South Dakota
Pasque Flower

Cut the pieces

• Light Green: Cut 8 - 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”; mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of each.
• Medium Green: Cut 4 - 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.
• Dark Green: Cut 8 - 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”; mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of each.
• Lavender: Cut 4 - 1 1/2” x 1 1/2”; mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of each.
• Lavender: Cut 4 - 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.
• Dark Purple: Cut 1 - 2 1/2” circle.
• Yellow: Cut 1 - 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.

Piecing directions

1. Petal squares
   Place a Dark Green square right sides together with a large Lavender square. Stitch on the marked line. Trim the corner, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance. Repeat for the next corner. Make 4 of these.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Corner squares
   Place a Light Green square right sides together with a Medium Green square. Stitch on the marked line. Trim the corner, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance. Repeat for the opposite corner. Make 4 of these.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Center square
   Place the Lavender squares right sides together with the Yellow square. Stitch on the marked lines. Trim the corners, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Assembling the block
   Stitch the squares together in rows of 3, then stitch the rows together.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Finishing
   Make a yo-yo center from the 2½” Dark Purple circle. Turn under 1/4” to the wrong side. With matching thread, stitch a running stitch close to the fold, leaving a thread end. Pull up stitching tightly. Do a couple of backstitches to hold the folds tightly. Hand stitch to the flower center.
   
   
   
   
   

Please note:

• This block available throughout 2010.
• The timing of blocks being posted will be on a whim - so check back often!
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