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Block Six

Make 2, one of each color combination.
Unfinished Size: 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" each

Cutting Chart

The fabric requirements for the entire quilt are available here. Cut all strips on the crosswise grain of the fabric (from selvage to selvage).

Getting Started

Seam allowances are 1/4". Refer to Accurate Seam Allowance. Whenever possible, use the Assembly Line Method. Press seams in direction of arrows.

Pieces Needed for Block Six

Fabric E (Blue)

From 7 1/4"-wide strip cut:

• One 7 1/4" square *

From 2 3/8"-wide strip cut:

• One 2 3/8" x 30" strip

Fabric F (Cedar Green)

From 2 1/2"-wide strip cut:

• One 2 1/2" square

Fabric J (Gold)

From 7 1/4"-wide strip cut:

• One 7 1/4" square *

From 5"-wide strip cut:

• One 5" x 30" piece

Fabric M (Burgundy)

From 7 1/4"-wide strip cut:

• One 7 1/4" square *

From 5"-wide strip cut:

• One 5" x 30" piece

From 2 1/2"-wide strip cut:

• One 2 1/2" square

Fabric N (Blue)

From 7 1/4"-wide strip cut:

• One 7 1/4" square *

From 2 3/8"-wide strip cut:

• One 2 3/8" x 30" piece

Lightweight Fusible Web – Scraps

* Cut twice diagonally to make four quarter-square triangles.

Making the Block

1. Sew together one Fabric J quarter-square triangle and one Fabric N quarter-square triangle along one short edge as shown. Press. Make four.
   

2. Sew together one 5" x 30" Fabric J strip and one 2 3/8" x 30" Fabric N strip as shown to make a strip set. Press. Cut four 6 7/8"-wide segments.
   

3. Cut each 6 7/8" segment from step 2 in half once diagonally to make two triangles. Triangles labeled * will be used to complete block.
   

4. Sew together one unit from step 1 and one unit from step 3 as shown. Make Press. Make four.
   

5.  Arrange and sew together units from step 4 as shown. Press using Twisted Seam technique.
   

6. Refer to Quick-Fuse Appliqué. Use pinwheel center circle pattern to trace one pinwheel center circle on fusible web. Use 2 1/2" Fabric M square to prepare center circle for fusing.

7. Refer to block diagram above to position and fuse center circle to unit from step 5 as shown. Finish appliqué edges with machine satin stitch or other decorative stitching as desired.

8. Repeat steps 1 – 7 substituting Fabric M for Fabric J, Fabric E for Fabric N, and Fabric F for Fabric M. Each Block Six measures 12 1/2" square (unfinished).

 

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