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Blocks are 8" x 8"
1 1/2 yds total off white fabrics for logs
1 3/4 yds total dark fabric for logs
1 yd dark fabric for centers and binding

dark fabrics:
strips are 1 1/2" wide, sub-cut
36 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 4 1/2
36 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 7 1/2"
36 2 1/2" squares

off white fabrics:
36 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 7 1/2"
36 1 1/2" x 8 1/2"

press after every seam

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sew the strip to one side of the square

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keep adding strips, 2 dark and 2 light

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the finished block. use your ruler and rotary cutter to make it square.

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thank you thank you thank you! I will be doing this in the A.M. off to bed for me My brain is busted for tonight.

Just what I was looking for

What does "Quilt for a Painting" mean???

I was just thinking the same (what the title meant). The block looks good though! :thumbup: