Snowball
The actual name of this block is Octagon….but everyone calls it Snowball!
Cutting instructions
Carefully choosing your colors and fabrics, solids or prints, can assure a perfect block. Use just a light and a dark fabric, and you can never be wrong! In any case start by making a test block before cutting pieces for the whole quilt. It will make you more confident to continue and make the whole thing. And always remember FINISHED SIZE means the size it will be in a completed quilt. The measurements given already have the ¼ inch allowance included.
| Finished Block Size | Cut 1 square for center | Cut 4 squares for corners |
| 3” | 3.5” | 1.5” |
| 6” | 6.5” | 2.5” |
| 9” | 9.5” | 3.5” |
| 12” | 12.5” | 4.5” |
names of the block
Octagon, Calico Snowball, Hour Glasses, The Marble Floor, Rob Peter to pay Paul, Snowballs
#REFERENCE: Maggie Malone “5500 Quilt Blocks Designs”
Video tutorial of the Snowball quilt block
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