
Intermediate
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12 min 59 sec
00:35
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12:24
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The Pop Rocks Block is as fun as it sounds, using subtle and intense fabrics from your stash to create playful contrast. Anna Maria Horner’s scrappy design is a modern take on a 9-patch block, with random pops of color sprinkled throughout. Round up your light and dark fabric scraps and start putting them together to create these unexpected blocks.
Learn how to:
What you’ll get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Scraps of fabric in neutral and intense tones; for one block, you will need:
- (9) 3 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles in neutral fabric
- (3) 3 ½” x approximately 10” strips in neutral fabric
- (3-6) 1 ½” strips in intense fabric
- Rotary cutter and mat
- Clear gridded ruler
- Sewing machine
- Iron and ironing surface
Downloads:
- Choose fabric with neutral and intense tones
- Chain piece
- Use an improvisational approach to piecing a modified 9-patch block
- Ideas for using your block in a quilt
What you’ll get:
- A detailed lesson on piecing Anna Maria Horner’s Pop Rocks block
- HD video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- Step-by-step expert instruction from Anna Maria Horner
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students



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Kathleen A Frost
I really like this block. It's simple, looks difficult, and I appreciate the randomness. I like asymmetrical patterns because the viewer will always believe you did much more work than you really did. So keep your "quilter's secret." LOL
More than 3 months ago