Welcome to week 5 of the quilt-a-long. Have I told you lately how excited I am that y'all are quilting along with me? It makes me so very happy....thank you! I am so appreciative that you have taken an interest in this project. And those of you who are using your stash get extra points. (
hee hee)
This was going to be the block for today...I tried to do something simple and quick because I am busy and I am sure you are busy, too. But once it was finished, I thought it looked a little too
familiar.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnw0kI1Vw0WbLUGbY2xOmfGMyb0LA_eAkx2EX8ghuSdOuF7mANckTGlGByJDTAEd8RSfFnCnUMJ-fAgBsvdHA7fKPsz_3ZV3p676daZX6tmmvtdilcgFFfT9w_VAu-vBl2naB/s320/Picture+292.jpg)
It is basically the same block as week #1, just a different way of putting it together.
So, I tried again. (
oy!) Maybe I can laugh about this tomorrow.
Lets get on with it, shall we?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg067t0BKsoRzLYHmqSmxUAcNoGNhV0ucmMAObF-w4YIFrqiUi03b3HYvXc42Kr9nvSzqctVz7-ABSEGd0pPDOfwyK_XYG7Q8SxmFKzef-HfXlaUII5Syk5PwA4eEQL9y0Bpm03/s320/Picture+293.jpg)
cut 4 squares 2 7/8" from the background fabric
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-a907gT7CM3980_IaTY8nf939wfvFw8UpnfG4K9qm7mDJPOV5_jqKXCadEvh0kXOAmqnNTxeTQy9Y5GvWvDn_iGtHt0eEpoRCiYO6B3VX7cOVJ1OXbW_ia2RvA4JtvnzU8ny/s320/Picture+294.jpg)
cut 16 squares 2.5" from the background fabric
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cut 5 squares 2.5" from 2 different fabrics, for a total of 10 squares
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from a different fabric, cut 2 squares 2 7/8" and one square 2.5"
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and from another fabric cut 2 squares 2 7/8" and one square 2.5"
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mark all 4 of your 2 7/8" background squares with a pencil on the diagonal on the wrong side of the fabric. pin together one background and one colored square right sides together.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2195I4vD94C3JpnV5QWDxxeqQPrfG2c3fvSq3BnYP5Byo345PaWN0o_P81U-eqnjnZVYoKcyGNb_Sqe124JdkULprarBHI9e0dhe3NPIveCeVEcKgNWj9pGbVJ4WjJqcc2An/s320/Picture+300.jpg)
sew on each side of the line a quarter inch. do this for 4 sets of squares....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xm5eiwTjKHf8DO_rSAGzvxfys5f6isvm_IVcwwIdee9qRcrGPJ92LNsSevJAe13RxkS6j0yTSEzA0V1U69qzis8jUeK78IMOjrwSqXBRA72-EU_cjtRFVCdmz9e1TVNtsj-Y/s320/Picture+278.jpg)
press open and you should have 4 squares of each fabric,
for a total of 8 half square triangle blocks
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEU5E9WwLOAfzWBbJV0skgN2GPeSX5uRJlM-pbDEm_LRieH5ZNWzQhw8XPPaPT9nqVBuFZoIkU3b02hANYMMkWzQ-ro1JN4KKbfO01pXvrh3QsTAdwrBeMsb7W0iOSYOOkw1w/s320/Picture+277.jpg)
layout your block as shown
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsFD7nqN_zQfNL6TDWzxfyzPL4pJTltagnoMBeu7YljaCPBQaoocNcpLLldNR23AL7ZRhNxkXCjrb0T1NLNweaZMtbY3IAma0jpI1ZEmPfnI5FOYwwZkZlY0lmF1JFyRdpuu4/s320/Picture+280.jpg)
sew together
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6PzUs_ThL83ESvH53PSOCQgp0zHcN6YAJxSIyw-3fEFFJ3v5MNTXt3_bHZJ9LLC6kFv5OARgA73boPqtde287xFpZoLadaQ_1Myig-iSfljF9yBPoga7uiOE2rCmAsUGxxsC/s320/Picture+281.jpg)
and you should have this...repeat for the other block...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObs2145vd13rXIR-h33rgFX0eW5l9nqYavxEokvfamsOvhTJO1lwpvsbUjIx3iWGuuMZF68E2XEBcM-UQdzv-IuZEUXHaG6fdwyFAZdV5xmgg1_927qN9AmsOOlQq2lihCkVy/s320/Picture+282.jpg)
now, for the nine patches
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layout as shown
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn02JZ3cKdvvnioAkgMtiuqYwdofpVShp9as1HCsj4ubCNyMNZBDgmipsChUMeMVjOrduygXYZwPCMwVR1DZ5MjYKlE2I7DYG2UEI2KuMUqRx1yQMF6rFO-et9jqIWb8MADBrK/s320/Picture+284.jpg)
sew together
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8rEOiltaWY9S9kK5JhEyiDMtaez6X9qwODi_ziRz04uxtX7geuOHMwakPL6mAmbMLuiImsSlivVOOmIRDfVAnoK9A5LrLg6VSQUklrYFPan2ckqPA-96NyW_BOUaJ3jzJzaY/s320/Picture+285.jpg)
and you should have 2 nine patch blocks
(that was easier than the first two, wasn't it?)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcwYfXxOrG8BqStlNTCNZVecLHCTQSiYQuxwQJFTkIHg32Ys8-pR6FZ9N-4QpXI-oiJG1MOMcsLiz7nOW-_y3wuRxrE9qZJlR4PMFZ81qTaskUYxUTrRdR5Hu_BPyPZxNNV8M/s320/Picture+286.jpg)
layout as shown
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsavCU7FHKfdzt4A8JfhTGm6wrbE56prON0bBazr7hVNBOJifX8gbHIT03IlM3wZtGLpkTWUK1682ZCDo-CMwST-i9ZCoxf6So2Ey6AvpNDi4u0vGXe6VsdoqZFVHoMDcm4RY_/s320/Picture+287.jpg)
sew together
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0A4a5mLjcEPov2D5oD-cV6OiwkDsLH9DwjB6bZuRoaVMrIj2OASALtAh2cS5R4SjqhY46q5rfi-GO4aOoieIGq61jHUdo6asQiQfcbEGfj_e-AeiQqg-Ixh2iYCnxpB_1n2Q/s320/Picture+289.jpg)
and here is your completed block...it should measure 12.5".
as always, any questions will be answered in the comments.
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