YouTube Livestream 09/04/24
Materials
Light yellow
1 ¾” strip
Medium Yellow
1 ¾” strip
1 ¾” circle for the center if you want to make a 1” yo-yo for it
Dark Background
2 ½” strip
2” strip
two 2 ¾” squares, cut in half on diagonal
Light Background
2 ½” strip
2” strip
two 2 ¾” squares, cut in half on diagonal
Instructions
Strip set #1
- Sew together a light yellow strip to a medium yellow then to the 2 ½” dark
background strip. - With light yellow strip on top, trim with a 45˚ angle from upper left to lower right
- Cut into 4 segments 3” wide, keeping the 45˚ angle
Strip set #2
- Sew together a light yellow strip to a medium yellow then to the 2 ½” light
background strip. - With light yellow strip on top, trim with a 45˚ angle from upper right to lower left
- Cut into 4 segments 3” wide, keeping the 45˚ angle
Strip set #3
- Sew together a medium yellow strip with a 2” dark background strip
- With yellow strip on top, trim with a 45˚ angle from upper right to lower left
- Cut into 4 segments 2 ¼” wide, keeping the 45˚ angle
Strip set #4
- Sew together a medium yellow strip with a 2” light background strip
- With yellow strip on top, trim with a 45˚ angle from upper left to lower right
- Cut into 4 segments 2 ¼” wide, keeping the 45˚ angle
Sew strip set segments together. (4 of each to create 8 triangles)
- Set 1 to set 4, then add the dark cut triangle
- Set 2 to set 3, then add the light cut triangle
Sew the triangles you have created together with strip sets 1 and 2 touching. Press seam open.
Sew the 4 triangles you have created to each other to complete the block. You can easily match up the seams since they will be mirroring each other so the seams will be stacked. Press seams open.
If desired, decorate the center of the block. You can use a yo-yo, a flower, or even a simple appliquéd circle.
If, in the creation, your block is slightly over or undersized, you can simply resew the last 3 seams to tighten up or widen the size.
