Posted: October 1998

Sample Quilt Layouts

You need to cut as follows:

1. White: cut 1 5-1/4" square
2. Red: cut 1 4-1/2" square; cut 1 5-1/2" square
3. Blue: cut 2 5" squares
4. Green: cut 2 5-1/2" squares
5. Dark Green: cut 2 5" squares

Sewing Instructions:

1. Mark diagonal on wrong side of blue 5" squares; match right sides together with dark green 5" squares; stitch 1/4" on either side of diagonal; cut apart on diagonal and press seams toward blue fabric. *** Square up to 4-1/2". ***
   
   
2. Mark diagonal on wrong side of medium green 5-1/2" squares; match right sides together with white and red squares of same size; stitch 1/4" on either side of diagonal; cut apart on diagonal and press seams toward green fabric. (See diagram from step#1).
3. Mark new diagonal on wrong side of white/green HSTs from step#2, match right sides together of a white/green HST and a red/green HST from step#2 - seams should touch each other; stitch 1/4" on either side of new diagonal just drawn; cut apart on diagonal and press seams toward red/green fabric. *** Square up to 4-1/2" ***
   
   
4. Attach unit from step#1 to either side of unit from step#3 as shown - create 2 rows. Press seams toward corner units.
   
   
5. Attach remaining units from step#3 to either side of red 4-1/2" square as shown. Press seams toward red square.
   
   
6. Attach row from step#4 to either side of row from step#5 as shown in finished unit below. Press seams toward center row.
7. 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.