Month 9
th &
4 Main
Designs
By: Scott A. Flanagan
“Birds in the Air” 12” x 12” Cutting Directions ¡ From
Each of the Green, Blue, Red, & Purple fabrics cut: - (3) 3” x 3” Squares (C)
¡ From
Background fabric cut: - (12) 3” x 3” Squares (A) - (12) 2-1/2” x 2-1/2” Squares (B)
Piecing Instructions ¡ Mark
a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of (2) Background “A” Squares
¡ Layer
¡ Sew
¡ Cut
(1) Background “A” Square with (1) Green“C” Square.
a 1/4” seam on both sides of the Drawn line.
block in half on the drawn line. Press towards the Green fabric. Square block up to 2-1/2” x 2-1/2”.
¡ Repeat
the previous (3) steps with the (11) remaining Background “A” Squares and the Green, Blue, Red, and Purple “C” Squares to make a total of (6) Half Square Triangles (HST) of each color way
¡ Layout
(6) Green HSTs and (3) Background “B” squares as shown.
¡ Sew
blocks into rows pressing seams in opposite directions.
¡ Sew
rows together pressing seams open, to make (1) Pieced block
¡ Repeat
all previous steps to make a total of (4) Pieced blocks
¡ Layout
the (1) Green block, (1) Blue block, (1) Purple block, & (1) Red block as shown.
¡ Sew
blocks together in rows, pressing seams open
¡ Sew
rows together to make (1) “Birds in the Air” block, pressing seams open. Block should measure 12-1/2” x 12-1/2”
Copyright: January 2015, all rights reserved to 4th & Main Designs and Country Traditions. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or copied with out the written permission of 4th & Main Designs and Country Traditions. Thank you! Visit our website for other great patterns and design ideas! www.countrytraditionsonline.com
4 Main
Designs
By: Scott A. Flanagan
“Birds in the Air” 12” x 12” Cutting Directions ¡ From
Each of the Green, Blue, Red, & Purple fabrics cut: - (3) 3” x 3” Squares (C)
¡ From
Background fabric cut: - (12) 3” x 3” Squares (A) - (12) 2-1/2” x 2-1/2” Squares (B)
Piecing Instructions ¡ Mark
a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of (2) Background “A” Squares
¡ Layer
¡ Sew
¡ Cut
(1) Background “A” Square with (1) Green“C” Square.
a 1/4” seam on both sides of the Drawn line.
block in half on the drawn line. Press towards the Green fabric. Square block up to 2-1/2” x 2-1/2”.
¡ Repeat
the previous (3) steps with the (11) remaining Background “A” Squares and the Green, Blue, Red, and Purple “C” Squares to make a total of (6) Half Square Triangles (HST) of each color way
¡ Layout
(6) Green HSTs and (3) Background “B” squares as shown.
¡ Sew
blocks into rows pressing seams in opposite directions.
¡ Sew
rows together pressing seams open, to make (1) Pieced block
¡ Repeat
all previous steps to make a total of (4) Pieced blocks
¡ Layout
the (1) Green block, (1) Blue block, (1) Purple block, & (1) Red block as shown.
¡ Sew
blocks together in rows, pressing seams open
¡ Sew
rows together to make (1) “Birds in the Air” block, pressing seams open. Block should measure 12-1/2” x 12-1/2”
Copyright: January 2015, all rights reserved to 4th & Main Designs and Country Traditions. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or copied with out the written permission of 4th & Main Designs and Country Traditions. Thank you! Visit our website for other great patterns and design ideas! www.countrytraditionsonline.com
