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We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's Block of the Week,

Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

What a coincidence! I am a Jersey Girl

AND I happen to be visiting my hometown

in NJ for a few weeks.

Fabric A: Dark Blue

2 - 4" squares, cut on the diagonal

Fabric B: Red Print

4 - 2 1/4" x 3 1/8" rectangle

Fabric C: Red

2 - 1 1/8" x 3 5/8" strips

Fabric D: Light Blue

3 - 3 7/8" squares, cut twice on the diagonal

Fabric E: Medium Blue

1 - 3" square, cut twice on the diagonal

Fabric F: Red

1 - 1 1/8" x 7 3/8"

Layout as shown and sew a Fabric D

triangle to each side of Fabric B rectangle.

Press seams to the inside.

Sew a Fabric E triangle to the bottom

of above unit. Press seam to the top.

Make 4.

Sew 2 of the above units to each side

of a Fabric C strip. Press seams to the

inside. Make 2.

Sew the above 2 units to each side of

a Fabric F strip. Press seams to the inside.

Sew a Fabric A triangle as shown to

each corner. Press seams to the outside.

Square to 8 1/2".

Check out everyones work on the Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/