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PROJECTlparadise found

Piecingthe f lower

blocks

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Tomakethecornerunits,join

a 2inprintsquaretoa 2in

neutralsquare,pressingtowardsthe

print.Thenjointoa 2inx 4in

printpiece,againpressing towards

the print(Fig 3 ).

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Fig 4

Fig 5

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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 2inx 4inprintpiece

totheunit,asshown,andthen

a 2inx 6inprintpiece,pressing

towards the print(Fig 6 ).

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Fig 6

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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 2inx 4in

neutralpiecetooneside,taking care

with the placement(Fig 8 ).

19

Jointheremaining 2 inx

4 inneutralpiecetoa 2in

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 4in

neutral square with a 1in beak

printsquare,thenjoina 2inx 4in

headprintpiecetotheside,taking

care with the placement(Fig 11 ).

22

Snowballthebackofthebird’s

headwitha 1inneutral

squareandthenjoina 2inx 6in

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