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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Chock-A-Block Wednesday

Comfort Quilt


When placed side by side this
block makes a very interesting quilt.
It would be wonderful for a scrappy
project as well.


Cutting Requirements:

Fabric A: Dark
8 - 2 1/4" squares
I made mine 4 - red, 4 - blue

Fabric B:  Light
4 - 2 1/4" x 5" rectangles

Fabric C:  Light
4 - 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" rectangles

Fabric D:  Dark
1 - 1 1/2" square


Make center 9 patch first.
Layout Fabrics A,C, & D
as shown and sew together
in 3 rows.  Press rows 1 & 3
to the inside and row 2 to the outside.


Sew rows together.


Square to 5".


Sew Fabric A squares to
the ends of 2 Fabric B
rectangles. 


Sew Fabric B rectangles
to each side of center
9 patch as shown.


Layout as shown.


Sew rows together and
square to 8 1/2".


Here is another one I did.



And another.


And another.

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