Originally Posted by Champagnolle

The pattern was a little tedious. I started with squares (4 inch, I think) and sewed the whole thing up. Then I made a smaller square template with perpendicular lines at an angle and set where those lines crossed at where the sewn squares met. After cutting the whole thing out and sewing it together again, I made another square template and cut the quilt up again at an angle. Then I had to sew it all up again. By then there were lots of seams to match!

I know that doesn't make much sense. Maybe you can find a copy of Square Dance, Fancy Quilts from Plain Squares by Martha Thompson for a better explanation.