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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 5

New Jersey
 

We are quilting along with Barbara
Brackman's Block of the Week,
Grandmother's Choice.
 
What a coincidence!  I am a Jersey Girl
AND I happen to be visiting my hometown
in NJ for a few weeks.
 
 
Fabric A: Dark Blue
2 - 4" squares, cut on the diagonal
 
Fabric B: Red Print
4 - 2 1/4" x 3 1/8" rectangle
 
Fabric C: Red
2 - 1 1/8" x 3 5/8" strips
 
Fabric D:  Light Blue
3 - 3 7/8" squares, cut twice on the diagonal
 
Fabric E:  Medium Blue
1 - 3" square, cut twice on the diagonal
 
Fabric F:  Red
1 - 1 1/8" x 7 3/8"
 
 
Layout as shown and sew a Fabric D
triangle to each side of Fabric B rectangle.
Press seams to the inside.
 
 
Sew a Fabric E triangle to the bottom
of above unit.  Press seam to the top.
Make 4.
 
 
Sew 2 of the above units to each side
of a Fabric C strip.  Press seams to the
inside.  Make 2.
 
 
Sew the above 2 units to each side of
a Fabric F strip.  Press seams to the inside.
 
 
Sew a Fabric A triangle as shown to
each corner.  Press seams to the outside.
Square to 8 1/2".
 
Check out everyones work on the Flickr site:


See you next Sunday!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


4 comments:

  1. Thank you for the instructions. I was drawing a blank as to how to do this one!

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  2. Your blocks are fantastic.
    Liebe Grüße Grit

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  3. Hello, once again a big thanks to you!!! I'm coming up with my blocks!! And your fabric is fantastic: where is it from??? Only one block left for me....

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