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Previous Block of the Month: Augusta

A dynamic design of  radiating stars!

"Augusta" is the name given to this exciting block first printed in a periodical by the Vickery and Hill Company of Augusta, Maine. Since several magazines were published by the same company and offered similiar needlework columns and patterns, the exact source is uncertain. One possibility is that it came from Hearth and Home which first offered mail order patterns in April of 1895.

BLOCK SIZE: 10" square

MATERIALS                                                

• Red print scrap at least 9" x 10"
• Brown print scrap at least 7" square
• Light print scrap at least 10" x 11"

CUTTING                                                                                                    Pattern pieces are full size and include a 1/4" seam allowance, as do all dimensions given.                                          

• Cut 8: A, red print
• Cut 4: C, red print; or cut two 2 7/8" squares, then cut each in half diagonally
• Cut 1: F, brown print
• Cut 4: D, brown print; or cut 2 5/8" squares
• Cut 8: B, light print
• Cut 8: E, light print; or cut two 4 1/4" squares, then cut each in quarters diagonally

PIECING

	Sew a red print A to a light print B to make a pieced triangle, as shown. Make 8. Press the seam allowances toward the red print.
	Join 2 pieced triangles to make a pieced unit. Press the seam allowances open. NOTE: Pressing these seam allowances open reduces bulk in the intersections when the block is assembled.
	Sew a red print C to a pieced unit to make a corner unit, as shown. Make 4. Press the seam allowances toward the red print C's.
	Sew a light print E to a brown print D to make a pieced unit. Make 4. Press the seam allowances toward the brown print.
	Sew a light print E to a  pieced unit, to make a pieced triangle. Make 4. Press the seam allowance toward the light print.
	Sew 2 pieced triangles to a corner unit. Make 2. Press the seam allowances toward the pieced triangles.
	Sew the remaining 2 corner units to the brown print F. Press the seam allowance toward the brown print F.
	Join the units to complete the block.

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