North Carolina & Virginia
Dogwood

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Cut the pieces

• Background (blue): cut 2 - 5 7/8" x 5 7/8"; cut each in half diagonally once, making a total of 4 triangles.
• Center (yellow): cut 5 - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2".
• Leaf (green): cut 2 - 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"; cut each in half diagonally once, making a total of 4 triangles.
• Light: Cut 4 - 2" x 2 1/2"
• Light: Cut 2 - 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"; cut each in half diagonally once, making a total of 4 triangles.
• Light Medium: Cut 4 - 2" x 2 1/2"
• Light Medium: Cut 2 - 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"; cut each in half diagonally once, making a total of 4 triangles.
• Medium: Cut 4 - 2" x 2 1/2"
• Medium: Cut 2 - 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"; cut each in half diagonally once, making a total of 4 triangles.
• Dark: Cut 4 - 2" x 2 1/2"
• Dark: Cut 2 - 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"; cut each in half diagonally once, making a total of 4 triangles.

Piecing directions

1. Stitch one each of this combination of triangles together: Light/Light Medium, Light/Medium, Dark/Light Medium, and Dark/Medium.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Stitch the green triangles to the Light, Light Medium, Medium and Dark rectangles, triangles and the units from Step 1 as illustrated.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Stitch the units from Step 2 to the large Background triangles.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Stitch a Light rectangle on each end of a Center square. Repeat for the remaining Centers and Light Medium, Medium, and Dark rectangles.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   To finish the block, assemble as for a 9-Patch as illustrated.
   
   
   
   
   

Only available in 2008.
These patterns are for personal use only. Any other use requires express written permission by the designer.
All designs © 2008 Jeanne R. Prue, all rights reserved.
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