Things You'll Need:
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Rotary cutter
- Rotary ruler
- Rotary cutting board
- Enough leftover fabrics to make 8-inch squares
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Step 1
Rotary cut a stack of scraps into 8-inch squares. Make sure they are absolutely square, not skewed. Cut 80 squares total.
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Step 2
Choose two contrasting fabric squares and sew together down one side of fabric, making sure they are lined up perfectly. Stitch using 1/4 inch seam. Press open. Repeat until you have 40 two-piece rectangles.
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Step 3
Pick up two finished two-piece rectangles. Lay one face up on the table, lay the other face down on top of it. Match the center seams and pin. Stitch the seam, joining the two pieces of fabric. Press open. You will have a four-patch that resembles the beginning of a checkerboard. Repeat until you have 20 finished four-patches.
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Step 4
Avoid sewing like color to like color when making your four-patch. If you have two like-colored patches next to each other, turn one piece over before pinning together. You want contrasting fabrics next to each other.















Comments
moonglow said
on 8/9/2008 This sounds like a fun project! Thank you for sharing!!!!