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Previous Block of the Month: Turkey in the Straw

Three special prints play equal roles with the support of a background player.

"Turkey in the Straw" (10" square), also called Swing in the Center, was first published by the Chicago Tribune. Loretta Leitner Rising wrote the syndicated column in which it appeared, under the name of Nancy Cabot. Hunderds of Cabot patterns were sold by mail-order through the 1930s by both the Tribune and the Progressive Farmer.

BLOCK SIZE: 10" square

MATERIALS                                                                                        

• Floral scrap at least 4" square
• Dark green print at least 6" square
• Pink print at least 5" x 8"
• Light print at least 12" square

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

• Cut 1: 4" square, floral
• Cut 4: A, dark green print
• Cut 4: AR, dark green print
• Cut 4: 2 1/4" x 4" rectangles, pink print
• Cut 4: 2 1/4" x 4" rectangles, light print
• Cut 4: D, light print; or cut two 3 3/8" squares, then cut them in half diagonally
• Cut 4: B, light print; or cut one 3 3/4" square, then cut it in quarters diagonally
• Cut 8: C, light print; or cut four 2 1/8" squares, then cut them in half diagonally

PIECING

	Mark a dot at the intersection of the seamlines on the wrong side of each dark green print AR, as shown.
	Place a dark green print A and dark green print AR right sides together, as shown. Start stitching at the top, stop at the marked dot and backstitch.
	Set a light print B into the unit, as shown.
	Sew a light print C to each side of the unit to make a pieced triangle. Make 4.
	Sew a light print rectangle to a pink print rectangle. Sew a light print D to the pink rectangle to make a corner unit, as shown. Make 4.
	Sew 2 corner units to the 4" floral square to make the center section.
	Sew 2 pieced triangles to a corner unit. Make 2.
	Lay out the 3 sections. Join them to complete the block.

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