A little more experimenting -

Cutting some itty bitty 4 Patch Posies -

Using my 1-1/2" square die (1" finished) -

And another set of scraps - ;))

Using the die to cut squares out of the corner sections -

You can see the dots in the lower right corners are not EXACTLY the same cut -

But they go together well enough -

I liked this one the best -

But lost a lot in the seam allowances -

So I tried it again -

This time - a MUCH better cut -

Once again losing a bunch in the seam allowance -

But it was a MUCH closer match -

And the whole thing is only 2-1/2" square -

So we're talking itty bitty - LOL - ;))

So I thought - THIS time I need to take photos of HOW I did it -

I started with pin point matches in two places on all four scraps -

Pulled the pins all the way through and turned the set upside down -

MATCHING them with my fingers as I put them down on the ironing mat -

Then- with a "temporary" fabric glue stick - I put a small dab of glue on the first scrap on the bottom - on the back side of the fabric because it was upside down - and AWAY from where the die blades would be - finger pressed the second scrap down on top of the glue - making sure it was still lined up properly - then put a small dab of glue on the second scrap - finger pressed the third scrap down on top of the glue - and added another dab of glue on the third scrap - finger pressed the fourth/top scrap down -

When all four layers were glued together - and I was sure they were still lined up with the pin - I pinned the fabric together - taking the smallest bite of the fabric and smoothing it out -

Then went to the other end of the scrap and did the "glue-thing" on that side -
Starting with the bottom scrap -

After all four layers were temporarily glued together -
Out of range of the die blades -
And out of range of the actual SQUARES that will be cut -

I removed the pins and carefully transferred the stack to the die -
And ran it through the die cutter -

Pretty darn close -

Decided on this layout -

Spun the seam on the back -

And the center is a pretty close match -

AND there is NO glue on the SQUARES themselves - just the die cut-off scraps -
Even IF there was glue on the SQUARES - it's water soluble - so it's not a problem -

So I tried it again - and again - and again -

Getting better each time I tried it -

So I made two itty bitty blocks -

That finish at 4" square -

And put them on the design wall -

Then I finished the quarter plate sections on the rest of the Dresden Plates -

So all they need now is the final layout and the "centers" fused and appliqued down -

It took me a while and some trial and error to perfect my "technique" -

But I made 8 sets of 4 - to make 2 more 4" (finished) blocks -

Each time I made one - it got a little easier -

And a little more "lined up" -

And it was fun! -

I'm not sure if it will work as well on a larger scale -

But I can chase that Squirrel on Sunday - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -