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| JULY 2001 Block of the Month Pattern |
| BLOCK- Yankee Puzzle using HSTs (Half-Square Triangles) |
| For TWO 12.5" unfinshed blocks Fabric to Cut: 16 3 7/8" squares of medium / dark 16 3 7/8" squares of light / lighter |
On the wrong side of the light fabric squares, draw a line diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner with a pencil. This will be your cutting line LATER Lay the lighter squares right sides together with the dark squares. You should have 16 sets now. Measure (and draw, if needed) scant 1/4" from the marker cutting line and stitch the light to the dark using a 1/4" seam allowance. Turn fabric and stitch scant 1/4" from marked line on other side. Do this for all 16 sets of squares. Chain stitching works well with this procedure. |
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| Cut each stitched square on cutting line. Finger press the seams flat on the right side of the seam and press seams to the dark fabric side. You should now have 32 HSTs (Half Square Triangles). |
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With all seams pressed toward the darker fabric, arrange 4 HSTs into 1st row. Stitch HSTs together on side seams that will touch making sure right sides are together and order is maintained - Always use 1/4" seams |
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| Once the skill of making HSTs is mastered..... many arrangements and designs are available to make with a simple arranging of the HSTs. |
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| The possibilities are endless!!! |
| Cut 16 of each color |
| You will use 16 HSTs for each 12.5" unfinished block |
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| Arrange 12 other HSTs into Rows 2, 3 & 4 as shown and stitch the touching seams as done in Row 1 |
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| Lastly, with all the seams again pressed, sew the rows together in pattern to maintain the design shown. Notice the pinwheel in the middle....imagine now making that a different color than the outer HSTs and the whole block changes AGAIN! And all with 3 7/8" squares! these little HSTs can be turned every which way! Have Fun! |
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| thanks for the corrections, members! |
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