PROJECTlparadise found
Piecingthe f lower
blocks
11
Tomakethecornerunits,join
a 2 inprintsquaretoa 2 in
neutralsquare,pressingtowardsthe
print.Thenjointoa 2 inx 4 in
printpiece,againpressing towards
the print(Fig 3 ).
Fig 3
Fig 4
Fig 5
12
Draworpressa diagonal
lineontwo(2) 2 inneutral
squares.Pintotheoppositecorners
oftheunit,takingcarewiththe
placementasshown(Fig 4 ). Stitch
ontheline,flip‘open’andpress– to
‘snowball’thecorner– trimming
awaytheexcessfromthebackpieces
if preferred.Makethirteen(13)sets
of four (4) matching corner units.
13
Toassembletheblock,youwill
needfour(4)cornerunits,a
matching 4 inprintsquareforthe
centreandfour(4)quartersquare
triangle units for each side.
14
Jointhemtogetherinthree
(3)rowsofthree(3),pressing
asdirectedandtakingcarewith
theplacement(Fig 5 ). Yourblocks
shouldmeasure 12 in square. Make
thirteen (13).
PiecingtheBirdof
Paradiseblocks
15
Tom a k et h eb i r d ’sw i n g s ,
repeatsteps 11-12 with wing
print pieces.
16
Joina 2 inx 4 inprintpiece
totheunit,asshown,andthen
a 2 inx 6 inprintpiece,pressing
towards the print(Fig 6 ).
Fig 13
Fig 12
Fig 11
Fig 10
Fig 9
Fig 8
Fig 7
Fig 6
17
Snowballoppositecorners
oftheunitwithtwo(2)
2 insquares,takingcarewiththe
placement,asshowninFig 7. Make
twelve(12)pairsofwings (twenty-
four (24) in total).
18
Tomakethebird’stail,repeat
steps11-12withbody/tail
printpieces,thenjoina 2 inx 4 in
neutralpiecetooneside,taking care
with the placement(Fig 8 ).
19
Jointheremaining 2 inx
4 inneutralpiecetoa 2 in
printsquare,pressing towards the
neutral(Fig 9 ).
20
Jointhetwo(2)rowsofthe
tailtogether(Fig 10 ). Make
twelve (12).
21
Tom a k et h eb i r d ’sh e a d ,
snowballthecornerofa 4 in
neutral square with a 1 in beak
printsquare,thenjoina 2 inx 4 in
headprintpiecetotheside,taking
care with the placement(Fig 11 ).
22
Snowballthebackofthebird’s
headwitha 1 inneutral
squareandthenjoina 2 inx 6 in
neutralpiecetothetop,pressing
awayfrom the bird(Fig 12 ). Make
six (6).
23
Repeatsteps21-22reversing
theplacementasshown in
(Fig 13 ). Make six (6).
24
Toassembletheblock,choose
a pairofwingunitsand
matching tail and head units.
25
Snowballthecornersofthe
wingswithtwo(2) 2 intail/
headsquares(Fig 14 ), thenassemble
theblockintwo(2)rowsoftwo(2).
Yourblocksshouldmeasure 12 in
square.Makesix(6)facingright and
six (6) facing left(Fig 15 ).
Make 13 sets of 4
Make 6 in each direction