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Block of the Month 2023
Due at April meeting
Measure twice, cut once. Use a 1/4
Fabric needed: 3 strips of Dark Green-- cut 1 ½ by 12
1 cut 1 ½ by
3 Strips of Light Green—1 cut 1½ by 12
2 cut 1 ½ by 6
4 white squares cut 3 ½
1 white square cut 4 ¼ (can be tone on tone. Doesn’t need to be solid)
1 gold square cut 4 ¼ (can be tone on tone or Goldish.)
Strip piece the greens as follows:
12 inch pieces…Dark green to a light green then adding another dark green keeping the
light green in the middle. The measurement of the width should be 3 ½. Cut these into 6 1 ½
strip sets
6 inch pieces…light to a dark green then adding another light green with a dark green in
the middle. Cut these into 3 1 ½ inch strip sets.
Piece the green strip sets into a nine patch with the dark green squares at the corners and
a dark square in the middle. (see the printed block as a reference)
Make 2 half square triangle blocks using the 4 ¼ inch white and gold squares. Layer the
two fabrics right sides together, draw a diagonal line down the middle then a line on either side of
the diagonal at ¼ inch away. Stitch on those two lines. Cut down the center diagonal line to
create 2 half square triangle blocks. Trim to 3 ½ inches.
Lay out your component blocks according to the block image:
Row one…Half square triangle, white block, nine patch block
Row two…White block, nine patch block, white block
Row three…nine patch block, white block, half square triangle block.
Stitch the rows together using a ¼ inch seam allowance.
For a You Tube video about strip piecing Nine Patch Blocks go to:
You Tube—Epida Studio 9 patch
If you have questions email me at: juliea1955@yahoo.co

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