Capitol B and lower case b.
Once begun is half done, says Mary Poppins. As usual, I made the lowercase b too small as I was trying to get that fussy cut B into the middle. On the second round, I determined that I must always start with a 2″ square piece (includes seam allowances); from that the proper size seems to flow. The center bottom square of the capitol B is 2 1/4″ inch without seam allowances, and the top square, while still that width, was eyeball-cut to be more narrow.
I also tried using directional fabrics, working to keep the alphabet always upright.
Here's your road map. If you need lotsa photos, they abound on this blog, but start with "a" as that's where I started.
I only numbered the inside for you, as I knew you could figure out the rest. Don't forget your snowball corners.
Here’s another way to make a capitol B, a little bit more elegant.
For the lower portion:
1-Start with the basic 2-1/2″ block .
2-Sew a 1-1/2″ inch strip to the side. Trim.
3-Then sew on a 2″ strip to the lower edge; trim.
4-Snowball a 1″ square onto the upper right corner, trim and press it to the back.
For the upper portion:
1-Cut a rectangle 1-1/2″ by 2-1/2″.
2-Beginning with the lower edge, sew on a 1-1/2″ strip.
3-Then sew on a 1-1/2″ strip to the side. Trim as you go.
4-On the top of the section, sew on a 2″ strip, but trim it down to 1-3/4″ so it doesn’t look top heavy.
5- Snowball on a corner square to the lower left of the upper unit, as shown.
Press both parts well and trim to 3-1/2″ wide. Sew the top unit to the bottom unit.
Snowball on two more 1″ squares, on on the lower left corner and the upper left corner, as indicated by the pink arrows. Press and trim.
Then, sew on a long 2″ strip along the side, as shown above. Press and trim. This capitol B has more curves and I think, just looks better.
b is for backing, basting, batting, binding, bobbins, Broderie Perse and
Belle Etoile du Jour, (No. 181), from here
