September 19, 2006

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Snowball

      A Snowball block is a great alternate block!  It pairs well with a nine-patch!  

 Cutting Directions for One Block
FABRIC 6" Finished 9" Finished 12" Finished

A

 1 -  6.5" x 6.5" 1 -  9.5" x 9.5" 1 -  12.5" x 12.5"

B

 4 -  2" 4 -  3" 4 -  4"

   Instructions

  1. Using the diagram at the right, lay out the fabrics as illustrated.
  2. Sew each square onto the corner of the A fabric, diagonally, with right sides together.  You can lightly draw a line with a pencil to make sure you sew straight, if you want. 
  3. Repeat step 2 to finish the remaining three corners.
  4. Press the block flat.
  5. Optional:  You can trim the underneath sides of fabric from the corners if you wish, however, I find leaving it in place seems to keep the block more "square".

 

 
Using this block with a Nine-Patch block as an alternating block of the same size results as shown to the right.

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