Chinese Puzzle - Page 2

 

 

Next make the quarter squares, by sewing together a Color 3 and Color 2 quarter square triangle, then joining that to a Color 1 half square triangle. Press seams towards darker fabrics. Repeat this same procedure to make one each of the other quarter squares shown at left...

 

 Then piece the previously made units as shown at left...

 

 

  

 

To make the quilt shown below, you would need to piece

every other block as shown at left here instead!

...on to Page 3! 

 

What's with those SCANT 1/4" seams???

Each time we press over a seam allowance, a teeny bit of fabric is used up in the fold-over...using a SCANT 1/4" seam (a couple threads less than a full 1/4") helps to compensate for the block width lost in your pressing! :o)

 
May 31 2000 Marcia Hohn

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