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Alabama - 18" Quilt Block   Printer-Friendly Version     Fabric Key: Cutting Instructions:     Cut seventeen 2-1/2" squares.     Cut sixteen 2-1/2" squares and eight 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangles.     Cut eight 2-1/2" squares and four 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangles. Sewing Instructions: Step 1: With right sides together and using a scant 1/4" seam, sew an orange 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangle to the long side of a yellow 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangle. Sew another orange rectangle to the other long side of the yellow rectangle.  Repeat for a total of four orange/yellow/orange squares.                     Step 2: Using the blue, orange, and yellow 2-1/2" squares, make five nine-patch units according to the diagrams below: make 1 for center make 4 for corners Step 3:  Arrange the orange/yellow squares and the nine patch units as shown in Diagram 1.  With right sides together and using a scant 1/4" seam, sew together to form rows as shown in Diagram 2. Sew rows as shown in Diagram 3 to finish the block. Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Your block should measure 18-1/2" on all sides.  It will measure 18" (finished size) when it is sewn into a quilt.

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