Posted: August 2000

Sample Quilt Layouts

Cut as follows:

BOM Fabric	Sampler Fabric	Cutting Information
WOW (Bkg)	Bkg	Cut 4 3-1/2" squares Cut 2 4" squares
Light/Medium(L/M)	Light#1	Cut 4 3-1/2" squares Cut 2 4" squares
Dark(Dk)	Dark#3	Cut 4 4" squares

Sewing Instructions:

1. Mark Diagonal on the wrong side of the 4" squares of Bkg; match wrong sides together with 4" squares of Dk; stitch 1/4" to either side of diagonal mark; cut apart and press toward Dk fabric.
   
2. Mark Diagonal on the wrong side of the 4" squares of L/M; match wrong sides together with 4" squares of Dk; stitch 1/4" to either side of diagonal mark; cut apart and press toward Dk fabric.
   
3. Attach 3-1/2" square of L/M to 3-1/2" square of Bkg; press toward L/M.
   
4. Attach an HST from step#1 to an HST from step#2 as shown...press in direction of arrow.
   
5. Attach a unit from step#3 to a unit from step#4 as shown; press in direction of arrow.
   
6. Join 2 units from step#5 as shown; press in direction of arrow.
   
7. Join units from step#6 to create block...if you seem to have too much bulk in center...stitch to center from one edge (pushing seams away from stitching) and back stitch...repeat from other edge.
8. 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 a finished quilt.

This is what your block might look like.