Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

[KatiesQuiltingCorner]

I'm participating in a Super Mario Bros quilt along and we've got a lot of pixel blocks to do. I hate cutting fabric and this method lets me do pixel blocks using strips of fabric. Several people asked me to do a tutorial so I finally did one!

[Pandabear]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

This is pretty sweet. Thanks for the tutorial.

[Kgrammiecaz]

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Your tutorial is perfect. I purchased a book with a whole bunch of these types of patterns. I just need to get the interfacing and try one. I think they are so cool.

[Hulamoon]

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How fun! Thanks!

Katie I thought about you this morning. I heard this weird noise on my deck and a Corgi had wandered up and was eating the cat food. I wonder if she wondered up right when you were posting this to tell me to make one of these. lol

[KatiesQuiltingCorner]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

How fun! Thanks!

Katie I thought about you this morning. I heard this weird noise on my deck and a Corgi had wandered up and was eating the cat food. I wonder if she wondered up right when you were posting this to tell me to make one of these. lol

Oh my goodness are there wild packs of corgis where you live? That's crazy!

[Veere]

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I have the first three blocks for that quilt made, didn't use the interfacing method but have used it on other projects. Decided to torture myself and chain piece all those little squares!

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[Kamu]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

I'm very much a beginner so maybe there is something obvious I am missing but why can't you use convert the pattern to strips/squares and piece normally? It's tedious calculations to convert and one must keep track of lots of shapes of pieces but then there is a lot less seaming. Is is a stability issue?

[Hulamoon]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

The seaming is what is giving you the pixel effect. You can do a postage stamp using the grid too, but I can never seem to find the tutorial I found.

[Kamu]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

Nja… I get what you mean but pixels on a screen don't have edges at the inside "seams". They are flat colour panels. The pixellated look comes from the blocky edges. Although having _some_ inner seams but not all inner seams may throw off the balance of the look. I think I'm off to test a few ideas...

[KatiesQuiltingCorner]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

I'm very much a beginner so maybe there is something obvious I am missing but why can't you use convert the pattern to strips/squares and piece normally? It's tedious calculations to convert and one must keep track of lots of shapes of pieces but then there is a lot less seaming. Is is a stability issue?

You can and some people do a combination of strips and squares. I prefer the look of all squares instead of a combination. It looks more pixelated to me that way.

You can also piece this normally, it would just be tedious and all the intersections might not match up perfectly.

[Kamu]

Re: Creating Pixel Blocks Using Grid Interfacing – A Tutorial

Got it, thanks for taking the time to reply. Your tutorial is awesome, btw. It's such a neat method!