Countdown to Paducah 2018: Block 26
8″ x 8″
Cutting Instructions:
From the white fabric, cut:
(4) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ rectangles
(4) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares
(8) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares
(2) 2″ x 2″ squares
From the dark blue fabric, cut:
(12) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares
From the light blue fabric, cut:
(4) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares
(4) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ rectangles
(1) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ square
From the dark purple fabric, cut:
(2) 2″ x 2″ squares
(4) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares
Instructions:
Half Square Triangles
Mark the back of the 2″ white squares diagonally from corner to corner. Use this as a guide to make half square triangles. Layer with the 2″ dark purple squares and sew 1/4″ from the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line to make two half square triangles.
Size the half square triangles to 1 1/2″ each. Make 4.
Dark Blue Faux Flying Geese
Mark the back of the 1 1/2″ dark blue squares diagonally from corner to corner. Lay a 1 1/2″ dark blue square in the corner of the 2 1/2″ white square. Sew on the drawn line from corner to corner. Cut 1/4″ on the outside of the drawn line. Press. Make 8.
Dark Purple Faux Flying Geese
Lay a 1 1/2″ dark purple square on the end of a 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ white rectangle and sew from corner to corner. Use the assembly diagram to check the direction of the angle. Measures 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. Make 4.
Square in a Square
Mark the back of the 1 1/2″ white squares diagonally from corner to corner. Lay the 1 1/2″ white square in the corner of the 2 1/2″ light blue square. Sew on the drawn line. Cut 1/4″ on the outside of the drawn line. Press. Repeat for the other three corners.
Measures 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″.
Note: The colors show in the illustration below do not reflect the colors used in this block.
Block Assembly:
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