Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! It’s Moda Block Heads day, and today I’m sharing Block Heads 3 Block 40 which is a terrific strings block. I absolutely love strings quilt blocks–one of my favorite scrappy quilts is a strings quilt included in my Labor of Love: Scrappy Quilts from the Heart of Home book (scroll down to the end of the post for a picture of it). So I’m excited to share some tips and tricks for this week’s block and have a short, step-by-step video tutorial to share as well.
Moda Block Heads 3 Block 40
Block 40 Tips, Tricks, + Video
As I mentioned above, I have a video tutorial for making string quilt blocks that will walk you through each step of making this week’s block. Watch the video above, or see it on my YouTube channel here. The method I use in my video tutorial is the same method described in this week’s Block Heads pattern. And here are a few additional tips and tricks to help with this week’s block:
- Get your strings ready before you begin sewing. I used strips that varied from 1″ to 1 ¾″ in width.
- After I use a piece from one of my strings I placed the remaining strip in a separate pile so it wouldn’t be used more than once in the block.
- Be sure to press well after adding each strip so your block stays flat.
- Additionally, I pressed seams open between the four sections of the block.
Block 40 Links
- Go here or click the button below for this week’s pattern from Janet Clare (remember that block patterns may not be available until 8 a.m. CST).
- Find the Moda Block Heads 3 Resource Page here.
- Join in on the Moda Block Heads Facebook Group here.
- And find all of my previous posts in this series here.
Moda Block Heads 3 Designers
Be sure to visit the other Moda Block Heads 3 Designers today to see their blocks:
- Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts
- Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life (you’re here!)
- Betsy Chutchian
- Jan Patek of Jan Patek Quilts
- Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic
- Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
- Lissa Alexander
- Laurie Simpson of Minick & Simpson
- Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique
- Stacey Iest Hsu
- Robin Pickens
- Janet Clare
- Jen Kingwell
- Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Company
This Week…
Stay tuned this week because I will be sharing My Labor of Love Sampler Block 3 tomorrow and have a fun new video to share on Friday.
Happy quilting, and thanks so much for stopping by!
Nancy Thone says
Love this block, but I think Janet Clare designed, not Robin Pickens 🙂
Suzanne McGuire says
have gone to Janet Clare’s website for the pattern and can’t seem to find it. Have tried numerous times and days too.
Missy Rodden says
Pls help my link for blockhead 3 number 40 brings me to her July zigzag block. Where can I get the link to block 40. I’m using my iPad Air. Thank you.