Pop Rocks Block by Anna Maria Horner

Intermediate | 12 min

Taught by Anna Maria Horner

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:

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

Chapters

Pop Rocks Block
Overview00:35
Making the block12:24

Materials

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

Finished Block Size: 12” x 12”