Snowball Quilt Block Tutorial

Snowball Quilt Block Tutorial

We had such a fun meeting yesterday with my Youth Quilt Guild: the Willamette Piece Makers! We had a great “field trip” within the quilt shop -searching for quilt blocks that we have made so far. We talked more about finding the quilt block within the quilt, the value of color and how contrast can enhance the quilt design, and looked at all the different ways in which the quilts were quilted. We also got to admire the new long arm machine!

After that we made snowball blocks!

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Youth Quilt Guild Meeting making snowball blocks

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Youth Quilt Guild Meeting making snowball blocks

Youth Quilt Guild Meeting making snowball blocks

This was a great choice for beginners! We had 12 kids and they finished these blocks in no time at all. The more advanced students made several and I ran out of fabric. They were so thrilled with their blocks and everyone left with a smile on their face 🙂 — which is what it’s all about!! A big thank you to Timeless Treasures for donating the gorgeous fabric!!

Willamette Piece Makers Youth Quilt Guild

This tutorial was made for the guild’s website, but I thought I’d share it here as well.

Snowball Quilt Block, finished size is 9″

For each block, cut:

9 1/2″ square (1)

3 1/2″ squares (4)

Snowball tutorial for Youth Quilt Guild

 

Step 1

Draw a diagonal line, corner to corner, on the wrong side of each 3 1/2″ square.

Snowball tutorial for youth quilt guild 1

Step 2

Pin each 3 1/2″ square to a corner of the 9 1/2″ square, with right sides together and keeping the edges even.

Snowball tutorial for youth quilt guild 2

Step 3

Sew along the drawn diagonal line.

Step 4

Cut off the edge of the corners, about 1/4″ from the stitching line.

Snowball tutorial for youth quilt guild 3a

Step 5

Press the seam allowances.

Snowball tutorial for youth quilt guild 4

Step 6

Admire your beautiful block! Or better yet, make several more!