Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Along – #9 – Large 4-patches

This post is a part of the Little Miss Sawtooth quilt along that starts September 6, 2019 and ends January 10, 2020.

If this is the first time you are learning about this quilt along then please read this post to find out the intentions behind the quilt along and more details.

To view all the posts concerning this quilt along on my own blog, click here.

To view all of the posts that includes the patterns here at Havel’s Sewing, click here.

If you prefer a paper pattern, you’ll find it here.

I hope your holiday week was the best ever!  Maybe you are done with all the gallivanting around and having an easy day for yourself and might even do a little sewing.  I certainly am!  It’s good timing because this round is our easiest pattern yet.  We are only filling in the gaps this time with simple four patches.  So get to fabric choosing and then to chain piecing!  You can worry about getting your house in order and the holiday decor put away later.  🙂

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This Week’s Task

We’ve got fifteen 4-patches to complete.  This is that bit of negative space between each block.  It’s also a chance to get your scrappy low volume on!  Or not, just whatever you want.  🙂  This community loves to let everyone do their thing, whatever that may be.  So feel free to go wild and different!

4-Patches

After all the blocks we’ve made together, I know this is one that you totally got!  Easy peasy lemon squeezy!  But let’s touch on a few things, before I leave you with it.  You don’t have to go scrappy like me, you might want to just use different shades of white and cream solids.  There’s a few under the #littlemisssawtoothqal that did just that and they look amazing.  You don’t even have to go white.  Under the hashtag, I’ve also seen one in black scrappy and one in yellow scrappy.  They are gorgeous!  I’ve seen a few already that used a more traditional 4-patch with only two colors which ends up looking a bit like a chain and changes up the look of the quilt.  Those looked good too, so get creative and do your thing!

Tips for Scrappy Low Volume

• For the most scrappy look, use ten different fabrics on this one.
• I wrote a blog post here about how I use low volumes and what I like to think about when deciding on fabric.
• I always like to add a fabric or two that really pops out from the others.
• Chain piece these babies!  Here’s a tutorial if you are new to quilting.

Click here for the  4-patch pattern.

Fabrics I used

• Nature Walk Yellowstone – The Open Road – By Bonnie Christine
• Speck Bronze Metallic – Observer – By April Rhodes
• Black Stars – Darlings
• Cotton Candy – Grid – By Kimberly Kight
• Copper Metallic – Add it Up – By Alexia Abegg
• Metallic Gold – Brushed – By Sarah Watts
• Metallic White Gold – Speckled – By Rashida Coleman Hale
• She Indigo – Alma – By Alexia Abegg
• Lace Edgen in Golden – Millie Fleur – By Bari J
• Foraged Garland Peony – Gathered – By Bonnie Christine

Giveaway Details

Just a reminder, you can enter the giveaway by posting your progress on Instagram using the #littlemisssawtoothQAL.  Havel’s will be giving away random prizes to one winner each week.  Winners will be chosen and announced on Instagram @Havels_Sewing every second Thursday after a pattern releases.  You don’t have to be completed with each pattern release to win, you only have to post progress.

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Well I’m ready to get my 4-patches on the design wall and stare at them for a few days and then get to sewing them together.  But we will talk about that more next round.  Until then, take care and happy sewing!

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