BLOCK OF THE MONTH – FEB/MAR 2015
Disappearing 4 patch
Use pastels of medium colors for this. No brights or darks. Use small prints, mottled prints or plain. No large prints.
BE SURE TO USE A SCANT 1/4″ SEAM SO THE FINISHED BLOCK WILL BE THE PROPER SIZE.
Cut two 6 1/2″ white squares & two 6 1/2″ of the color you choose. Sew into a 4 patch. The block should measure 12 1/2″.
Please check.
Press all seams open. This may seem strange, but most of the possible layouts to make the squares into a quilt involve the colored pieces meeting. If you pressed toward one side, you would have a lot of layers of fabric meeting.
Cut the square 4 times as shown below. Don’t move the squares between cuts.
Measure 5″ from the left side of the square and make the first cut. Then measure 7 1/2″ from the left and make the second cut. Measure 5″ from the bottom and make the third cut. Measure 7 1/2″ from the bottom and make the last cut.
TURN EACH OF THE OBLONG PIECES SO YOUR BLOCK LOOKS LIKE THE FINISHED BLOCK BELOW. EACH WHITE PIECE WILL BE AGAINST A COLORED PIECE.
Sew each row together being careful to match seams. (Will be a little harder when seams are pressed open). I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. Use pins. Finished block should measure 11 1/2″. Please check.
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