Welcome to Week 5!
Block 5 coffee cup is a little challenging but not impossible. Pictured we have Diane, Jen & Lisa.
You’re making 36 HST’s for this block. If you’re doing the regular mugs, they finish at 1”, if you’re doing to small mugs, they finish at 1/2”.
Jen says: Use triangle paper. Typically with HST’s we iron to the dark side. Since these HST’s are so small and all sewn together something had to be done to reduce bulk. For these I ironed everything open. From the diagonal seams to the connecting straight seams.
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Pinwheel Cheat Method
Should you decide making 36 HST’s at these small sizes aren’t your thing, don’t abandon this cup. There would be nothing wrong with creating ONE pinwheel made from 4 HST units.
For the LARGE size cups you would want them to finish at 3”. You would cut 2 background squares and 2 colored squares at 3-7/8” each. Draw a diagonal line on the background squares, pair them up with a colored square, sew 1/4” away from the line on each side, cut apart, iron & sew into a pinwheel.
For the SMALL size cups you would want them to finish at 1-1/2”. You would cut 2 background squares and 2 colored squares at 2-3/8” each. Draw a diagonal line on the background squares, pair them up with a colored square, sew 1/4” away from the line on each side, cut apart, iron & sew into a pinwheel.
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Mini Cup made Jen:
Look at how itty bitty this HST unit is for the small mugs!!
Jen is making her mugs to go with her Christmas Dishes, aren’t they a good match?
This week we will also be featuring a fun project out of our Winter Red’s woven fabric. Here’s a sneak peek!
Also, Laura will be showing how to make these adorable Halloween Pumpkins out of fabric.
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