This tutorial is written by our own Karen Stevens. She found this on Pinterest and is unsure to whom credit should be attributed. Please let us know if you know!

Directions

1. Pick a main color and sew a bunch of scraps together, cut a 6 ½ inch square.

2. Cut additional fabric for background (white, low volume, cream, mostly white with print)

2 - 2 ½ x 2 ½ 2 - 3 ½ x 6 ½

1 - 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 2 - 3 ½ x 9 ½

AND

Cut 1 - 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 square of your main color (for the tied ends.)

3. Draw a diagonal line on each of the background squares.

4. Place the colored 3 7/8” square and the background 3 7/8” square RST (right sides together) and sew ¼” from each side of the drawn line. Cut into 2 HST (half square triangles) and trim to 3 ½” square.

5. Lay out the block so you make sure to get the 2 ½” squares on the opposite corners from the wrapper end. Sew directly on the line, cut, flip the corner out, and press.

6. Sew the 3 ½“square to the top and bottom of the 9 ½” strips. Sew the 6 ½” strips to the top and bottom of the center 6 ½” square.

7. Sew the 3 sections together. Press, but leave the squaring up to 12 ½” to the Community/Charity quilt ladies so they all get trimmed with the same ruler.