Sage Bud - Page 2

Sew a Color 2 half square to a Color 1 half square, and a Color 2 small square to a Color 1 small square, using 1/4" seams and press in alternating directions by row. Join the half square row to the square row, pressing seam to one side. This is corner unit A. You will need 4 of these. These should measure 3-1/2" square...

Next sew a Color 1 small square to a Color 1 half square, and a Color 2 small square to a Color 2 half square, using 1/4" seams and press in alternating directions by row. Sew the two units together pressing seam to one side. This is corner unit B. You need 4. These should measure 3-1/2" square...

Then sew a Color 2 half square triangle to the right of a small Color 1 square, pressing seam towards triangle. Sew another Color 2 half square triangle to the bottom of the Color 1 square, again pressing seam towards the triangle. Sew a Color1 1 half square triangle to the pieces half square triangle unit to make corner unit C. You need 4. These should measure 3-1/2"...

Now sew unit As to unit Ds (a Color 3  3-1/2" square), and unit Cs to unit Bs, using 1/4" seams, and pressing seams in alternating directions by row. Join the rows to make the block's corners...

Now just piece the block! Make rows as shown at left, pressing in alternating directions by row....then join the rows to finish the block! ...on to Page 3! 

Oct 6 2002 Marcia Hohn

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Traditional Block

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