This makes a 12" block!

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** Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block ** 

Using the template provided cut four trapezoids from Color 1...

Cut ten four patch squares from Color 1 and from Color 3...

Cut four Triangles B's from Color 3,and eight Triangle A's from Colors 1, 2 and 3...

Using the small squares, sew five four patch units as shown at left, using all 1/4" seams and pressing to the darker sides...

Sew the long end of a trapezoid to a Triangle B unit, pressing seam towards trap. Add a Color 3 Triangle A unit as shown at left, again pressing seam towards trap. Make four units like this. These should measure 4-1/2"...

Sew Color 1 and Color 2 triangles to adjacent sides of four of the four patches, sewing on opposite corners first, then the remaining two sides.*NOTE: on two of these, the blue squares need to be horizontal rather than vertical. To make the center four patch, do the same thing, but using Color 3 triangles... on to Page 2!

April 7 2003 Marcia Hohn

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