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Flying-X Block

Flying-X Block

You only need 2 fabrics for this block: a WOW, or white, and a medium. We will be making this one 12" finished.

Cut as follows:

BOM Fabric

Sampler Fabric

Cutting Information

WOW

Background

Cut 4 3-1/2" squares
Cut 4 4" squares

Blue floral

Med#3

Cut 4 3-1/2" squares
Cut 4 4" squares

Sewing Instructions:

  1. Mark diagonal on the wrong side of the 4" WOW squares; match right sides together with Medium 4" squares; stitch 1/4" on either side of the diagonal mark; cut apart on diagonal mark; press toward Medium fabric. Square up to 3-1/2".

  1. Attach 3-1/2" square of WOW to 3-1/2" square of Medium; press seam toward Medium fabric.
  2. Attach 2 HSTs together as shown below; press in direction of arrow.

  1. Attach units from step#2 and step#3 together as shown below creating 4 corner units; press in direction of arrow.

  1. Join 2 corner units together as shown creating both halves of block; press in direction of arrow.

  1. Join units from step#5 together to create block as shown.
  2. 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.