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Grand Country Quilters Summer Mystery Quilt 2020 Week #8 Four More “Big Blocks” This week we are going to start sewing some of those “left behind” parts together to make 4 more “Big Blocks”. Let’s begin…but first we need to collect all the parts – Last week I had you put some of the parts in a bag and labeled it “week 8”..grab that – it should include the following; 4 tree blocks with trunks. 4 “complete” tree blocks with the 2 ½” Light rectangle at the top and Red 2 ½” rectangle on the bottom 4 lights – 2 ½” x 5” 4 lights – 1 ½” x 5” *(oops! They’re the wrong size - toss these in the scrap bin and we’ll re-cut) 4 Red 2 ½” x 5” along with the above…. you will need the following; 8 red “four-patch” blocks 3 ½” x 3 ½” 32 gold Half Square Triangles (2” x 2”) 16 Light 2” x 2” squares 4 Lights 2” x 6 ½” 4 Lights 2” x 8” 4 Reds 2 ½” x 8” 4 Reds 2 ½” x 10” CUT – from the Light scraps – 4 @ 2” x 3 ½” Sawtooth Star Block – Make 4 Sew two Gold Half Square Triangles together to form the “star points” Press this seam open. Layout the block as shown. Sew a 2” square to the “sides” of the top and bottom “star points”. Sew the two “star points” to the red Four Patch as shown. Pin as needed. Sew these rows together to form the block. Pin as needed. Trim 6 ½” x 6 ½”. IMPORTANT NOTE! Make note of the direction of the Red squares on the Four Patch center…you will want ALL of them to go in the same direction! o Add the Light 2” x 6 ½” to one side (did you read the above “note”?) Press to Light strip. o Now add the Light 2” x 8”. Press to Light strip. o Now add the Red 2 ½” x 8” (Log cabin block style) Press to the Red o And finally the Red 2 ½” x 10”. Press to the Red Measures 10” x 10”
