Block Twenty-Nine: Countdown to Paducah 2018

Countdown to Paducah 2018: Block 29

8″ x 8″

Cutting Instructions:

From the white fabric, cut:

(2) 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles

(8)  2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares

(2) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ rectangles

(2) 2″ x 2″ squares

 

From the dark blue fabric, cut:

(8) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares

 

From the light blue fabric, cut:

(12) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares

(4) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ rectangles

 

From the dark purple fabric, cut:

(2) 2″ x 2″ squares

 

Instructions:

Half Square Triangles

Mark the back of the 2″ white squares diagonally from corner to corner. Use this as a guide to make half square triangles. Layer with the 2″ dark purple squares and sew 1/4″ from the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line to make two half square triangles.

Size the half square triangles to 1 1/2″ each. Make 4.

Faux Flying Geese

Mark the back of the 1 1/2″ light blue squares diagonally from corner to corner. Lay a 1 1/2″ light blue square in the corner of the 2 1/2″ white square. Sew on the drawn line from corner to corner. Cut 1/4″ on the outside of the drawn line. Press. Make 8.

Corner Triangle Units

Lay a 1 1/2″ dark blue square on the end of a 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ white rectangle and sew from corner to corner. Repeat for the other end of the rectangle. Use the diagram below to check the direction of the angle. Measures 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″. Make 2.

 

Block Assembly:

Join the fun at the AQS Project Parade Facebook Group and piece along with us!