Swirl #1 A

How To Piece Linda

Yesterday I designed this block and named it for my wife Linda.


Today I figured out how I would piece it.

I decided to make it a 6" block. So each square in this grid is
1/2" x 1/2".

Sew the center as shown from 4 pieces, each cut 1 1/2" x 2 1/2".

Cut two strips 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"  of each color. Cut a 1"x 1" square of each color.

Sew the squares on the diagonal in the corner of a strip of the opposite color.

Trim a 1/4" seam allowance and fold back to make a triangle.

Sew a strip the same color as the triangle to the strip with the triangle as shown.

Sew a 2 1/2" x 3" rectangle on the diagonal to the above units as shown.

Trim a 1/4" seam allowance and fold back.

Sew a 2" x 2" square on the diagonal in the corner of each of the above units as shown.

Sew the above 2 units to the center unit as shown.

Add a 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" strip to either side as shown.

Sew 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" square on the diagonal in each corner. Trim a 1/4" seam allowance and fold back to make triangles.













I tried other ways of piecing this block. One even had fewer pieces. But this seemed the simplest way to me.

Linda says she's going to try this and make one of the designs from yesterdays post. She thought you might want to try one too.