capitol city quilt guild
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Units

Brought to you by Jan Lee Asman and Linda Nelson.

Here`s a new idea for our guild meetings. Instead of Tiny Treats, we`ll be making `Units`. Each month a simple block based on Pat Speth`s 5" block units will be our project. The only color requirement is that one part should be a light fabric and the other part a dark fabric. We encourage everyone to participate so that there will be many Units to win. If possible, you should make 10 Units each month and whoever is the lucky winner will receive all the Units. If just 10 members bring 10 Units each there will be 100 Units to win and we promise that each month all Units will go to just one winner. If we all contribute, that`s practically a whole quilt. If the response is large enough, the Units may be divided creating more than one winner.
 

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Flying Geese Unit

February, 2014


Needed: 2 - light 5” squares and 2-dark 5” squares: also 8- light 2½” squares and 8-dark 2½” squares. The beginning measurement is a bit different this month so heads up. Cut the 5” squares in half and trim them to 2½” x 4½”. Mark a diagonal line on each of the small squares. Place a light 2½” square on a corner of a dark 2½” x 4½” piece. Sew across diagonal mark, press open, and cut away underneath corner. Repeat the process on the opposite corner. This should produce a perfect flying goose (or is it really geese?) unit. Continue making units using dark 2½” squares on light 2½” x 4½” pieces and  2½” light squares on dark 2½” x 4½” pieces. Bring all 8.