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Previous Block of the Month:    Let's Fly a Kite!

A colorful kite to sail in the wind on a blustery spring day. Easy piecing makes it a breeze!

Let's Fly a Kite, ©1992 by Merry May of Tuckahoe, New Jersey. Merry designed this as a block-of-the-month for the South Shore Stitchers. For a breezy 34" x 48" wallhanging like Merry's, just make six blocks; add two-inch sashing and a four-inch border!

BLOCK SIZE: 12" square

MATERIALS                                                                                               Yardage is estimated for 44" fabric.

• Colorful scraps for kite and tail
• 1/4 yard fabric for sky (sufficient for 2 blocks)

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

• Cut 1: A, colored scrap
• Cut 1: B, colored scrap
• Cut 1: C and CR, sky fabric
• Cut 3: 2 1/2" squares, colored scraps
• Cut 6: 2 1/2" squares, sky fabric
• Cut 2: 6 1/2" squares, sky fabric

DIRECTIONS

	Sew A to the top edge of B, completing the kite.
	Stitch a C and CR to the sides of the kite.
	Using all nine 2 1/2" squares, piece the tail section like a Nine Patch block. Arrange the squares as shown. Stitch into rows, then sew together.
	Now join together the 4 quarters of the block, as shown. Press.

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