Do you want to make the 2" blocks?
So, while I have a moment I will tell you what to cut to make 2" finished blocks for the January and February Layer Cake blocks!
For a 2" finished Buckeye Beauty block cut:
From both the light and the dark fabrics cut a rectangle 1" x 4 1/2". Sew them together along the long edge. Press to the dark fabric. This unit should measure 4 1/2" by 1 1/2". Subcut it into (4) 1" segments. Use these to make (2) four patches that should measure 1 1/2" square at this point.
From both the light and a medium cut (1) 1 7/8" square. Draw a diagonal line on the WRONG side of the light fabric. Stitch 1/4" away on both sides of the diagonal. Cut it apart on the drawn line. Press to the medium. Each half-square triangle unit should measure 1 1/2".
Lay out the four patches with half-square triangle units and sew pairs together and then half-blocks together. Block should measure 2 1/2".
For a 2" finished Cake Stand block cut:
From the light fabric cut:
(1) 1 7/8" square, cut in half on the diagonal
(2) 1 1/2" x 1" rectangles
(2) 1 1/2" squares
(1) 1 " square
From the basket (dark) fabric cut:
(1) 1 7/8" square, cut in half on the diagonal (1 piece leftover)
(1) 1 1/2" square, cut in half on the diagonal (footing of the basket)
From the medium fabric cut:
(2) 1 1/2" squares
Pair the Light and the Medium 1 1/2" squares. Draw a diagonal line on the WRONG side of the light fabric. Stitch 1/4" away on both sides of the diagonal. Cut it apart on the drawn line. Press to the medium. Trim each half-square triangle unit 1". Follow piecing instructions on previous post on assembling this block.
I hope you like them!
For a 2" finished Buckeye Beauty block cut:
From both the light and the dark fabrics cut a rectangle 1" x 4 1/2". Sew them together along the long edge. Press to the dark fabric. This unit should measure 4 1/2" by 1 1/2". Subcut it into (4) 1" segments. Use these to make (2) four patches that should measure 1 1/2" square at this point.
From both the light and a medium cut (1) 1 7/8" square. Draw a diagonal line on the WRONG side of the light fabric. Stitch 1/4" away on both sides of the diagonal. Cut it apart on the drawn line. Press to the medium. Each half-square triangle unit should measure 1 1/2".
Lay out the four patches with half-square triangle units and sew pairs together and then half-blocks together. Block should measure 2 1/2".
For a 2" finished Cake Stand block cut:
From the light fabric cut:
(1) 1 7/8" square, cut in half on the diagonal
(2) 1 1/2" x 1" rectangles
(2) 1 1/2" squares
(1) 1 " square
From the basket (dark) fabric cut:
(1) 1 7/8" square, cut in half on the diagonal (1 piece leftover)
(1) 1 1/2" square, cut in half on the diagonal (footing of the basket)
From the medium fabric cut:
(2) 1 1/2" squares
Pair the Light and the Medium 1 1/2" squares. Draw a diagonal line on the WRONG side of the light fabric. Stitch 1/4" away on both sides of the diagonal. Cut it apart on the drawn line. Press to the medium. Trim each half-square triangle unit 1". Follow piecing instructions on previous post on assembling this block.
I hope you like them!
Those are just about the cutest things I've seen in a long time. I just love tiny blocks. The only problem is that it doesn't use up very much of our stash!
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