Girl's Favorite Block
You need 3 fabrics for this block: a WOW, or white, and 2 mediums. We will be making this one 12" finished.
Use Christmas colors this time, they can have a print on them if you wish. Let’s give someone a Christmas quilt!
Cut as follows:
BOM Fabric |
Sampler Fabric |
Cutting Information |
WOW |
Background |
Cut 1 6-1/2" square
Cut 4 3-1/2" squares
Cut 4 4-1/2" squares |
Christmas Green |
Med#2 |
Cut 2 4-1/2" squares |
Christmas Red |
Med#4 |
Cut 4 3-1/2" squares
Cut 2 4-1/2" squares |
Sewing Instructions:
- Mark diagonal on wrong side of all 3-1/2" squares of Red; match right sides to one corner of 6-1/2" square of WOW; stitch on diagonal; press toward corner. Repeat on other 3 corners.
- Mark diagonal on the wrong side of the 4-1/2" WOW squares; match right sides together with Green and #2 4-1/2" squares; stitch 1/4" on either side of the diagonal mark; cut apart on diagonal mark; press toward Medium fabric.
 
- Mark diagonal on wrong side of HSTs with Red; match right sides together with WOW on opposite Green...butt seams carefully; stitch 1/4" on either side of diagonal mark; cut apart on diagonal mark; press either way. Square up to 3-1/2".
- Attach 2 Quarter square triangles from step#3 together; press seams in direction of arrow.
- Attach 3-1/2" squares of WOW to either end of 2 units from step#4; press seam toward end squares.
- Attach last 2 units from step#4 to opposite sides of unit from step#1; press seam toward center unit.
- Attach rows from step#5 to either side of unit from step#6 creating the block; press seams toward outer rows.
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.
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