Assemble Strip Sets for Nine-Patch Centers
Use a 1/4" seam allowance throughout
- Sew a 2-1/2" x 7-3/4" long dark strip lengthwise to each side of a muslin strip of the same size. Press seam allowances towards the dark strips.
- Square up one end of the strip set. Cut away three 2-1/2" long segments, beginning with the squared end. Set aside.
- Sew a 2-1/2" x 7-3/4" long muslin strip lengthwise to each side of a dark strip of the same size. Press seam allowances towards the dark strip.
- Square up one end of the new strip set. Cut away three 2-1/2" long segments, beginning with the squared end.
Assemble the Nine-Patch Centers
- Gather two segments with muslin on their outer edges and one with a muslin square at the center. Sew the segments together into three rows, using the segment with a muslin center in row 2, at the block's midpoint. Press seam allowances either direction.
- Gather the remaining segments and sew them together in three rows, placing the segment with a dark center square in row 2, at the block's midpoint. Press seam allowances either direction.
- Each nine-patch block should measure 6-1/2" square.
Add the Corner Triangles
- Cut each 5-1/8" square in half once diagonally.
- Fold each triangle in half along its longest edge to find its midpoint. Finger press.
- Fold each block in half horizontally, then vertically, to find midpoints of each side. Finger press.
- Place a corner triangle along one side of a block, matching midpoints. Sew to block. Repeat on all remaining block edges, then repeat for remaining block. Press seam allowances towards the corner triangles.
