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This makes a 14" block! One of these was made in Greenspring, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, 1839 by Margaret Thompson Blean. |
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** Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block ** |
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Using the templates provided, cut out the indicated number of units from the Color 1 9" x 36" strip... |
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Then cut the units indicated from the Color 2 8" x 27" strip... |
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Now sew sixteen pairs of trapezoids by placing two traps right sides together and using a 1/4" seam allowance from a point 1/4" in from the V (Inner) corner to the lower right edge, backstitching one stitch at the beginning (inner) edge. Press seams to one side. Inset a triangle by sewing from the outer edge to a point 1/4" from the point of the triangle. Backstitch. Now FOLD the unit in half right sides together to line up the remaining un-sewn edge. Sew from the previous stopping point to the outside edge, backstitching one stitch at the beginning of the seam. Repeat this with all sixteen trap units... |
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Traditional Block |
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Nov 11 2002 Marcia Hohn
