Twisted 9-Patch BOTM May 11, 2013

You need nine 5-inch squares of fabric. Use 5 dark or medium, and 4 light. Use as many different fabrics as you can. You will also need four 7-inch squares of fabric.

Colors: yellows, oranges, reds

1. Row 1: Sew together a row of three—dark, light, dark—pressing all the seams in one direction. (The pictures do not really depict the alternating dark and light squares we’re hoping for, but are for instruction only.)
2. Row 2: Sew another row of three—light, dark, light—pressing all the seams in one direction.
3. Row 3: Sew another row the same as row 1.
4. Sew Row 1 to Row 2, along the long side, with your pressed seams in opposite directions so the seams “lock” together.
5. Sew Row 3 to the other side of Row 2.

1. Take this block, which should now measure 14″ square, and cut it down the middle.
2. Turn your ruler or your cutting mat, and cut again the opposite direction.

1. If necessary, please square off your blocks to 7-inch square.

Now, your submission should be 4 pieced blocks (as shown in pic above) and 4 solid (not pieced) 7-inch squares. For the drawing, submit your name once for each set of 8 blocks. The winner will be able to alternate these pieced blocks with the unpieced blocks and make a treasure.