WINTER FROST - CENTER ICE
CHEF'S NOTES:
Press and starch all fabrics prior to cutting. Use a scant 1/4" seam.
YIELD
6" or 12" finished block
INGREDIENTS
6-INCH BLOCK
From fabric 1, cut:
{A} (12) 1.5” squares
{B} (4) 1.5” x 2.5” rectangles
From fabric 2, cut:
{A} (4) 1.5” squares
{C} (2) 2” squares
From fabric 3, cut:
{C} (2) 2” squares
From fabric 4, cut:
{A} (8) 1.5” squares
From fabric 5, cut:
{B} (4) 1.5” x 2.5” rectangles
12-INCH BLOCK
From fabric 1, cut:
{A} (12) 2.5” squares
{B} (4) 2.5” x 4.5” rectangles
From fabric 2, cut:
{A} (4) 2.5” squares
{C} (2) 3” squares
From fabric 3, cut:
{C} (2) 3” squares
From fabric 4, cut:
{A} (8) 2.5” squares
From fabric 5, cut:
{B} (4) 2.5” x 4.5” rectangles
INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1. MAKE CORNER UNITS
Sew four 1.5” [2.5”] Fabric 4 squares and four 1.5” [2.5”] Fabric 1 squares. Sew each pair to a 1.5” x 2.5” [2.5” x 4.5”] Fabric 1 rectangle.
Make 4.
STEP 2. MAKE HALF SQUARE TRIANGLES
Cut the two 2” [3”] Fabric 2 squares and two 2” [3”]Fabric 3 squares diagonally and sew into four half-square triangles (HSTs). Trim each HST to 1.5” [2.5”].
Sew the HSTs into a pinwheel. Be sure the Fabric 2 and Fabric 3 triangles are in the position shown.
STEP 3. MAKE FLYING GEESE
Use the 1.5” x 2.5” [2.5” x 4.5”] Fabric 5 rectangles and the remaining 1.5” [2.5”] squares to make eight flying geese, with the stitch-and-flip technique. Four geese will have a Fabric 4 triangle on the right and a Fabric 1 triangle on the left.
The other four flying geese have an Fabric 1 triangle on the right and Fabric 2 triangle on the left.
Sew the flying geese into four squares.
STEP 4. MAKE FLYING GEESE
Lay out the units as shown, with the pinwheel unit in the center, surrounded by the star point units and corner units. Sew the units into rows, then sew the rows together to complete your Center Ice block.