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Butterfly Block |
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Skill Level INTERMEDIATE
Finished Size 9" x 9"
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Cutting Instructions: White |
Purple print |
Step 1. Referring to Diagram I, sew purple print and yellow 1 9/16" x 12" strips together. Make 1. Press in direction of arrow. Cut into 8 segments 1 9/16" wide. Stitch segments into pieced square. Make 4.

Diagram I
Step 2. Stitch white 2 3/8" half-square triangles to sides of small purple print/yellow pieced square (see Diagram II). Make 4.

Diagram II
Step 3. On wrong side of white 3 7/8" square, draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. Referring to Diagram III, place white square on purple print 3 7/8"square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" seam on each side of marked line; cut apart on marked line. Press open to make pieced squares. Make 4.

Diagram III
Step 4. Stitch 8 pieced squares and 1 purple print 3 1/2" square into 3 rows. Sew rows together to make Butterfly Block (Diagram IV).

Diagram IV
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