Nine Patch Nirvana: 2006 Block of The Month Ask and Answer
Nine Patch Nirvana: 2006 Block of The Month Ask and Answer
A (Lt. Orange)
B (Blue)
B (Blue)
C (Cream)
C (Cream)
4-1/2" Square
4-1/2" Square
2-1/2" Square
4-1/2" Square
2-1/2" Square
# to Cut:
4
1
8
4
12
Sewing Instructions:
Step 1: Using a ruler and a pencil, draw a diagonal line on the wrong
side of eight Color B (Blue) 2-1/2" squares, and twelve Color C
(Cream) squares.
fabric 1/4" above the stitching and press seam toward Color C
(cream). Repeat on each corner in the following order: lower left,
upper, left, and lower right. One center unit made.
Step 4: With right sides together, layer a Color B (blue) 2-1/2" square
in the upper left corner of a Color C (cream) 4-1/2" square and sew on
the diagonal line that you drew in Step 1. Trim away excess fabric
1/4" above the stitching and press seam toward Color B (blue).
Repeat on the lower right corner, pressing seam toward Color B
(blue). Repeat three more times for a total of four corner stripe units.
Step 5: Using the block image at the top of the page as your guide,
arrange the nine block units. Sew them first into rows, pressing the
seams of the top and bottom rows toward the center and the seam of
the middle row away from the center. Sew rows together to finish the
block and press seams away from the center.
Your block should measure 12-1/2" at this point. It will
measure 12" when it is sewn into the quilt.
Copyright 2006 by Kim Noblin. All rights reserved. Free for personal
use only. All other use requires written permission from the designer.
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