Cordelia

The drawing board allows me to rotate it into the correct position. The template doesn't!

It may just be a matter of turning the template over and sewing on the backside of it. I'll work it out on Saturday.

But, in the meantime, I can go onto the next blocks rather than let things hang up on these 8 blocks.

Next clue is, more 9 patches! 5" x 5" 9 patch star. (with seam allow. must measure 5.5" x 5.5")

You need to make four of these.

For the quilt to look right, you really should use the same color for the background as you will later use for your border. Remember that green fabric or blue fabric that you needed like four or five yards of?

You also need to make four 3" x 3" 9 patch stars. For the 3 incher, you MUST use the same fabric as your final border fabric. (That green and blue fabric you needed the most of.)

If you don't, you will not be happy with the way it looks.

To keep the measurements precise, I've made paper piece templates.

Paper piece template for 5" x 5" traditional and winter versions:

http://www.box.net/shared/0m6ryq8nt3

Paper piece template for 3" x 3" traditional and winter versions:

http://www.box.net/shared/mssdaesje7



I'll post the pictures of my blocks and some more clues this weekend.