Chock-A-Block Wednesday

Prairie Flower

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Gold

5 - 4 1/2" squares

8 - 2 1/2" squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

Fabric B: Blue

4 - 4 1/2" squares

8 - 2 1/2" squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

Make Outer Corner Units:

Place 2 1/2" Fabric B square in a corner

of 4 1/2" Fabric A square with right sides

together.  Sew a thread width away from line

on the outside of the line.  Press seam to the

Fabric A and trim seam to 1/4".  Repeat

procedure in the opposite corner.  Square

to 4 1/2".  Make 4.

Make Outer Center Units:

Place a Fabric A 2 1/2" square in the

corner of a Fabric B 4 1/2" square with

right sides together.  Sew a thread width

away from drawn line on the outer side

of drawn line, press seam to the corner.

Trim seam to 1/4". 

Repeat procedure on the corner next

to the first as shown.  Square to 4 1/2".

Make 4.

Layout units as shown and sew

together in 3 rows.  Press seams

in rows 1 & 3 to the outside and

seams in row 2 to the inside.

Sew rows together and press final

seams open to reduce bulk.

Square to 12 1/2".

I went on a Holiday Home Tour

over the weekend and saw this

antique Prairie Flower quilt on the

bed.  The blocks are set on point and

I especially like the additional star

pattern created when set with

alternating plain blocks.