10.5“ unfinished
Fabrics
- one light to medium solid green
- one print or batik etc. of any primary or secondary color
except green
Cut
- 2 squares 6” each from the green solid
- 2 squares 6” each from the print
Sew / Cut
1- With right
sides facing up stack the 6”
squares; first a solid then the print, then solid then print. You will have a stack of 4 – 6” squares all facing up.
2- Cut out the square
template. Do not cut the individual shapes yet! For folks in blogland cut a 6" square of paper. About 2.5" from the top corner put a mark and again on the opposite bottom corner and draw a line between these two points. should look like this...
3- Place your
stack of 6” squares on the cutting mat and the template directly on top of the
stack of 6” squares.
- Place your ruler
over cutting line and cut through the paper and all 4 layers.
- Run through the
cut line twice to make sure you’ve cut all 4 layers.
4- Remove the
template. Take the top “A” patch and put
it on the bottom of the stack. Now you are looking at a solid
“A” patch and a Printed “B”
patch. Sew these 2 patches
together.
The next A and B are reversed- sew these 2 patches together.
Repeat with the next 2 sets. Press all seams
towards the print.
The patches are at odd angles when sewn. Just make sure the overlap on the top edge is 1/4" and your 2 patch will come out right.
Lay out the 4 pieced
units according to the picture. Match the centers
of the rectangles and leave the extra length to the
outside edges. With right sides together sew as you would a 4-patch. Trim to 10.5”
This simple stack and wack technique is very useful and can be applied to many shapes. there's a little more wastage in the trimming-up but there is a real savings in time in the cutting!
Hope you enjoy this simple fun block! Have a great weekend!
Cheers, Claire W.
Hope you enjoy this simple fun block! Have a great weekend!
Cheers, Claire W.
I like this shape - can imagine it in lots of contexts.
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