June 2020 NZP Block of the Month: Twirling Propeller Block
Nancy’s Red Elegance
2020 Block of the Month June Twirling Propeller
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On the third Saturday of each month, we’ll feature one block design, and we’ll be stitching one or more blocks of the same design each month. The blocks are created using Our NEW! Red Elegance Fabric Collection by Riley Blake and the Carefree Curves Trace ‘n Create Template Set by Nancy Zieman for Clover. Follow along as we show step-by-step how to create the June Twirling Propeller
June Twirling Propeller Block
NOTE: This block is 8-1/2″ square; 8″ finished square when sewn into finished quilt.
Block Fabrics
For the Nancy’s Red Elegance June Twirling Propeller Block, select the following two fat quarter fabrics from the NEW! Red Elegance Fat Quarter Bundle:
Red Elegance Diamonds Brick and Red Elegance Textured Berry
Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with June Tailor’s Starch Savvy. Press and starch, press and starch.
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Cut Fabric for the Blocks
Create FOUR Twirling Propeller Blocks with just two fabrics, and Pellon Sof-Shape interfacing!
- Cut sixteen 4-1/2″ background squares of Red Elegance Diamonds Brick.
- Cut eight 4-1/2″ squares of Red Elegance Textured Berry – for propeller half-circles.
- Cut eight 4-1/2″ squares Pellon Sof-Shape Fusible Interfacing.
For this June block of the m0nth in the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Nancy’s Red Elegance Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series, we’re sharing Nancy Zieman’s techniques for creating perfect circles – without ever cutting a circle!
Construct the Blocks
Create the Center Propeller Appliqués
- Fold interfacing square in fourths, rough-side out, and crease quarter marks with Roll ‘n Press.
- Mark center of interfacing square with fine point marking pen or pencil.
- Position 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, circle disc in center of interfacing square.
- With with fine point marking pen or pencil, trace a 4″ circle on glue dot-side of interfacing – or trace a 4″ circle using a drinking glass.
- Place a 4-1/2″ square of Red Elegance Textured Berry to one 4-1/2″ square Pellon Sof-Shape Fusible Interfacing – matching smooth side of the fusible interfacing to right side of fabric. Pin.
- Using a Size 75 Schmetz Quilting Needle, stitch directly on the marked line – using a slightly shorter stitch length.
It’s always easier to stitch smooth curves with a shorter stitch length, such as a 2.0 mm setting.
- With a 45mm Rotary Cutting and Pinking Blade, trim away excess fabric, leaving about a 1/4″ seam allowance on the outside of stitching line.
- Carefully cut away the center of the interfacing, leaving about 3/4″-1″ of interfacing at the inside of stitching line.
- Use Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner, and smooth the curved edge as the interfacing is turned to fabric wrong side.
- Press.
- Fold circle in half, Press.
- Using a rotary cutter, ruler and mat, cut circle in half.
Topstitch Propeller Appliqués to Block Background
- Layer one half-circle propeller applique onto one background fabric square, centering appliqué along one edge. Pin.
- Thread sewing machine with monofilament thread in the top thread of sewing machine, and regular all-purpose sewing thread in the bobbin.
- Use a narrow blind hem stitch, blanket stitch, zigzag stitch, or straight stitch to “machine appliqué” the circle to the background.
- Repeat steps above and make sixteen propeller quarter-blocks!
Repeat steps above and make sixteen propeller quarter-blocks!
Arrange 1/4–Blocks into Propeller Block
- Arrange four 1/4–blocks into one Propeller Block, rotating quarter-blocks as shown.
Join 1/4–Blocks into Propeller Block
- Place squares from right side column onto left side column, right sides together, pin.
- Stitch block sets together, using scant 1/4″ seams. Kiss the next block set to the stitched block and chain stitch.
- Clip threads between block sets.
- Open blocks and press seams flat, then press to one side.
- Layout block following diagram.
- Place block set from top row onto bottom row, right sides together, pin.
- Stitch block sets together using scant 1/4″ seam.
- Press seam flat.
- Open block and press seam to one side.
Repeat steps above and make FOUR June Propeller Blocks!
The Nancy’s Red Elegance June Propeller Quilt Blocks are complete! NOTE: Stitch at total of FOUR June Propeller Quilt Blocks.
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For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below sharing your thoughts about the NEW! 2020 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series and/or The NEW! June Twirling Propeller Block. Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.
The randomly selected winner of a set of eight Landscape Quilt Note Cards Set by Nancy Zieman, from the June 13, Blog Post, Nancy Zieman Original Giclée Canvas Landscape Art Print: NEW! Natalie’s Window, is Lynette Wilson.
Her comment is: What a hard choice!! I love them all, but if I have to choose only one I would choose Natalie’s Window.
June 21, 2020 would have been Nancy’s 67th birthday. The Nancy Zieman Productions Team is honored to carry on her legacy and celebrate Nancy, and her many contributions to our world through her elegant style and gracious living.
Happy Quilting!
Team Nancy Zieman
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Lorna
Love this quilt block! Red is my favorite color!
Linda
I love the flowy curves of this quilt – and red is my favorite color!
BevM
I really like the new June Twirling Propeller Block. It has such interesting “movement,” but your instructions make it seem simple.
Beverly Smith
Love the 2020 BOM and the fabrics used. Blocks are EZ also.
Beverly
I really like the looks of this twirling propeller block and think an entire quilt with this block would be fun done scrappy.
Karen
I love this block! I plan on making this one.
Dixie
Love the June Twirling Propeller Block. Think it would make a beautiful quilt.
Berenice
Such a clever method. I bet my grandmother would have loved to know that trick. She loved the curved block! I am going the make this block for sure! I cannot wait to see what this will look like when it is completed!
Janet
Oh, this looks like fun.
CLOVIS
I like this block.
Kathy
As a long time customer & followers ( 30yrs). I am perplexed as to why a winner can not be chosen from Alaska Or Hawaii for that matter. ? why 48 contiguous states? Flare rate ships to AK? This does not “seam’ right. I purchased the materials for this quilt. , I purchase from your site. It makes it to Alaska.
Disappointed in Alaska
Nancy
Clever way to do the twirls.
Bonnye
I like the the June Twirling block. It would make a lovely baby quilt.
Carolyn T
I really like this month’s twirling propellor block. The applique technique demonstrated makes it doable for every skill level. Happy heavenly birthday to Nancy. She’s with us still.
Barb K
The twirling propeller is a neat block–I also really like all the Red Elegance fabrics featured in the Mystery Quilt.
Kathy Renz
Red and white quilts are my favorites but I have bittersweet memories about this. I remember how I’d look forward to Nancy’s block of the month blogs. I miss her.
Gail S
I like the June block. The tutorials for the block make this curvy twist on a pinwheel block look easy.
Susan
The Twirling Propeller design is really unique and provides a sense of movement.
Janice
I didn’t see size of finished block?
Also, I have a question about March blocks.