Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 45

Aunt Mary's Favorite

 

 

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

 

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

 

 

This is how I made my block.  It may

differ from the original instructions.

 

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A: Fussy Cut

1 - 4 1/2'' square

 

Fabric B: Blue

4 - 2 1/2'' squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

 

Fabric C: White Print

4 - 2 1/2'' squares

 

Fabric D:  Red

3 - 2 1/2'' x 4 1/2'' rectangles

 

 

Make Center Unit:

Place a Fabric B square on opposite

sides of Fabric A square as shown and

sew on drawn line.  Press to the corner,

then trim seam to 1/4''.

 

 

Repeat to opposite corners and square

to 4 1/2''.

 

 

Sew a Fabric D rectangle to each side of

center unit and press seams to the Fabric D.

 

Sew a Fabric C square to each side of

a Fabric D rectangle as shown.  Make 2.

 

Sew long rectangle units to top and

bottom of center unit as shown.

Square to 8 1/2''.

 

Check out everyone's work on Dustin's Flickr site:

 

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/

 

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