Secret Santa Sew Along

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Cutting

from a variety of light prints, cut:

35 strips, 1-1/4" x 11"

from a variety of red prints, cut:

43 strips, 1-1/4" x 11"

 

Using 17 light strips, 1-1/4" x 11" and 34 red strips, 1-1/4" x 11"
make 17 red|light|red strip sets a shown below.
Sub-cut into 136 | 1-1/4" units.
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Using 18 light strips, 1-1/4" x 11" and 9 red strips, 1-1/4" x 11
make 9 light|red|light strip sets (not shown)
Sub-cut into 68 | 1-1/4" units

Making strip sets is the easiest way to make multiple
block especially when they are all the same color.
For this project we will be making a variety of different
size strip sets, here are the simple steps.
1. Sew strips together along length of strip in order
outlined in each step. Example: light-red-light
2. Press seams toward the dark, being careful not to
stretch and distort the strip set.
3. Sub-cut multiple units by cutting from narrow end
of each strip set at indicated width.

Using light|dark|light units and dark|light|dark units

make 68 nine patches with dark corners. 

Finished block 2-1/4" square,

2-3/4" square including seam allowances