Assemble Blocks
1. Mark a diagonal line on wrong side of each hand-dyed green 2-1/2" square and 72 of the assorted red, green, brown, white, and navy blue print 2-1/2" squares.
2. Align a marked hand-dyed green square with one corner
of a mottled navy blue 4-1/2” square (Diagram 1; note direction of drawn line). Sew on drawn line; trim excess, leaving 1/4” seam allowance. Press open attached triangle.
3. Align a marked red, green, brown, white, or navy blue print square with opposite corner of mottled navy blue square (Diagram 1; again note direction of drawn line). Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a Floating Star unit. The unit should be 4-1/2” square including seam allowances.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make 72 Floating Star units total.
5. Sew together four assorted red, green, brown, white, and navy blue print 2-1/2" squares in pairs (Diagram 2). Press seams in opposite directions. Join pairs to make a Four-Patch unit. Press seam in one direction. The unit should be 4-1/2” square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 72 Four-Patch units total.
6. Referring to Diagram 3, sew together two Four-Patch units and two Floating Star units in pairs. Press seams in opposite directions. Join pairs to make an Arkansas Crossroads block. Press seam in one direction. The block should be 8-1/2” square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 36 Arkansas Crossroads blocks total.
Continued on Page 4: Assemble Quilt Top
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