Quilt Block Cutting
43" strips refers to selvage to selvage fabric strips. Do not trim length from longer strips.Dark Blue
- Cut (8) 2-1/2" x 43" strips
- Cut (1) 2-1/2" x 32" strip
- Cut (2) 2-1/2" x 16" strips
Gray-Blue
- Cut (6) 2-1/2" x 43" strips
- Cut (2) 4-1/2" x 32" strips
- Cut (1) 2-1/2" x 16" strip
- Sew a 2-1/2" x 43" strip lengthwise to a gray-blue strip of the same length. Press seam allowance towards the dark strip.
- Square up one end of the strip set and cut (16) 2-1/2" segments from it.
- Make two more identical strip sets. Cut a total of (48) 2-1/2" segments.
- Sew a 2-1/2" x 43" dark strip lengthwise to each side of a light strip of the same length. Press seam allowances towards dark strips.
- Square up one end of the strip set and cut (9) 4-1/2" segments from it.
- Use (2) 2-1/2" x 16" dark strips and a light strip of the same size to make a strip set of the same configuration as above. Cut (6) 2-1/2" segments from it.
- Sew a 4-1/2" x 32" light strip to each side of a 2-1/2" x 32" dark strip. Press seam allowances towards the dark.
- Square up one end of the set and cut (12) 2-1/2" segments from it.
Assemble the Quilt Block
- Arrange the components for one block as shown.
- Sew the three components in each outer row together. Press seam allowances towards the dark strips.
- Sew the center vertical row between the two outer rows. Press seam allowances towards the center.
- Press the quilt block. The block should measure 10-1/2" x 10-1/2".
- Make a total of (12) quilt blocks.
