Please make this block in October to bring to the November meeting.

When the block is complete it should be 12.5″ x 12.5″

We will be using white fabric for the background and two other colors within the primary/secondary color range.  These colors include red, blue, yellow, green, purple and orange.  Please try to stay within the purest of these colors that you can to make the final quilt cohesive.

Cutting directions

White fabric         One 7 1/4″ x 7 1/4″ square

Two 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ square

Color A (square in the middle, blue in the sample)

Four 9 3/4″ x 2 5/8″ strips

Color B (outside color, red in the sample

One 7 1/4′ x 7 1/4″ square

Piecing Instructions

Cut the large white square diagonally both ways without moving the pieces between cuts.

Cut the two smaller white squares in half diagonally.

Using your ruler with a 45 degree angle cut both ends of your Color A (blue) in opposite directions

Now you will assemble one of the four sub-blocks as follows

Sew one large white triangle to one Color B triangle (Red) as shown above.  (Sorry, I didn’t get that picture centered very well.)

Sew the small white triangle to the short side of the Color A strip (blue)

Sew the two units you just made together at their long edges

Make four of these units and assemble as follows

I hope you have enjoyed this trip to the Balkans–no passport needed!