I did this little mini yesterday and took some pics along the way for you to see how I did it. I didn't take any pics of the background process as all I did was strip pieced some 1-1/2" strips together for my foundation piece. I made two blocks in a graduating color fashion from dk to lightest. Here they are:
here they are all chopped in half and sewn tog in a horizontal/vertical fashion thruout
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