Finished and quilted block
I wanted to make a zippered pouch with Hillary Clinton’s “I’m with her” logo on it. My friend, Dana, had made and posted some she made on Instagram (danaandthread).
Aren’t they great? I love these! She made hers using the block instructions from Maritza Soto (sotosewn on IG) who has a free pattern on Craftsy. The directions are for a 15 x 18″ block and reducing it didn’t seem to be a simple matter (for me) and so I decided to try to paper piece it in a smaller size.
Template for 8.5 x 9.5″ block. Obviously the finished size could be altered by the width of the outside pieces (#2, 4, 11, 12, 13).
You can download this template by clicking here: I’m with her. I made mine using freezer paper piecing. I printed the template on freezer paper and cut it apart. (Note that there is a 1″ mark in the center of piece #10 to be sure it printed to scale.)
Templates ironed onto the wrong side of my fabrics
Templates held right sides together, ready to be sewn right along the paper template.
Sewn and pressed toward the darker fabric.
Pieces #1 – 5 were the only “tricky” pieces to align.
I used registration marks on the paper to help line them up for sewing (note the red and blue marks). Although I did piece this one entire block using the paper templates for the purposes of this tutorial, pieces 6 thru 13 could be cut & sewn in a conventional manner. Pieces 6 -9 are 2″ square finished or 2.5″ square unfinished, etc.
Above is a flipagram showing how the block went together. This was a fun and easy way to make this block.
Finished pouches
Do you have an even easier way to make up this block? Let me know in the comments.
I Finally Have Time 