Block of the Month -- June, 2008
“Sailboat”

Diagram: Fabric: Cutting Directions: Sails White or bright color, solid or stripe (2) 3 1/8" squares, cut in half diagonally Boat Hull Red (2) 2 3/4" squares OR (1) 2 3/4" x 5" rectangle (1) 3 1/8" square, cut in half diagonally Sky Light to medium blue batik or sky fabric (4) 2 3/4" squares (3) 3 1/8" square, cut in half diagonally Water Medium to dark blue batik or water fabric (2) 2 3/4" x 9½" rectangle

Assembly Instructions:

1. Piece a sky triangle with a sail triangle. Repeat to make a total of 4 sail/sky half-square triangle units.
2. Piece a sky triangle with a boat triangle. Repeat to make a second boat/sky half-square triangle unit.
3. Following the diagram, join patches and units into rows; join rows to form block.

• Use 100% cotton fabrics for the block. Wash fabrics before cutting. Do not use fabrics that bleed or run!
• Arrange the patches on a piece of felt, flannel or batting before sewing to aid in assembly.
• Stitch all seams a scant ¼". Please try to be accurate!
• Unless otherwise specified, press seams toward the dark fabric if possible, taking care not to stretch any bias edges.

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