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PROJECT // swirling stars

dia. 3. Sawtooth dia. 4. Pieced triangles dia. 7. Little Stars block

12a. Arrange corner units with Star centre
Flying Geese pieced units and
Sawtooth Star centre, dia. 6.
b. Join units together in rows. a. Join navy triangles to
c. Join rows together to complete opposite ends of Flying
block which should measure Geese unit
12½" square, illust. 1.

BLOCK 6 – LITTLE STARS BLOCK
1a. Referring to method for making
Flying Geese units in Odd Fellows
block, using four, 1⅞" orange squares b. Add white triangle to
bottom edge of Flying
and one, 3¼" navy square make four, Geese unit
Flying Geese units. a. Sawtooth Star block
b. Units should measure 1½" x 2½".
2a. Arrange Flying Geese units with dia. 5.
four, 1½" navy squares and one, Corner units
2½" white square, dia. 7a.
b. Join units together to make one c. Add orange triangles
Sawtooth Star block measuring
4½" square.
3. Repeat to make three Sawtooth
blocks. b. Join star rows

4a. Take two, 4½" navy squares and dia. 6. Block assembly
join them to opposite sides of one
Sawtooth Star block.
b. Press seams towards squares.
5a. Join remaining Sawtooth Star
blocks to opposite sides of one,
4½" navy square.
b. Press seams towards square.
6a. Join star rows together, dia. 7b.
b. Add one, 4½" x 12½" navy rectangle
to bottom edge of star rows, dia. 7c.
c. Block should measure 12½" square,
illust. 2.
7. Repeat to make four Little Star c. Add navy rectangle
blocks in total.

illust. 1. Odd Fellows Chain block illust. 2. Little Stars block

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