Livingston Piecemakers Quilt Guild

Livingston Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Block of the Month
Fair Play-12"
July 2015
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1 Color 1 needs: two 4-7/8" squares AND one 5-1/4" square AND one 2-7/8" square
(blue or blue print)
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2 Color 2 needs: two 4-7/8" squares AND one 5-1/4" square AND one 2-7/8" square
(red or red print)
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Color 3 needs: one 2-7/8"
x 11-1/2"
strip AND two 4-7/8" squares AND two 2-7/8" squares
(white from Jean's)
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Start by cutting the Color 3 2-7/8" x 11-1/2" strip
into four 2-7/8" squares. Stack these and cut them
once on the diagonal to make eight half square
triangles ...
Cut one of the Color 1 and Color 2 4-7/8" squares each in
half once diagonally to make two half square triangles of
each ...
Cut the Color 1 and Color 2 5-114" squares in half on both
diagonals to get four quarter square triangles of each. You
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Stack the remaining Color 1 and Color 2 4-7/8" squares
right sides together with Color 3 4-7/8" squares. On the
back of the top square lightly draw in the diagonal, and
then stitch 114" away from the drawn line on both sides, to
get two half squares from each. Cut apart on the drawn
diagonal line. Press to the dark sides. These should measure
4-112" ...
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Repeat the above step Usmg Color 1, 2 and 3 2-7/8" squares.
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These should measure 2-1/2" ...
Now sew the Color 1 and Color 2 quarter square
triangles together to make one Quarter square for
the block's center unit These should measure 4112" ....
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To make the block's comer units, sew a Color 3
half square triangle to the bottom of a Color 1 half
square. Press seam towards triangle. Add another
Color 3 HST to the right of the half square. Sew a
Color 1 half square triangle to this pieced triangle.
Make two units like this, and two more using Color
2 half squares and half square triangle. These
should measure 4-1/2" ...
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Now layout all units as shown at left. Sew three horizontal rows,
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pressing top and bottom row seams to the center and middle row seams
to the outside. join the rows and the Fair Play Block is done'