the square. Notice that the back notch on the side of the presser foot is on the edge of the square? No need to mark that corner. Start sewing about three stitches, backstitch three stitches and then continue. Stop stitching when the front notch is at the edge of your square and backsti...