Diamond in a square quilt block {a mini tutorial} and a giveaway!

 I love my Accuquilt GO! It's such a handy tool!

I shared last week how I prep my bindings using the Accuquilt GO!

Now I've made a diamond in a square quilt block using the Accuquilt GO!

Materials needed:

Accuquilt GO! cutter

Value Die

1- approx 5" square

1- 2"x6" strip of material

Using your value die you will lay the blue print on the 1/2 square triangle section of the die. Then lay your ivory material on the 4 1/2" square portion of the die.

Place the cutting mat on the die and roll through the Accuquilt GO! cutter.

I like how the scraps were pretty minimal.

My cut pieces.

For one block you will need four 1/2 square triangles and 1 4 1/2" square.

Now sew two of the triangles onto your background, as shown in the image above.

Trim away excess material.

Press the block open.

Sew the other two 1/2 square triangles onto the block, as shown in the image above.

Trim away excess materials and press. Creating one 4 1/2" diamond in a square quilt block.

I love the Accuquilt GO! It's so much fun to sew with PERFECTLY cut materials!

Wouldn't you love to have an Accuquilt GO! of your own? We'll Accuquilt is is sponsoring an Accuquilt GO! giveaway! With this giveaway you will win 1 Accuquilt GO! cutter and 3 dies of your choice.

There are two ways you can win. 

First- Become a follower of our blog, Facebook page or Twitter page.

Second- Have you heard of Talkin' Tuesdays? If you haven't you're missing out. Each Tuesday night we host an all things sewing chat on Twitter. #talknt. Please leave a comment with a question or topic that you would like to discuss during Talkin' Tuesdays! (click here for more information about Talkin' Tuesdays)

If you just leave a comment that says "pick me" you will not be entered to win the Accuquilt GO! cutter.

Lastly, please go vote of Kathleen in the McCalls Quilt Design Star Contest! 

Thanks!!!

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