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Spool Block

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Here is how I put together the spool Block we are making from The Beginners Guide to Quilting book we are using at the moment. SCROLL to the bottom of the page for my Top Stitching Tip AND Today's musical interlude. l Here are all the pieces for one block Below they are laid out as per the finished block  Take the centre square and stitch on the two sides    And Press  Take the four small squares and place them on either end of spool top and bottom Mark a diagonal line with your fabric marker of choice   Stitch along the marked lines Trim off excess fabric  Quarter of an inch is good      Press open Line up and stitch to middle section One at the top and one at the bottom  And hey presto You have a spool block Here is the book we are working from. It's proved rather elusive. The book of the same name on Amazon is not the same book. This book is actually classed as a bookazine - not quite a book, not q