Assemble the Blocks
1. Aligning long edges, sew two gold print 2-1/2x42" strips to a red print 4-1/2x42" strip to make a Strip Set A (see Diagram 1). Press the seam allowances toward the red print strip. Repeat to make a total of eight of Strip Set A. Cut the strip sets into 4-1/2"-wide A segments for a total of 64.
2. Aligning long edges, sew two green print 2-1/2x42" strips to a beige print 4-1/2x42" strip to make a Strip Set B (see Diagram 2). Press the seam allowances toward the green print strips. Repeat to make a total of seven of Strip Set B. Cut the strip sets into 2-1/2"-wide B segments for a total of 112.
3. Aligning long edges, sew two red print 2-1/2x42" strips to a green print 4-1/2x42" strip to make a Strip Set C (see Diagram 3). Press the seam allowances toward the green print strip. Repeat to make a total of four of Strip Set C. Cut the strips sets into 2-1/2"-wide C segments for a total of 56.
4. Aligning long edges, sew together two beige print 2-1/2x42" strips and a green print 2-1/2x42" strip to make a Strip Set D (see Diagram 4). Press the seam allowances toward the beige print strips. Repeat to make a total of six of Strip Set D. Cut the strip sets into 4-1/2"-wide D segments for a total of 49.
5. Referring to Diagram 5, sew together two Strip Set B segments and one Strip Set C segment to make a block. Press the seam allowances toward the Strip Set C segment. The pieced block should measure 6-1/2x8-1/2", including the seam allowances. Repeat to make a total of 56 blocks.
Continued on Page 4: Assemble the Quilt
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