Chapter 4 is Live — The Soul Block

Chapter 4 of the Soulshine Quilt Class is now available, and we’re moving on to the second block in the quilt — the Soul Block.

This block is simpler than the Shine Block, but it still has a few details that make a big difference in how clean and consistent your finished quilt looks. In this chapter, we walk through the process step by step so everything feels straightforward and smooth.

If you’d like to join the class or see all the details, you can find it here.

And if you’d like a ready-to-sew option, kits are available here.

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Lesson 12 — Making the Soul Block

In this lesson, we build the Soul Block by snowballing the background corners.

You can mark your sewing lines the traditional way by drawing them, or you can use the laser method I demonstrate in the lesson. The laser is simply a guide for alignment. If you don’t have one or don’t want one, drawing lines works perfectly. Same result, just a different tool.

One key difference from the flying geese in Chapter 3 is how we sew the corners. Instead of sewing a quarter inch away from the marked line, we sew directly on the line. That line becomes your seam line, and accuracy really matters here.

Your drawn line needs to split the corner cleanly, and your background square needs to be positioned carefully before sewing. Even a small shift can make the snowball corner come up a little short. In the lesson, I also show a few simple ways to adjust and work around small inaccuracies if they happen.

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A Different Sewing Approach

We also change our construction method in this chapter.

In Chapter 3, we worked block by block.
In Chapter 4, we switch to batch sewing.

We chain piece all the foreground and background units first, then trim everything, press everything, sew units into pairs, and finally assemble the blocks. It’s a very efficient workflow and works especially well because the Soul Block is simple and repetitive.

Once you get moving, these blocks come together quickly.

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Supplies Used in this Chapter

Fabric I’m using:

• Foreground – Calm + Content collection
• Background – Bella Off White

Pressing Station (underneath my wool mat, I have a flannel/vinyl tablecloth protecting the table):

• Iron
• Wool pressing mat
• Pressing spray
• Misting bottle

Cutting Station:

• Rotary cutter
• Cutting mat
• Smaller subcutting ruler
• Rotating cutting mat
• 6 ½” ruler
• Washi Tape

Sewing Machine Station:

• Juki 2000 on Amazon or Juki 2000 at Sewing Machine Plus
• Dura snips (hanging on my machine)
• Sewing machine light
• Sewing cabinet 
• Sewing chair 
• Sew Laser

By the end of this chapter, you’ll have your Soul Blocks ready for the quilt and another major step completed. This is where the project really starts to feel like it’s coming together.

Take your time, enjoy the rhythm of batch sewing, and watch those blocks stack up.

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