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 scant 1/4" seams 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. Trim this back to measure 3-1/2" square of needed...

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 scant 1/4" seams press in alternating directions by row. Sew the two units together pressing seam to one side. This is corner unit B. Trim this back to measure 3-1/2" square of needed...

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. Trim this back to measure 3-1/2" square of needed...

Now sew unit A to unit D (a Color 3  3-1/2" square), and unit C to unit B, using scant 1/4" seams, and pressing seams in alternating directions by row. Join the rows to make the block's corner...

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! 

İOct 6 2002 Marcia Hohn

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Traditional Block

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