Empire Quilters Block of the Month – October 2005

This block is one that was used by pioneer women who used every little scrap of fabric. Their life was hard and fabric was not only costly but not very available. Following these directions you will make two blocks that mirror each other.

1. Cut a 10-inch square from plastic or cardboard. Choose two fabrics that go together, perhaps one medium or dark and one light so there will be contrast
2. Cut an isosceles triangle with 4-inch sides from opposite corners of the square. (An isosceles triangle has two matching sides.)
3. You now have two templates — one for the main fabric and one for the corner fabric.
4. Cut one center piece and two corner pieces from each fabric.
5. Sew the corners of fabric 1 to the corner of fabric 2 and vice versa (see picture).
6. If you have a problem, call or email Leila Lieberman, and she'll be happy to help.

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