American Patchwork & Quilting – October 2019

ASSEMBLE A BLOCKS

Measurements include^1 ⁄ 4 " seam

allowances. Sew with right sides

together unless otherwise stated.

Press seams in directions indicated

by arrows on diagrams. If no direction

is specified, press seam toward darker

fabric.

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line
   on one side of 224 solid white 2^1 ⁄ 2 "
   squares.


2. Align a marked solid white square
   with one corner of solid medium peach
   6" square (Diagram 1; note direction
   of marked line). Sew on marked line.
   Trim excess fabric, leaving a^1 ⁄ 4 " seam
   allowance. Press open attached
   triangle. Add a second marked triangle
   to opposite corner of square to make a
   medium peach corner unit.


3. Repeat Step 2 to make 56 total
   medium peach corner units total.


4. Repeat Step 2 using solid dark
   peach 6" squares instead of solid
   medium peach to make 56 dark peach
   corner units (Diagram 2).
   5. Referring to Diagram 3 for color
   order, sew together a solid white
   21 ⁄ 2 ×42" strip, a solid dark aqua 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×42"
   strip, a solid medium aqua 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×42"
   strip, a solid light aqua 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" strip,
   and a solid white 1×42" strip to make
   an aqua strip set. Repeat to make six
   aqua strip sets total.
   6. Cut strip sets into 148 aqua 1^1 ⁄ 2 "-
   wide segments. Set aside 36 aqua
   segments for Block B.
   7. Referring to Diagram 4, lay out four
   aqua segments, two medium peach
   corner units, two dark peach corner
   units, and one solid dark peach 1^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square in three rows. Sew together
   pieces in rows. Join rows to make
   Block A. The block should be 12^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square including seam allowances.
   8. Repeat Step 7 to make 28 A blocks
   total.

ASSEMBLE B BLOCKS

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line
   on one side of remaining solid white
   21 ⁄ 2 " squares.

Diagram 1

sq.^6 "

(^2) sq.^1 / 2 "
Diagram 2

11 / 2 × 42 "

11 / 2 × 42 "

11 / 2 × 42 "

1 × 42 "

21 / 2 × 42 "

11 / 2 "

Diagram 3

Block A

Diagram 4

(^1) sq.^1 / 2 "

2. Using solid medium aqua 6"
   squares instead of solid medium
   peach, repeat Assemble A Blocks,
   Step 2, to make 18 medium aqua corner
   units (Diagram 5).


3. Repeat Step 2 using solid dark
   aqua instead of solid medium aqua 6"
   squares to make 18 dark aqua corner
   units (Diagram 6).


4. Referring to Diagram 7, lay out
   four aqua segments, two medium aqua
   corner units, two dark aqua corner
   units, and one solid dark peach 1^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square in three rows. Sew together
   pieces in rows. Join rows to make
   Block B. The block should be 12^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square including seam allowances.


5. Repeat Step 4 to make nine B blocks
   total.

Diagram 5

Diagram 6

Block B

Diagram 7

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