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16

Make a total of six Pinwheel

Circle blocks as described in

Steps 11-15.

17

Arrange four Pinwheel Circles

on the 12^1 ⁄ 2 in square of fabric Y

and two Pinwheel Circles on the 6^1 ⁄ 2 x

121 ⁄ 2 in rectangle of fabric Y. Make sure

you have them at least^1 ⁄ 2 in from the

edges of the off-white fabric so they

won’t be caught in the seams.

Appliqué them in place.

Flock of Geese block

18

Rule a diagonal line from corner

to corner on the wrong side of

the four 3^7 ⁄ 8 in fabric Y squares with

the blue marker.

19

Pair the marked squares,

right sides together, with

the remaining 3^7 ⁄ 8 in fabric R and

S squares and sew^1 ⁄ 4 in either side

of the marked lines. Cut along

the marked lines to yield two half-

square triangle units from each set

• eight in total.

20

Referring to the Unit Layout

Diagram, arrange a set of four

matching half-square triangle units

in two rows of two. Sew the units

in pairs and join the rows. Press.

Repeat this step with the other

four matching units. These units

should measure 6^1 ⁄ 2 in square from

raw edge to raw edge.

21

Rule a diagonal line from corner

to corner on the wrong side of

the 6^7 ⁄ 8 in fabric I square. Match it, right

sides together, with the 6^7 ⁄ 8 in fabric L

square and stitch^1 ⁄ 4 in either side of

the marked line. Cut along the line to

yield two large half-square triangle

units. They should measure 6^1 ⁄ 2 in

square from raw edge to raw edge.

22

Arrange the units from Steps

20 and 21 as shown in the

photograph. Sew them together in

pairs, then join the pairs to complete

the block. It should measure 12^1 ⁄ 2 in

square from raw edge to raw edge.

Assembly

23

Sew the large pinwheel panel

to the top of the Sheep Wagon

block and small pinwheel panel to the

bottom of it. Then sew the Flock

of Geese block to the bottom of the

small pinwheel panel to complete

Part 6. It should measure 38^1 ⁄ 2 x

121 ⁄ 2 in, raw edge to raw edge.

For contact details for Natalie Bird,

of The Birdhouse, turn to Stockists

at the back of the magazine.

Flock of Geese block

Unit Layout Diagram

Step 21

This Block of the Month project is being

published over 10 issues of Homespun,

from February to November 2016.

The materials required to make the

complete quilt appear in Part 1. Contact

our subscriptions department to order

a subscription or back issues, or log

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newsstands to get the issues digitally.