Block o Month/Next Door Neighbor

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Stitch a Breezy block for spring!

Next Door Neighbor is an easy-to-piece block first published in 1922 by Ladies Art Company. Hearth and Home also offered it as a mail order pattern under the name of Square Up. Notice several designs which are created by the contrast between the fabrics. The Broken Dish center is surrounded by a Friendship Star and the large blue triangles form a Pinwheel to give the block a lively feel.

BLOCK SIZE: 10" square

MATERIALS Yardage is estimated for 44" fabric.

Red print at least 7" x 10"
Blue print at least 8" x 9"
Tan at least 8" square

CUTTING Dimensions include a 1/4" seam allowance.

Cut 2: A, red print
Cut 4: C, red print; or cut one 6 1/4" square, then cut it in quarters diagonally
Cut 2: A, blue print
Cut 2: B, blue print
Cut 2: B, tan
Cut 4: D, tan; or cut two 3 3/8" squares, then cut each in half diagonally

PIECING

	Sew a red print A to a blue print A to make a pieced triangle. Make 2. Sew the pieced triangles together to make the center square. Set it aside.
	Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of a tan B. Lay the tan B on a blue print B, right sides together and sew 1/4" away from the line on both sides. Make 2. Cut the sewn squares on the drawn lines to yield 4 pieced squares.
	Sew the center square between 2 pieced squares to make the center row.
	Sew a pieced square between 2 red print C's to make a corner row. Make 2. Join the center row and corner rows. Sew a tan D to each corner to complete the block.

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