Wrapped Present Quilt Block

A wrapped gift with a gold ribbon cross and a green bow, as a geometric quilt block. Straight lines only, so it tucks fast.

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Christmas Collection

Wrapped Present Quilt Block is one of 24 new Christmas designs

All 24 patterns, each with colour guide, fabric list and cut maps for 8, 6 and 5 in boards
US Letter and A4 PDFs, plus SVG cut maps
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Board size: best at 6 or 8 in. Every piece stays wide enough to tuck at 6 in. Use 1 in thick XPS foam with a double-sided adhesive sheet, scored about ¼ in deep.
Edge pieces: 4 of the 16 pieces touch the board edge (1, 2, 6, 16). Cut them with about 1 in extra on the edge sides so the fabric wraps down the side, and remember a frame lip hides about ¼ in all round.
Watch these pieces: none. Every piece is at least 9 mm wide at 8 in.
Tucking order: start with the big pieces 1, 2, 6, 7 and work in to the smallest (16, 3, 5). Tuck the front grooves as you go and wrap the board sides at the end.
Similar colors: B and E; C and F; D and E are close. Choose fabrics with a clear difference in lightness, or the shapes will blend.

The numbered colour guide and the true-scale cut maps are in the PDF.

Sizes include ¼ in to tuck, and 1 in on sides that wrap the board edge. Rounded up to the next ¼ in.

Fabric	Pieces	Biggest scrap	Total
A White	A White	3 pieces: 1, 2, 6 · 3 on the edge	10 × 4¼ in91 sq in total	91 sq in
B Brown	B Brown	1 piece: 16 · 1 on the edge	10 × 2¼ in23 sq in total	23 sq in
C Dark mustard	C Dark mustard	4 pieces: 8, 10, 12, 13	2¾ × 1½ in15 sq in total	15 sq in
D Red	D Red	2 pieces: 7, 15	2¾ × 2¼ in12 sq in total	12 sq in
E Burgundy	E Burgundy	2 pieces: 9, 14	2¾ × 2¼ in12 sq in total	12 sq in
F Light mustard	F Light mustard	2 pieces: 4, 11	1½ × 1½ in5 sq in total	5 sq in
G Forest green	G Forest green	2 pieces: 3, 5	2¼ × 2¼ in10 sq in total	10 sq in

Every fabric fits in scraps: the largest single piece at this size is 10 in long. A fat quarter (FQ) is about 18 × 21 in.

1
Stick, print, tape
Stick a double-sided adhesive sheet on the foam, keep its liner on, then tape the cut map printed at 100 % on top.
8 × 8 in board, 1 in thick XPS
2
Score every line
Cut through paper, liner and sheet along each line with a fresh #11 blade. Light strokes; angle the blade under sharp points.
Grooves about ¼ in (6 mm) deep
3
Peel one piece at a time
Lift the paper and liner of one piece only. Keep a second print as your map: once the foam is bare, shapes look alike.
The paper piece is your template
4
Cut the fabric
Lay the paper piece face up on the fabric and cut around it with a margin. Edge pieces need extra to wrap the side.
¼ to ½ in margin, edge pieces 1 in
5
Tuck with light strokes
Press the fabric on the sticky shape and push its edges into the grooves with the flat back of a seam ripper, opposite sides in turn.
Trim to ⅛ in before the final push
6
Big pieces first, edges last
Fill the background first and small details last, then finish the board edges. Push into corners, never away from them.
Simple 8 in board: about 1½ to 2 h