patricej

A previous tutorial was deleted at the request of the contributor. You may find this a useful replacement.

You need:

a variety of fabrics
rotary ruler and cutter recommended

Step 1 - start with two contrasting squares. any size, as long as both are the same size

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Steps 2 & 3 - cut the square that forms the first "ring" from corner to corner. do that twice to make four quarter-square triangles

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Steps 4,5,6 & 7 - sew the triangles to the center square

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Step 8 - Press open

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Step 9, 10 & 11 -
square it off.
lay it face down on the next fabric.
use it as the template for your next square

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Steps 12, 13, 14 & 15 -

cut out the square
cut the square into quarter triangles
sew the triangles to the square underneath
press open

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Lather, rinse & repeat until your cake is baked to your taste

tooooooo easy :wink:

Leslee

:shock: Use one block as the template for the next! Never thought of that. Time to head for the sewing room and have some fun! Thanks, Patrice.

bettyt

Yes this is it . The only thing different is she would cut the "x" after sewing all around the fabric.

sewjoyce

Wow -- Thanks! You made it look sew easy :wink: