It’s a lovely sunny day as we’re writing this, so it seems rather unseasonal to post a tutorial for a block called “The Snowball”! However, we’ve avoided using wintery colours in our example, instead going for bold contrasts and intense, spicy colours – which shows just how versatile this block can be with the right fabrics.
The Snowball Block is a fast and easy pattern which uses the ‘quick corners’ method – it’s a simple technique which creates loads of opportunity for interesting combinations of blocks across a larger quilt.
You can use a number of the same blocks to form a lovely diamond pattern, but you can also pair it (as shown in the other example here) with a simple 9 Patch block using the same fabrics. This draws the eye to the other ways in which the plain and printed fabrics interlock, creating new shapes and interest.
Click on through to see the pattern, or visit the main Tutorials page and take a look at some of our other blocks from this year.
