Dove in the Window II

1. Cut the pieces.

From background fabric (white) cut the following:

4 7/8 X 4 7/8 inch square--cut 3, then cut each diagonally to make 2 triangles, for a total of 6. These are your A triangles.
4 1/2 X 4 1/2 inch square--cut 3. These are your B squares.

From blue fabric, cut:

1 7/8 X 1 7/8 inch square--cut 30, then cut each diagonally to make 2 triangles, for a total of 60. These are your C triangles.

From orange fabric, cut:

1 7/8 X 1 7/8 inch square--cut 18, then cut diagonally to make 2 triangles, for a total of 36. These are your D triangles.

Blue, orange and white are just for illustration--use any colors you like.

2. Sew the C and D triangles together into squares.

Sew each orange square to a blue square, as shown:

You'll be making:

You'll have 24 blue triangles left over.

3. Sew the blue/orange squares into strips, along with some of the blue triangles.

Make six each of the following sets of strips

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5. Assemble the strips as shown, adding a blue triangle to each:

You'll be making:

4. Sew a white A triangle to each unit:

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5. Assemble two of following strips:

You'll be making:

6. Assemble one of the following strips:

You'll be making:

7. Arrange the strips as shown:

8. Sew the block together--it's finished!

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