Fabric Cutting Information Dark Cut 8 2-1/2"x4-1/2" rectangles Medium Cut 1 4-1/2" square Cut 1 2-1/2"x11" strip Background Cut 4 2-1/2"x4-1/2" rectangles Cut 16 2-1/2" squares Cut 1 2-1/2"x11" strip

Posted: November 2004 Sample Quilt Layouts

Step	Sewing Directions
1	Mark a diagonal on the wrong side of all the 2-1/2" squares of Bkg.
2	Watching orientation as shown...place a 2-1/2" square of Bkg on one corner of 4 2-1/2"x4-1/2" rectangles of Dark...right sides together. Stitch just to the outside of the diagonal line. Repeat on opposite corner...press open to corners. Turning the unit face down, trim back to size. You may now trim the excess fabric from the corners, if you choose. (Diagram 1)
3	Repeat step#2 to create the 4 mirror units. (Diagram 2)
4	Join a unit from step#2 and step#3...press either way. Square up to 4-1/2". (Diagram 3)
5	Attach 2-1/2"x11" strip of Bkg to same of Medium...press toward Medium. Cut 4 2-1/2" units from new strata. (Diagram 4)
6	Attach a 2-1/2"x4-1/2" rectangle of Bkg to units cut from step#5...pressing toward Bkg rectangle. Make 2 of each orientation shown. Square up to 4-1/2". (Diagram 5)
7	Attach one of each unit from step#6 to opposite sides of unit from step#4...press toward Bkg rectangles. (Diagram 6)
8	Attach last 2 units from step#4 to opposite sides of 4-1/2" square of Medium. Press away from center. (Diagram 7)
9	Attach rows from step#7 to opposite sides of row from step#8...press either way. (Diagram 8)
10	IMPORTANT: Please square up your finished block to be sure it is 12-1/2". If it is larger or smaller, check your seams and redo if necessary. If you do not check your measurements, your block may not join properly with other blocks easily to create the finished quilt.