Two weeks ago I showed some photos of this block
Flying Swallows or Circling Swallows
BlockBase #3758
Thanks to all commenters.
Here's the free pattern for a 12" block.
Rotary Cutting Instructions
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A - Cut 4 squares 4".
B - Cut 1 square 6-1/4". Cut diagonally twice to make 4 triangles. You need 4 triangles.
C - Cut 16 squares 2-3/8". Cut each in half diagonally to make 2 triangles. You need 32 triangles.
D - Cut strips 1-1/2" wide. Cut 45 degree angles to make diamonds which are 2-1/4" on the sides. You need 24.
Here are the rotary cutting instructions from BlockBase.
I modified them to make it easier to cut and find the pieces.
I did these sketches using Metropolitan Fair fabric
plus some background.
A 12" block is rather small for so many pieces, but I chose that size because it would work with JellyRolls. You might want to make it 16" or 20"---it's easy to recalculate in BlockBase.
In the comments someone suggested hand piecing.
Good for EPP, English Paper Piecing too
Hi Barbara, thank you for sharing this beautiful block. I can't read the dimensions on p4 for A-C and I'm a newbie so am a bit fearful of getting them wrong! Can you help?
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I am struggling with making this in a 14" block... can someone help me with template sizes? I am a good quilter but am making myself NUTS over this!
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