Thursday, September 13, 2012

Cutting Instructions for Beginner's Class

Hello Ladies:

As per my promise, I am going to give you a list of pieces you will need for the three blocks we are going to cover on  Saturday.  As always, keep any remaining strip pieces for use in later blocks.  If you have enough "scrap" pieces to cut the square blocks, go ahead. 

FRAMED FOUR PATCH;
1.  Cut one 3.5" strip from each of your four fabrics.
2.  Subcut into four 3.5" blocks from each strip. 
3.  Cut one 2" strip from each of your four fabrics.
4.  Subcut into two pieces 2" x 6.5" and two pieces 2" x 9.5".

NINE PATCH:
1.  Cut one 3.5" strip from each of your four fabrics.
2.  Subcut each strip into three pieces 11" long. 

COURTHOUSE STEP VARIATION:
1.  Cut one 2" strip of each of your four fabrics.
2.  Subcut in half, giving you eight pieces, 2" x approx. 21".
3.  You will need five 3.5" blocks per nine patch block, in addition to what we will make from steps #1 and  2 above, four lights and one dark.  You can either cut five 3.5" blocks, four "lighter" and one "darker"
or you can wait till class if this is a bit ambiguous. 

Hope ya'll have had a safe and good week so far, and am looking forward to seeing ya'll on Saturday!

Melissa 

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