“The beauty of small projects is they
sew up quickly, just in time for Fourth
of July or any other holiday.”
— JO KRAMER, DESIGNER
50 Quilts & More | SUMMER 2020
3 ) Referring to Diagram 2, arrange four
mottled red dot 2" squares, red Flying
Geese units, and a mottled white dot
31 ∕ 2 " square in three rows. Sew together
pieces in rows. Join rows to make a red
block. The block should be 6^1 ∕ 2 " square
including seam allowances.
4 ) Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make 11 red
blocks total.
5 ) Repeat steps 2 and 3 using mottled blue dot
pieces instead of mottled red dot pieces to
make 11 blue blocks.
6 ) Referring to Diagram 3, measure^1 ∕ 4 " up
from inner points of Flying Geese units
in middle row of a blue block. Trim off
top portion to make a blue half-block.
Repeat to make a red half-block. Discard
trimmed portions.
sq.2"
31 ∕ 2 "
sq.
DIAGRAM 2
(^1) ∕ 4 "
DIAGRAM 3
Yankee Doodle.indd 50 FINAL 3/13/20 11:47 AM