Make the Corner Nine Patch Units
- Strip Set A Sew two 2" x 35" medium strips together lengthwise. Sew the light background strip of the same length lengthwise to either strip. Press seam allowances toward the center strip.
- Square-up one end of the strip set. Cut a total of sixteen 2" segments from it. Check the leading edge often to make sure it remains at a 90 degree angle with the long edge.
- Strip Set B Sew an 18" medium strip to each side of the 18" dark strip. Press seam allowances away from the center strip. Square up one end of the strip set and cut a total of eight 2" segments from it.
- Arrange two segments from Step 2 and one segment from Step 3 to form a nine-patch unit. Sew together, matching seams carefully. Press new seams in any direction. Make a total of eight nine-patch units.
- Sew a 2" x 5" light background strip between two nine patch units. Make sure nine patch's are positioned as shown, as mirror images of each other. Press seam allowances away from the center strip. Repeat to make a total of four identical units.
