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Youwillneed
QRedandwhite fabrics – Five (5)
ydpieces
QBorderfabric– yd
QFreezerpaper – One (1) 15in x
35inpiece
QBackingfabricandbatting,or
fleeceblanket– 56insquare
QBindingfabric– yd
QCrazyblockpattern(see
Te m p l a t e s s e c t i o n)
Finishedsize
QApprox. 50in square
Notes
QUsea inseamthroughout.
QYourquiltmaybelargerorsmaller
dependingonwhat size you trim
your blocks to.
Preparation
1
Startbytracingtwo(2)copies
ofthecrazyblockpatternontoa
pieceoffreezerpaper.Rememberto
transferthenumbersof each piece.
Do not cut out yet.
2
Prepareyourfabricsbypressing
themallwell.Stacka pileoffive
(5)di erent ydpiecesontopof
eachotherwithrightsidesfacingup.
Pinthepaperpatternonthetoplayer
ofthestacktooneside– youwill
need the o cuts for later(Fig 1 ).
individualsections.Thismightbe
a bittrickyif yourfabricsarethick,
butwedonotneedaccuratecutting
at thisstage,sojustdoyourbest.Do
notshu e thepiecesabout,make
sureyoukeepthemintheright
sequence and stacked as a square.
4
Removethepaperfromthetop
layerandlayeachnumbered
patternpieceundereachstack.You
shouldhavetwo(2)pilesof five (5)
divided squares(Fig 2 ).
Arrangingthestacks
5
Rearrangeyourstacksasfollows:
QLeavethe stack labelled 0 as
it is.
QTa ket hetopf abr icf r omst ack 1
andplaceat the bottom of
thestack.
QTakethetoptwo(2)fabrics
fromstack2 and add them to
thebottom.
QTake the top three (3) fabrics from
3
Witha largerotarycutterand
ruler,cuttheouteredgesofthe
squares first. Then, carefully cut the
Fig 2 Fig 3
stack3 andadd them to
thebottom.
QTa ket hetopfou r(4)f abr ic sf r om
stack4 andaddtothebottom.
Eachpieceintheformationshould
now be di erent(Fig 3 ).
6
Placethecut-upsquareonto
a trayasit is andtakeit withyou
toyoursewingmachine.It is very
easytogetthemmuddled up
so do be careful.
7
Takea pieceoffabricfromthetop
ofeachofstacks0 and1 andsew
rightsidestogetherwitha inseam.
Makesureyouaresewingthecorrect
edgestogether.Youdonotneedtobe
tooaccuratewithmatchingthesides.
Concentrateduringtheconstruction
ofthefirstblockbecauseyouwill
notyetbefamiliarwiththeshapes–
however,allwillfallinplace if you
follow the sequence.
8
Adda piecefromstack2,
followedbya piecefromstack
3.Repeatwithstack4 andfinallya
piece from stack 5. Leave the block to
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0
1
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