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Big Block Pattern: Sunshine & Rainbows

Make this fun 27″ block. Sure to add a smile to your day, this sunny traditional block has a new sparkle.

So grab your rotary cutter and let’s get started!

Sunshine & Rainbows

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Block Size

27″ finished (27 1/2″ unfinished block size)

Fabric Requirements

We used some our beloved American Jane scraps.

Yellow Sun – 1/2 yard

Rainbows –  3″ x 15″ scraps of four different colors

Center – 4″ square scrap

Background – 3/4 yard

Cutting Instructions

1-fabric

Yellow Sun –

4 – 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ squares

4 – 7″ x 7″ squares

Rainbows –

1 – 2″ x 15″ strip from four different fabrics

Center –

1 – 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ square

Background –

4 – 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ squares

4 – 7″ x 7″ squares

4 – 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangles

Assembly Instructions

  1. Mark a line down the center of the back of the 7″ x 7″ white squares. Mark a line 1/4″ on each side of the center line.
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  2. Layer a 7″ x 7″ sunshine square with a 7″ x 7″ marked white square, right sides together. Sew down the two outer lines on the background square.
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  3. Cut the half squares apart on the center line.
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  4. Press the half square open and evenly trim the block to 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ square.
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    Make four.
  5. Sew the units made in the previous step to the  6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ white and sunshine squares as shown below.
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  6. Sew the units made in the previous step together, as shown below.
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  7. Sew the 2″ x 15″ colored strips together and trim cut them into 3 1/2″ segments.
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  8. Sew the segment made in the previous step to the 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ background rectangle as shown below.
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  9. Sew the block units into rows and sew the block together.
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Download the tutorial here.

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