Yardages:
Main Fabric & Binding: 1 1/8 yds.
Red Accent: 3/8 yd.
Green Accent: 3/8 yd.
Background: 7/8 yd. Im useing white or cream white or cream colors.
You will need yellow too.
You can use fall, winter or christmas fabric with this one too.
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Cutting Instructions:
Main Fabric:
Cut 3 squares at 4 ½”.
Cut 4 strips at 2 ½”. Subcut these strips 60 2 ½” squares for center star points and pieced border
Cut 10 more strips at 2 ½”. Five of these are for your outer border and the other five are for your binding.
Red Accent:
Cut 4 strips at 2 ½”. Subcut these strips into 12 rectangles that measure 2 ½” x 4 ½”. Cut the remainder of the strips into 48 2 ½” squares.
Green Accent:
Cut 5 strips at 2 ½”. Subcut these strips into 72 2 ½” squares.
Background:
Cut 5 strips at 4 ½”. From these strips cut 12 squares at 4 ½”. From the remaining strips cut 56 rectangles that measure 2 ½” x 4 ½”.
Cut 1 strip at 2 ½”. Subcut this strip into 12 2 ½” squares.
Piecing The Blocks:
Using 12 of the 2 ½” x 4 ½” red rectangles and 24 2 ½” green squares, sew a square to each end of the rectangle using the sew and flip method. When you’re finished you should have 12 pieces that look like this. Make sure that your seams are going in the correct direction before you trim away the excess fabric!
Using the red and green fabrics, make 12 half-square triangles by putting a 2 ½” red square and a 2 ½” green square right sides together and sewing diagonally from corner to corner. Press them and trim away the excess fabric from the back. Make sure that you leave your ¼” seam allowance.
Sew a 2 ½” background square to the red/green half-square triangles that you just made. Make sure that your unit looks like the one in the diagram! Make 12 of these.
Now you can sew these first two units together to get a larger unit. You need 12 of them and they should look like the one in the diagram and should measure 4 ½” x 4 ½” edge to edge (4” finished). We’re going to call this Unit A.
Once again using the sew & flip method, sew corners onto the 4 ½” background squares using the 2 ½” squares of your main fabric, red accent and green accent. Make sure you’ve got the corner placement correct before you trim any excess fabric away,! Your finished square should look like the diagram and should measure 4 ½” x 4 ½” edge to edge (4” finished). Let’s call this one Unit B.
Using 24 of the 2 ½” x 4 ½” background rectangles and 24 each of the red and green 2 ½” squares, you need to make flying geese units. Use the sew & flip method and once again make sure that you’ve got the red and green fabric placement correct before you trim anything away! You should have 24 units that look like the one in the diagram when you’re finished.
Now you’ve got all the units completed so we can start putting the block together! Sew a Unit A to either side of your Unit B’s. Make sure that you’ve got everything turned correctly and that it looks like the diagram. You’re going to need 6 of these units and they should measure 12 ½” x 4 ½” edge to edge (12” x 4” finished).
Now you need to make three of the center units. Using the six remaining Unit B’s, sew a unit to opposite sides of the 4 ½” main fabric squares. This piece should also measure 12 ½” x 4 ½” edge to edge (12” x 4” finished) when you’re done.
Sew all of these units together to that you’ve got an “almost” block. (It’s ALMOST finished!) This large unit should measure 12 ½” x 12 ½” edge to edge (12” finished) and should look like the diagram. This isn’t too bad looking by itself but it needs those flying geese to finish it off!
Using the flying geese units and 12 of the remaining 2 ½” background squares you need to make 6 units that look like the diagram. Sew these units to the top and bottom of your blocks making sure to match up your seams. You might find it helpful to press the center seam of this unit open because it is quite bulky.
Use the remaining 6 red & green flying geese units and 12 of the 2 ½” x 4 ½” background rectangles to piece the last sides of the block. You’ll need 6 of these and they should measure 2 ½” x 16 ½” edge to edge (2” x 16” finished). Sew these units to opposite sides of the three blocks and you’ve completed them!
Your finished block should look like the diagram and measure 16 ½” square (16” finished).
Sew your three blocks together side by side. They should measure 16 ½” x 48 ½” edge to edge (16” x 48” finished.)
Sew 12 of these units together end-to-end in a row that looks like the diagram. This row should measure 48 ½” edge to edge (48” finished). You’ll need two of these units.
Sew these units to the long sides of your runner making sure that you have the geese “flying” in the correct direction!
Use the rest of your geese and the four remaining 2 ½” main fabric squares to make the two end units. Each end unit will need four geese and two main fabric squares. Sew these units to each end of the runner.
You should have 10 2 ½” strips of main fabric remaining. Label 5 of those for your binding and put them safely away. Using the last 5 strips, measure your runner through the center width and cut two strips to that length. Sew them to either end. Do the same thing for the side pieces. When you’re finished, your runner should look like the one in the diagram and should measure 24 ½” x 56 ½” edge to edge (24” x 56” finished).
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.