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Merry Merry Snow Days, Block Four
If you’re still embroidering skate runners from block number three, don’t worry! Block Four will go faster than the others, and you’ll have time to catch up. Remember all the 1/4″ bias you made for llama legs? It’s going to make your applique life much easier in block number four. The lodge poles and tree trunks are from the same bias. And, we’re ready for the third star that you made at the beginning of this quilt. You can almost sit back rest those applique fingers. Almost. I’ve divided this block into two parts to make it easier to applique. Let’s start by prepping all the applique for part one. …
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Merry Merry snow days block three
Every time I design a quilt block, I try to keep the small parts to a minimum. Block three of Merry Merry Snow Days is no exception. I thought of you when I was drawing this block. My first idea was to have skates hanging from the garland. Then I thought about how many runners you’d have to embroider, and stars took their place. If you feel you can’t do stars, be sure and read my directions on page 3 of your pattern for the applique stitch. Stars are easy if you know how to applique points. The skates are easy because all the tiny parts are embroidered! We used…