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PROJECT // swirling stars

EDITOR'S TIP *Please note cutting dia. 1. Flying Geese units
Note cutting instructions are for whole quilt. instructions have been updated.

CUTTING BLOCK 5 – ODD FELLOWS CHAIN
Cut across width of fabric Use ¼" seam allowance throughout a. Stitch
¼" seam
1. From navy cut: 1a. Take two, 2⅜" lime squares and draw each side
one, 7¼" strip sub cut into: diagonal line on wrong side of each of diagonal
three, 7¼" squares, square. lines
four, 3½" x 6½" rectangles, b. Place squares right sides together on
three, 4½" strips sub cut into: opposite corners of one, 4¼" navy square.
four, 4½" x 12½" rectangles, c. Corners of lime squares will overlap
twelve, 4½" squares, slightly at centre.
two, 4¼" squares, d. Stitch ¼" seam each side of diagonal b. Cut
one, 3⅞" strip sub cut into: lines, dia. 1a. squares
eight, 3⅞" squares, e. Cut squares in half along diagonal lines in half
one, 3¼" strip sub cut into: and press lime triangles back, dia. 1b. and press
thirteen, 3¼" squares, 2a. Take one, 2⅜" lime square and draw triangles
one, 2⅞" strip sub cut into: diagonal line on wrong side of square. back
two, 2⅞" squares, b. Place square right sides together with
eight, 2⅜" squares, one half unit. Diagonal line should be
eight, 2" squares, perpendicular to diagonal seams.
two, 1½" strips sub cut into: c. Stitch ¼" seam each side of diagonal
forty eight, 1½" squares, line, dia. 1c.
eight, 1½" strips – sashing*, d. Cut half unit in half along diagonal line c. Stitch
five, 4½" strips – outer border. and press triangles back to make two, ¼" seam
2. From orange cut: Flying Geese units, dia. 1d. each side of
two, 3⅞" strips* sub cut into: e. Units should measure 2" x 3½". diagonal line
eighteen, 3⅞" squares*, 3. Repeat with a second 2⅜" lime square
one, 3½" strip* sub cut into: and second half of unit to make further
four, 3½" squares*, two, Flying Geese units.
three, 1⅞" strips sub cut into: 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 with one, 4¼" navy
forty eight, 1⅞" squares*. square and four, 2⅜" lime squares to d. Complete
3. From lime cut: make further four, Flying Geese units. unit
one, 4¼" strip* sub cut into: 5a. Take one, 2⅜" lime square and draw
one, 4¼" square, diagonal line on wrong side of square.

four, 3½" squares, b. Place square right sides together with dia. 2. HST units
two, 3¼" squares, one, 2⅜" navy square and stitch ¼" seam
two, 2⅞" squares, each side of diagonal line, dia. 2a.
one, 2⅜" strip* sub cut into: c. Cut squares in half along diagonal line
twelve, 2⅜" squares, to make two, Half Square Triangle (HST) a. Stitch ¼" b. Complete units
four, 1½" strips – inner border, units, dia. 2b. seam each side
five, 2½" strips – binding. d. Units should measure 2" square. of diagonal line
4. From yellow cut: 6. Repeat to make eight, navy/lime HST
one, 3⅞" strip* sub cut into: units in total.
one, 3½" square*, 7a. Arrange four, navy/lime Flying Geese b. Join one triangle to bottom edge
four, 3⅞" squares, units and four, 2" navy squares with one, of each Flying Geese unit, dia. 4b.
one, 2½" strip sub cut into: 3½" yellow square, dia. 3. 10a. Take four, 3⅞" orange squares
five, 2½" squares. b. Join units together in rows and then and cut each square in half along
5. From white cut: join rows together to make Sawtooth Star diagonal to make eight triangles.
one, 4¼" strip sub cut into: block centre. b. Join one triangle to each side of
one, 4¼" square, c. Block centre should measure 6½" pieced triangle unit, dia. 4c.
three, 3⅞" squares, square. 11a. Take one, 2" navy square, one 2"
one, 3⅞" strip sub cut into: 8a. Take four, 2⅜" navy squares and cut white square and two, navy/lime HST
five, 3⅞" squares, each square in half along diagonal to units and arrange units into two rows
one, 4¼" strip sub cut into: make eight triangles. of two units.
one, 4¼" square*, b. Join two triangles to opposite ends of b. Join units together in pairs and
one, 3¼" square, remaining four, navy/lime Flying Geese then join pairs together to make one
one, 2½" square*, units, dia. 4a. corner unit, dia. 5.
four, 2" squares*. 9a. Take one, 4¼" white square and cut c. Corner unit should measure
two, 2½" strips sub cut into: square in half along both diagonals to 3½" square.
sixteen, 2½" squares*. make four triangles. d. Make four corner units in total.

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