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Beads Block, and Easy Block Using Four Patches and Half Square Triangles

Find fabrics and Precuts at Classic Cotton Shop

 Beads, this is a simple block using Four Patches and Half Square Triangles and the design can easily be changed by fabric and color placement.

Finished Size 10″

1/4″ seam allowance used unless instructed to do something different 🙂

Supplies for block shown

4 Fabrics, (extra has been allowed for trimming!)

Fabric 1   4″x14″

Fabric 2   4″x 8″

Fabric 3   7″x12″

Fabric 4   7″x7″

 

Cutting:

Four Patches:

Fabric 1   2-3″ squares

Fabric 2   2-3″ squares

Fabric 3   4-3″ squares

 

Half Square Triangles with Flippy Corner:

Fabric 1   2-3″ squares

Fabric 3   1-5 7/8″ square

Fabric 4   1-5 7/8″ square  (solid gray in example below)

Piecing:

Four Patches:

Layout and sew as illustrated using a 1/4″ seam allowance

Press towards the dark fabric

Half Square Triangles with Flippy Corner:

Make 2 half squares triangles.

Place the Fabric 3 and Fabric 4 5 7/8″ square rights sides together, draw a line diagonally, from corner to corner.  Sew 1/4″ on both sides of the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line. (Example of making half square triangles.)

You will have 2 half square triangles

 

 

 

Adding the Flippy Corner:     Using Fabric 1, draw a line diagonally from corner to corner on the 2-3″ squares.  Place Fabric 1 square on Fabric 3 section of the half square triangle

 

 

 

 

 

Trim away the excess, press.  Make 2 of these:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sew the block together, sewing a Four Patch to the Half Square Triangle to make the block.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an example of 4 blocks with borders.

 

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