Rolling Stone
Fabric A
One background fabric
Cutting the fabric
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five 4-1/2" squares of Fabric A |
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sixteen 2-1/2" squares of background fabric |
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one 2-1/2" strip of Fabric A at least 20" long |
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one 2-1/2" strip of background fabric at least 20" long |
Piecing the Block |
1) Place the 2-1/2" strip of Fabric A together with the 2-1/2" strip of background fabric, right side together. Sew the long edges of the strips together using a scant 1/4" seam allowance. Press the seam toward the Fabric A strip. |
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2) With rotary cutter, straighten one of the short edges of the two joined strips. Next, cut four 4-1/2" squares from the pieced strips as shown. |
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3) Lightly mark a line on the diagonal of the wrong side of the sixteen 2-1/2" squares of the background fabric. |
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4) Place one of the 2-1/2" background fabric squares on top of one of the 4-1/2" fabric A squares, right sides together, with the marked diagonal line as shown. Sew on the diagonal line. Repeat with three more squares of 4-1/2" fabric A and three more 2-1/2" background fabric squares. |
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5) Trim the fabric 1/4" away from the sewn line as shown. Press the seam toward the background fabric. |
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6) Taking the units created in Step 5, place one of the 2-1/2" background fabric squares, right sides together, and marked diagonal line positioned as shown on top of the unit. Sew on the marked line. Repeat with the three remaining units from Step 5. |
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7) Trim the fabric 1/4" away from the sewn line as shown. Press the seam toward the background fabric. |
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8) Taking the units created in Step 7, place one of the 2-1/2" background fabric squares, right sides together, and marked diagonal line positioned as shown on top of the unit. Sew on the marked line. Repeat with the three remaining units from Step 7. |
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9) Trim the fabric 1/4" away from the sewn line as shown. Press the seam toward the background fabric. |
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10) Taking the units created in Step 9, place one of the 2-1/2" background fabric squares, right sides together, and marked diagonal line positioned as shown on top of the unit. Sew on the marked line. Repeat with the three remaining units from Step 9. |
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11) Trim the fabric 1/4" away from the sewn line as shown. Press the seam toward the background fabric. The completed units should measure 4-1/2" square. |
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12) Take two of the units completed in Step 11 and one of the units completed in Step 2 and piece together as shown. Press the seam allowances toward the Step 2 unit. Repeat with the two remaining Step 11 units and one more of the Step 2 units. This completes the top and the bottom rows of the Rolling Stone quilt Block. Each row should measure 4-1/2" x 12-1/2". |
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13) Take the two remaining Step 2 units and the remaining 4-1/2" square of Fabric A and piece together as shown to create the middle row of the quilt Block. Press the seam allowances toward the Step 2 units. The completed row should measure 4-1/2" x 12-1/2". |
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14) Take the rows completed in Step 12 and the row completed in Step 13 and piece together as shown to completed the Rolling Stone quilt Block. Press the seam allowances toward the middle row. The finished Block should measure 12-1/2" square with a 1/4" seam allowance on all sides. |
© Susan E Traudt 1998
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