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Basting: The Trapezoid

Baste the fabric over the paper as we did for the hexagon, remembering not to baste the marked edge (Pic 3a - f)

The Diamond

You will get dog ears on the sharp points of these, don’t worry about them and don’t trim them yet, the dog ears need to be folded out of the way while piecing and are easier to handle if not trimmed. These can be trimmed after you’ve finished piecing your block. Anchor the folds firmly at the points with a basting stitch so fabric doesn’t shift (Pic 4a - f)

The Square

When basting the folds at the corners on this piece ensure you do not place your basing stitch too close to the edge of the piece as this fold may need to be tucked out of the way during piecing (Pic 5a - e)