Courtyard—Mystery Quilt October 2016
Clue 4: Half 4-Patches
Clue 4: Half 4-Patches
You finished lots of 4-Patches last week; now we're going to do what I call "Half 4-patches."
Subcut into 2-1/2” segments. Repeat with 2 more Purple and 2 more
Background1 strips. You will have 48 of
the 2-1/2” segments. DO NOT SEW THEM
INTO 4-PATCHES
2. Divide your stack
of segments from Step #1 into two equal stacks of 24 segments each; set one
aside for now and use the other as your working stack.
3. Sew a segment
from your working stack to a Blue 2-1/2” x 4-1/2” strip, making sure the segment is oriented to the
Blue strip as shown below. Press
AWAY from the plain blue strip. I know
this is the opposite of what the unit—and you—want to press it, but you’ll be
glad later.) This unit should measure
4-1/2” square.
Repeat with the remaining 23 Purple/Background1 segments
from your working stack, and 23 more Blue 2-1/2” x 4-1/2” strips.
4.
Now retrieve your reserved stack of Purple/Background1 segments from Step
#2. Sew a segment from this stack to a
Blue 2-1/2” x 4-1/2” strip, but this making sure the segment is oriented as
shown below; note that this is a
different orientation than those you sewed in Step #3. Press AWAY from the plain blue strip.
Repeat with the remaining 23 Purple/Background1 segments and
the Blue 2-1/2” x 4-1/2” strips.
That’s all for this clue; see you next week!
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