Draw a diagonal line on the back of each of
the 2 ½” squares.
Place one
on each corner of a 6 ½” square with the right sides together. Sew on the drawn line and trim ¼” from the
line.
Press the corners back. Repeat to create 31 blocks.
Sew the background strips together with
the contrast fabric strips. You
will need 4 sets of background, contrast, background and 2 sets of contrast, background,
contrast. Press toward the contrasting
print.
Sub cut each of these strips into
16) 2 ½” sections. Sew three of these
sections together to create a nine patch block. (You will use two background, contrast,
background and one contrast, background, contrast for each block.) Create a total of 32 nine patch blocks.
Arrange the balloon blocks and the nine patch
blocks into nine rows with 7 blocks in each row. The first row begins and ends with a nine
patch block. The second begins and ends
with a balloon block. Alternate the rows
in this fashion to assemble.
Sew on the border. Quilt as desired. Bind and enjoy!
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