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Debra's Block Party
Double X or Old Maids Puzzle
Create two different looks from the
same pieces.
Block
Size:10" square
Materials
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First print, at least 10" x 12", for
the background
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Second print, at least 6" square,
for the large triangles
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Third print, at least 3 1/2" x 7",
for the small triangles
Cutting
Dimensions include a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Cut 4: 3" squares, background print.
- Cut 3: 3 1/2 squares, background print.
- Cut 2: 3 3/8" squares, background print, then cut
them in half diagonally to yield 4 triangles.
- Cut 1: 5 7/8" square, second print then cut in half
diagonally to yield 2 triangles.
- Cut 3: 3 1/2" squares, third print.
Directions
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Draw a diagonal line from corner to
corner on the wrong side of each 3 1/2" background square.
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Place a marked square on a 3 1/2"
print square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" away from the drawn line on
both sides. Make 3.
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Cut the squares on the drawn lines
to yield 6 small pieced squares. Press the seam allowance open. Trim each
unit to 3" square.
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Sew 2 small pieced squares and two
3" background squares together to make a Four Patch. Make 2.
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Sew 2 background print triangles to
a small pieced square to make a pieced triangle. Make 2. Press the seam
allowances toward the triangles.
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Sew a pieced triangle to a print
triangle to make a large pieced square. Make 2. Press the seam allowances
toward the print triangle.
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Lay out the Four Patches and large
pieced squares in either arrangement, as shown. Sew the units together to
complete the block.
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