This makes a 14" block !

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** Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block **

First cut the Color 1   2-1/2" x 26" strip into four 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangles...

Next cut the Color 1  2-7/8" x 23" strip into eight 2-7/8" squares. Stack and cut these again on the diagonal to make sixteen half square triangles...

Now cut the Color 2  4-7/8" x 19-1/2" strip into four 4-7/8" squares. Stack and cut these again on the diagonal to make eight half square triangles...

Then cut the Color 3  2 -/2" x 32-1/2" strip into thirteen 2-1/2" squares...

Sew a Color 1 half square triangle to the right side of a Color 3  2-1/2" square. Make eight of these, pressing seam allowances towards the darker fabrics. Now sew another Color 1 half square triangle to another Color 3 square, and another Color 1 triangle to it's opposite side, following the diagram at left for orientation. Make four units like this...

Then sew a triangle/ square /triangle unit to the triangle/square unit, pressing seam towards bottom unit. Add another triangle/ square unit to the bottom of that, pressing the seam allowance towards the top. Make four of these units...

Sew a Color 2 half square triangle to either side of the previously made units, pressing seams towards the Color 2 triangles. Make four of these...on to Page 2!
May 23 2000Marcia Hohn

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