Double X
Size: 18"
June 2008 Quilt Block of the Month Free from BlockCentral.com
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Cutting
Instructions:
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Fabric: |
Size & Shape: |
# to Cut: |
*2nd Cut: |
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A (Red) |
4-7/8" Square |
2 |
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B (Pink) |
2-7/8" Square |
6 |
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B (Pink) |
4-1/2" Square |
1 |
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C (Tan) |
3-7/8" Square |
2 |
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C (Tan) |
5-1/4" Square |
1 |
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D(Green) |
3-1/2" x 12-1/2" Rectangle |
4 |
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E (Cream) |
3-7/8" Square |
2 |
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E (Cream) |
2-7/8" Square |
6 |
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E (Cream) |
2-1/2" x 4-1/2" Rectangle |
4 |
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* 
= Cut once diagonally. 
= Cut twice diagonally.
Sewing Instructions:
Step 1: Layer a Color E (cream) 3-7/8" triangle on a Color C (tan) 3-7/8" triangle, right sides together. Stitch as shown below. Press the seam allowance toward the darker fabric and trim points. Make 4. (Each unit should measure 3-1/2".)
Step 2: Layer a Color E (cream) 2-7/8" triangle on a Color B (pink) 2-7/8" triangle, right sides together. Stitch as shown below. Press the seam allowance toward the lighter fabric and trim points. Make 12. (Each unit should measure 2-1/2".)
Step 3: Sew a Step 2 unit to each end of a Color E (cream) 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangle, as shown below. Press seam allowance toward the Color E rectangle. Make 4. (Each unit should measure 2-1/2" x 8-1/2".)
Step 4: Sew a Step 2 unit to each end of a Step 3 unit, as shown below. Press seam allowance toward inner Step 2 unit. Make 2. (Each unit should measure 2-1/2" x 12-1/2".)
Step 5: Stitch a Color C (tan) 5-1/4" triangle to the left and right sides of a Color B (pink) 4-1/2" square. Press the seam allowances toward the darker Color C fabric and trim points. Next, stitch a Color C (tan) 5-1/4" triangle to the top and bottom of the same Color B (pink) square, as shown below. Press the seam allowances toward the Color C (tan) fabric and trim points. Make 1.
Step 6: Sew a 4-7/8" Color A (red) triangle to the upper left and lower right of the Step 5 unit, as shown below. Press seam allowance toward the Color A fabric and trim points. Repeat on the upper right and lower left of the same Step 5 unit, as shown below. Press seam allowance toward the Color A fabric and trim points. Make 1. (This unit should measure 8-1/2" x 8-1/2".)
Step 7: Sew a Step 3 unit to the left and right sides of the Step 6 unit, as shown below. Press the seam allowance toward the Step 6 unit. Make 1. (This unit should measure 12-1/2" x 8-1/2")
Step 8: Sew a Step 4 unit to the top and bottom of the Step 7 unit, as shown below. Press the seam allowances toward the Step 7 unit. Make 1. (This unit should measure 12-1/2" x 12-1/2")
Step 9: Stitch a Step 1 unit to the left and right ends of a Color D (green) 3-1/2" x 12-1/2" rectangle, as shown below. Press the seam allowances toward the Color D fabric. (Each unit should measure 3-1/2" x 18-1/2".)
Step 10: Stitch a Color D (green) 3-1/2" x 12-1/2" rectangle to the left and right sides of the Step 8 unit. Press the seam allowances toward the Color D fabric.
Step 11: Stitch a Step 9 unit to the top and bottom of the block. Press the seam allowances away from the block center.
Your block should measure 18-1/2" at this point. It will measure 18" when it is sewn into the quilt.
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Copyright 2008 by Kim Noblin. All rights reserved. Free for personal use only. All other use requires written permission from the designer. Email: kim@blockcentral.com Website: http://www.blockcentral.com