Weathervane

1. Cut the pieces.

From background fabric (white) cut the following:

2 1/2 X 2 1/2 inch square--cut 4. These are your A squares.
5 1/4 X 5 1/4 inch square--cut 2. Cut into quarters along the diagonals, as illustrated below; these are your 8 C triangles.

From blue fabric, cut:

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

From red fabric, cut:

4 1/2 X 2 1/2 inch rectangle--cut 4. These are your B rectangles.
5 1/4 X 5 1/4 inch square--cut 1. Cut into quarters along the diagonals, as illustrated above; these are your 4 C triangles.

Red, white and blue are only for illustration--use any colors you like!

2. Sew the A, B, and E squares together into strips.

You'll be making:

Sew the strips together:

3. Sew the A, C, and D pieces into strips.

You'll be making:

5. Sew the pieces into strips and lay out like this:

6. Sew the strips together.

And that's it--the block is done!