Previous Block of the Month: Friendship Links
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Friendship Links is an interesting interlocking design. The block
dates from the 1930s.
BLOCK SIZE: 15" square
MATERIALS
Yardage
is estimated for 44" fabric.
- 1/4 yard white, or other light color for the background
- 1/8 yard medium
- 1/8 yard dark
CUTTING
Dimensions
include a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Cut 2: 2 5/8" squares, dark
- Cut 2: 2 5/8" x 4 3/4" strips, dark
- Cut 2: 2 5/8" x 9" strips, dark
- Cut 6: 2 5/8" squares, medium
- Cut 4: 2 5/8" x 4 3/4" strips, medium
- Cut 5: 2 5/8" squares, light
- Cut 1: 7 1/4" square light; in quarters diagonally to make 4 setting triangles;
label them with a sticky note
- Cut 2: 5 3/8" squares, light; then cut each in half diagonally to yield 4 corner
triangles; label them.
PIECING
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- Join a 2 5/8" medium square to a 2 5/8" light square, to form a pair. Make 2.
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- Stitch a pair between 2 5/8" x 4 3/4" medium strips, as shown. Make 2 of these
pieced triangles.
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- With a pieced rectangle positioned as shown, sew setting triangles to the left and right
sides. Sew a corner triangle to the bottom edge.
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- Sew a medium 2 5/8" square between a 2 5/8" x 4 3/4" dark strip and a 2
5/8" x 9" dark strip. Make 2 of these pieced rows.
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- Join 2 5/8" squares in the following order to make a pieced row - dark, light,
medium, light, medium, light, dark..
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- Stitch this pieced row between the 2 matching pieced rows. Position the rows as shown.
Stitch corner triangles to the ends of this pieced unit.
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- Join the pieced units to complete the block.
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There are no full-size patterns available for Friendship Links.
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