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Easy
Snowball Quilt
REQUIRED
GO! Big
or GO!
Traditional Snowball Quilt
Die #55330
Pieced by Merritt
49” x 70”
The Snowball block is
actually an octagon, or
eight sided block with
triangles sewn on the
corners. From a distance, the block looks
like a circle.
Yardage for Seventy 6" Blocks
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Light
1¾ yds
35 Snowballs (6) 7" strips
140 Triangles (6) 3" strips
Dark
1¾ yds
35 Snowballs (6) 7" strips
140 Triangles (6) 3" strips
Binding
⁵⁄₈ yd
(6) 3" strips
Backing
3¾ yds
Batting
50" x 68"
Fabric Selection
Choose two contrasting fabrics for a traditional Snowball and Layer
Cake for a Scrappy Snowball.
Die Selection
Cut patches using the Go! Big or Go!. Snowball die cuts one Snowball
and two Triangles at a time.
Snowball Die
#55330
10" Mat
#55111
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Two Color Snowball
Cutting Pieces
1. Every ¹⁄₃ yd makes
six Snowballs. Cut
one 7” strip of both
fabrics. For every
twenty-four matching
Triangles, cut one
3” strip of both.
(1) 7" strip Snowball of both colors
(1) 3" strip Triangles of both colors
2. Snowball is a
two part die. Cut
Snowball first and
then Triangles.
3. Fold Dark 7” strip
for Snowball into
thirds, measuring
fabric to cover
Snowball with
at least ¼” extra
around edges.
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4. Place mat on top of
die and layer cut
Snowball. Remove
excess fabric.
5. Repeat with Light
fabric.
6. For Triangles, fold
3” half strip in half.
Accordion fold
fabric into thirds,
measuring to cover
Triangles.
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7. Place mat on top
of die and layer
cut Triangles.
Remove excess
fabric.
8. Layer cut second
half of strip.
9. Repeat with second
fabric.
10. Place opposite
color Corners with
Snowball. You need
four Triangles for
every Snowball.
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Sewing Snowball Block
1. Lay out Snowball
with Triangle. Use
¼” seam lines on
throat plate as a
guide. If lines are
not marked,
use a Sew
Straight to
guide you.
2. Flip Triangle right
sides together to
Snowball. Line up
edges of Triangle
with Snowball.
Stitching should
begin and end ¼”
in on point.
3. Assembly-line sew
Triangle on same
side of Snowball.
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4. Turn and sew
Triangle on
opposite side of
Snowball. Clip
apart.
5. Assembly-line sew
Triangles to third
and fourth sides.
Clip apart.
6. Repeat with the
second set of
blocks.
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Pressing Snowballs for Side by Side Setting
Blocks set side by side
need to be pressed in
opposite directions so
they lock together.
1. Set seams on blocks
with light Snowballs
with dark Triangles.
2. Open Triangles
and press toward
Triangles.
3. Press on wrong
side.
4. Set seams on
blocks with dark
Snowballs and
light Triangles.
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5. Lift light Triangle.
6. Finger press
seam under dark
Snowball. Press
with iron.
7. Check pressing
from wrong side.
Seams should
be behind dark
Snowball.
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Sewing Top Together
1. Lay out blocks, alternating
between the two.
2. Flip middle vertical row
to left vertical row.
3. Stack vertical row with
top block on top.
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4. Sew vertical row,
locking seams.
5. Stack right vertical row.
Flip right sides together
to middle vertical row.
Assembly-line sew.
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6. Turn. Sew remaining
rows, pressing seams
toward dark triangles.
7. Layer, quilt, and bind.
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Scrappy Snowball Quilt
Die #55330
Let’s Party
Pieced by Eleanor Burns
Quilted by Merry Jo Rembold
48" x 48"
The variety of “happy” fabrics used in this Scrappy Snowball Quilt
brings a smile! Notice how the dominate red and black blocks are
carefully separated throughout. Colorful zigzag blocks add a charming
touch. The Lattice and Cornerstone setting makes it easy to line up
blocks without matching seams.
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This quilt is made from a Layer Cake. A Layer Cake is a stack of forty
10” squares. They are already coordinated by the designer with a
variety of prints, scales and values. Snowballs are a perfect way to use
large scale prints coordinated with small scale prints.
Layer Cake
Scrappy Blocks with Lattice and Cornerstones
One Layer Cake
Forty 10" squares
Lattice
Strip Cutter #55025
1¼ yds
(10) 2" strips cut into
(60) 2" x 6 1/2"
(6) 3" strips cut into
(24) 3" x 6 1/2"
Cornerstones and Binding
Cut later from left-overs
Backing
3 yds
Batting
54" x 54"
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Organizing Layer Cake Squares and Cutting
1. Divide 10"
squares into
twenty pairs of
contrasting
squares.
2. Stack three
10" pairs at a
time for six layers.
3. Place six layer
stack on corner
of die, covering
Snowball. Layer
cut.
4. Peel off excess.
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5. Place excess
on cutting mat.
Rotary cut 3"
strip. Set aside for
Cornerstones and
Scrappy Binding.
6. Cut remainder into
3" x 7" rectangles
for Triangles.
7. Fold three 3" x
7" rectangles in
half. Place on Die,
covering Triangles.
Layer cut four
Triangles.
8. Repeat cutting
remaining
Triangles.
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Sewing Snowballs
1. Organize pairs
of Snowballs
with contrasting
Triangles.
Stripe Triangles:
Carefully place
around Snowball so
stripes all go in the
same direction.
2. Sew all four
identical
Triangles to
Snowball "in the
round."
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3. Clip connecting
threads.
4. Press Triangles away
from Snowball.
Cutting Cornerstones
Rotary cut from variety
of 3" x 10” Print strips
with Square Up Ruler.
(25) 2" squares for
Inside blocks
(4) 3" Corner squares
(20) 2" x 3" rectangles
for outside border.
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Sewing Top Together
1. Lay out blocks six by six on design wall for square quilt. Lay out
blocks five by eight for rectangular quilt.
2. Place 2" Lattice and 2" Cornerstones between blocks.
3. Place four 3" Cornerstones in corners.
4. Place 3" x 6½" Lattice around outside edge with 2" x 3"
Cornerstones.
5. Assembly-line sew vertical rows.
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6. Assembly-line sew remaining rows, pressing seams toward Lattice.
7. From wrong side, press seams toward Lattice.
8. Layer and quilt.
Scrappy Binding
1. Measure outside edge of quilt and calculate
te
length needed.
2. Piece 3" wide pieces together plus any
additional scraps to get desired length.
3. Press seams open.
4. Press in half lengthwise and sew to quilt.
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Pieced by Eleanor Burns
Quilted by Judy Jackson
35" x 35"
Four and Nine Patch
Another name for Snowball is Four and Nine Patch as named by
Nancy Cabot and Nine and Four Patch by Progressive Farmer.
This pattern comes with the packaging for the Snowball die
#55330. The Snowball block is a connector block between Nine
Patch blocks, adding additional movement within the quilt.
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Pieced by Eleanor Burns
Quilted by Amie Potter
40" x 40"
Meadow Woods
A bundle of contemporary batiks are surrounded by a wooded frame,
bringing out the subtle sky blues and sunrise golden tones. If you look
closely, you will see a dragonfly exploring the forest.
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Snowball Quilt
Just in time for cold weather, Snowball is an easy to make "Block on Board"
design with just two pieces simple to sew, and locking seams. Select from a
Two Fabric Quilt in a block to block setting or a Scrappy Quilt from a Layer
Cake with a Lattice and Cornerstone setting.
To make one block, you need one 7" square for Snowball and one contrasting
fabric 3" x 7½" for four Corner Triangles.
Supplies
Yardage – Cover Quilt
Snowball Die # 55330
Mat 10" #5511
6" x 24" Ruler
6" x 12" Ruler
Rotary Cutter
¼" foot for sewing machine
Single hole throat plate
One Light
One Dark
Binding
Backing
Batting
⅓ yd
⅓ yd
¼ yd
¾ yd
22" x 22"
Pieced by Eleanor Burns
Quilted by Judy Jackson
18” x 18”
ISBN
IS
BN 0-922705-74-7
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