Summer in the Park block

[babaz]

Am I missing something in making the 2 sets of strips and sewing them 1/4 on each side, then cutting 45 angles, how can they open? They would still be sewen together right?

[tigerlily]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D21iVB8cw_c

[babaz]

I have watched the tutorial many times, I see she opens them. When I tried sample, they did not look anything like it....Will try again..Maybe just brain dead tonight
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[K. McEuen]

You are lining the 45 degree line up with the edge of the fabric. You need to be lining it up on the seam line.

[RiverMomm]

You are lining the 45 degree line up with the edge of the fabric. You need to be lining it up on the seam line.

I was thinking the same thing as Kaaren. Don't look at the edge of the fabric, but go for the stitch line. I just did this quilt and the first block I did I did edge to edge. Wow, not what it was suppose to look like. Then I noticed that she was cutting at the stitch line. Yep, that works.

[JCY]

There are 3 different Summer in the Park tutorials as well as the Tube Tutorial. (1) Summer in the Park, (2) Summer in the Park using Honey Buns, & (3) Summer in the Park Revamped. It might be helpful to watch all 4 of those. You can watch them as many times as you need to in order to familiarize yourself with the technique. I made my S in the P with 3 strips (which I cut from FQs), using a scant 1/4"seam, & the width ended up 6.5". IMO, this quilt pattern is not for a beginning quilter because of all the seams to match up. I found it much easier to press all seams open. There is less bulk when matching points. Try making a sample block out of scrap fabric. Good luck with your project.

[sewUK]

I agree with Karen and Vicky - it works!

[babaz]

NYC, those are beautiful, I have seems for years, but only quilting for 12. For some reason I just was not getting it to click..had been sewing on a different quilt, piecing all day, got bored...guess my brain could not switch gears. Thank you...always so helpful.