Join us for the Celebration Sampler Quilt Along! We are counting down to our Fall Paducah QuiltWeek Show & Contest and our 35th Anniversary celebration. We will be marking the days with fun 8″ quilt blocks.
66″ x 66″
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Each day a new block pattern will be released, for a total of 36 blocks.
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Block 16
8” x 8” finished
Cutting Instructions
From the cream fabric, cut:
(1) 1 ½” x 30
From the tan fabric, cut:
(1) 1 ½” x 30
From the orange fabric, cut:
(1) 1 ½” x 13
From the teal fabric, cut:
(1) 1 ½” x 13
Unit Assembly
Strip Piecing Rails
Sew together the tan 1 ½” x 30” rectangle and cream 1 ½” x 30” rectangle along the long side. Press towards the tan.
Cut (4) 4 ½” sections, and (4) 2 ½” sections from the strip set.
Strip Piecing Four Patches
Sew together the teal 1 ½” x 13” rectangle and orange 1 ½” x 13” rectangle along the long side. Press towards the teal.
Cut (8) 1 ½” sections from the strip set. Sew together in pairs to make a Four Patch unit. Make 4 Four Patches.
Corner Unit
Sew the tan side of a Short Rail to the bottom of a Four Patch unit and press towards the Short Rail.
Sew the tan side of a long rail to the right side of the Short Rail/Four Patch pair and press towards the Long Rail.
Corner Unit measures 4 ½” square. Make 4.
Block Assembly
Use the block diagram below to layout the block into rows.
Sew the units into rows.
Sew the rows together to complete the block.
Block measures 8 ½” x 8 ½” unfinished.
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