{"id":2795,"date":"2014-05-05T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T08:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2014-05-05T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T08:51:48","slug":"modern-churn-dash-a-quick-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=2795","title":{"rendered":"Modern Churn Dash: A Quick How-To"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I was sewing my churn dash quilt, a <a title=\"Modern Churn Dash Ta dah!\" href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/quilting-2\/modern-churn-dash-ta-dah\" target=\"_blank\">Dashing Echo<\/a>, I always thought of it as a &#8216;modern churn dash&#8217; and somehow this name stuck. The churn dash block is a traditional block and I love the look of it. Changing it up a bit felt a little strange but I love the new look. When I showed my quilt on the blog I was asked if I could write a little how-to for it and I&#8217;m happy to oblige.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_00031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2734\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_00031-762x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Churn Dash\" width=\"584\" height=\"784\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry to say that I cannot remember how much of the background fabric I used but \u00a0believe I started with two meters and had some left over. For the churn dashes I used 10 different fat quarters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cutting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Background: 15 x (8.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;) and 32 x (4.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>Five whole churn dashes: 2 x (9&#8243; x 9&#8243;) cut diagonally and 4 x (4.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>Two 3\/4 churn dashes: 1 x (9&#8243; x 9&#8243;) cut diagonally and 2 x (4.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>two half churn dashes: 1 x (9&#8243; x 9&#8243;) cut diagonally and 1 x (4.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>Four 1\/4 churn dashes: 1 x (9&#8243; x 9&#8243;) cut diagonally and 1 x (4.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;) Note: you only need one of the triangles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve cut all your fabrics lay out your churn dashes starting with the one in the centre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Modern-Churn-Dash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2817\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Modern-Churn-Dash.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Churn Dash\" width=\"508\" height=\"652\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The difference between the traditional churn dash and this version is that it&#8217;s not sewn in blocks but in rows. The pattern is a repeat of four different rows. My quilt is constructed from nine rows; rows 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Modern-Churn-Dash-Row.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2818\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Modern-Churn-Dash-Row.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Churn Dash Row\" width=\"680\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each row can be split up into blocks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Modern-Churn-Dash-Blocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2819\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Modern-Churn-Dash-Blocks.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Churn Dash Blocks\" width=\"724\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sewing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sew the half square triangles (HSTs) making sure you do not jumble up the colours. Pick two triangles from the first row, sew together and press. I like to press the seams open. Trim to 8.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243;, put them back in the correct place and grab the next pair. Sew all the HSTs together.<\/li>\n<li>Now sew together the rectangles. They consist of one background rectangle and one coloured one and can therefore easily be chain pieced. Press and put back in the correct place.<\/li>\n<li>Sew the blocks into rows.<\/li>\n<li>Sew the rows together.<\/li>\n<li>Baste, quilt and bind your quilt.<\/li>\n<li>Snuggle!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if you turn the blocks sewn from rectangles 180 degrees you end up with some <a title=\"How not to\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/quilting-2\/how-not-to\" target=\"_blank\">positive doughnuts<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2472.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2805\" src=\"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_2472-1016x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Positive Doughnut\" width=\"584\" height=\"588\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding this how-to please don&#8217;t hesitate to ask.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I was sewing my churn dash quilt, a Dashing Echo, I always thought of it as a &#8216;modern churn dash&#8217; and somehow this name stuck. 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