Block of the Month -- January, 2007
“Old Fashioned Nosegay”

Fabric: Cut Directions: Flower Medium scraps (5) -- 2 ½" squares Flower Light scraps (4) -- 2 ½" squares Leaves Solid Green (1) -- 2 7/8" x 10 ¼ rectangle Cut rectangle in half diagonally Base Green (1) -- 2 7/8" x 10 ¼ square Cut square in half diagonally (You will only use one of the resulting triangles) Background Off-white muslin (1) -- 2 7/8" x 10 ¼ rectangle Cut rectangle in half diagonally Background Off-white muslin (1) -- 2 7/8" square Cut square in half diagonally (You will only use one of the resulting triangles) Background Off-white muslin (1) -- 2 ½" x 6 ½¼ rectangle (1) -- 2 ½" x 8 ½¼ rectangle

1. Piece together the 2 ½" light and medium squares into the nine patch center as shown on the block design.
2. Sew on the 2 ½" x 6 ½" muslin rectangle to one side of the nine patch.
3. Sew on the 2 ½" x 8 ½" muslin rectangle to the top side as shown on the block design.
4. Sew the green long triangles to the muslin long triangles to form the leaf sections – note that a good bit of the triangles' “tail” will be cut, the finished size of this unit is 2 ½" x 8 ½". Note also that the resulting rectangles need to be mirror images of each other!
5. Sew the green right angle triangle to the muslin right angle triangle to form the base section.
6. Sew one leaf unit to the side of the block.
7. Sew the base unit to the other leaf and sew to the remaining side of the block.

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