It's Day 5 of the Winter's Walk Quilt-Along and after today we'll be halfway there!
Today we're making our first snowman block! I love this snowman with its cozy scarf—it's a great blank canvas to leave as is or to embellish however you like. This block is a fun one, so let's get started!
Day 5: Snowman Block
Here's the link for today's pattern sheet. Please note that there are two pages today so be sure to print both.
This is a pretty intricate block, but we'll be breaking it down into manageable steps and it comes together surprisingly well.
When you do your cutting, you'll notice that there are some small pieces in this block, namely some 1" x 1" squares. Don't let this intimidate you. I mentioned on Monday that the tree block, with its many stitch-and-flip corners, would be good practice for upcoming blocks. The "curves" of this snowman are made using using the same stitch-and-flip method. I'm sure you've got the technique down now, so whether you're stitching and flipping 3" squares or 1" squares, the process is exactly the same. You've got this!
One more quick note, the snowman's scarf is comprised of 4 red print pieces. One piece, the 1" square, is meant to be the knot of the scarf. The seams alone will make this piece stand out a bit from the rest of the scarf, but if you'd like to up the contrast of the "knot," feel free to use the solid red, or to fussy cut a 1" square of fabric from your red print, or even to use a scrap of an entirely different print. For my original version of Winter's Walk, I used a solid 1" square:
and for the variation that I'm working on now, I used a different red plaid:
And that, my fellow quilters, is it for today. Have fun making your snowman and I'll see you back here Friday for Day 6!
Happy Quilting!
— jen