In the Making - Tavern Blues Blocks

Non-quilters often ask about how a quilt block is made, so I decided to show the process involved in making one blocks for the Tavern Blues quilt. 

first all the pieces are cut to size and selected for the individual blocks
I like to place the pieces on a 16" square of poster board. The
boards can easily be stacked on top of each other and placed on
the sewing machine cabinet for quick access.

all of the pieces that remain intact are kept on the poster board.

pieces that require sewing are stacked near the machine

squares are selected for each component and positioned
for sewing

sewing lines were previously drawn on the squares for
accurate sewing.

I stitch all the units (one after the other, which is called "chain-stitching")

the chain-stitched units are snipped apart

excess fabric is trimmed a quarter inch from the stitching line. 

the fabric has been pressed

the next pieces are placed on the units and prepared
for stitching.

once more, the units are chain-stitched

seam allowance is trimmed on the newly added pieces.

the units are pressed again

I place the stitched pieces back on the poster board squares and make

sure everything is in the correct position. Now, the pieces can be sewn

together in rows, seams pressed, and the rows sewn together to create

the finished block. 

All of the blocks for Tavern Blues are finished and squared. The next step is to add the sashing between the blocks, add the setting triangles and the borders.