march: scrappy log cabin

First off, THANK YOU for making this block for me.  It's bright and cheerful and will serve as a picnic blanket this summer because we finally have a lawn in our backyard!!

I sent fabric and instructions on Wednesday so most of you should receive it today, the 28th.

The middle square will be 3" and I have sent that to you along with several other fabrics for you to put into the block to create a sense of continuity.  You will need some 1.5" strips of fabric and 2" strips of your own fabric.

Colors: light yellow, shades of pink, orange, lime green, aqua 

(Please, please, please refrain from red and purple and stick with the colors you see)

You will start adding strips of fabric to the LEFT side of the 3" middle square and move clockwise.  The first strip will be strip #1.  You'll add strips #1 through #28.  The widths of each strip  and how many fabrics each will contain (one or two) is below.  It is okay to repeat a couple fabrics in your block.

Strip 1: 2" strip of one fabric

Strip 2: 1.5" strip of one fabric

Strip 3: 2" strip of one fabric

Strip 4: 1.5" strip of one fabric

 Strip 5: 1.5" strip of one fabric

Strip 6 & 7: 2" strips of two fabrics

Strip 8: 2" strip of one fabric

Strip 9: 2" strip of one fabric

Strip 10 & 11: 2" strips of two fabrics

Strip 12 & 13: 1.5" strips of two fabrics

Strip 14: 1.5" strip of one fabric

Strip 15 & 16: 1.5" strip of two fabrics

Strip 17 & 18: 1.5" strips of two fabrics

Strip 18 & 19: 2" strips of two fabrics

Strip 21 & 22: 1.5" strips of two fabrics

Strips 23 & 24: 2" strips of two fabrics

(at this point the block will be 13.5 width x 12.5 length)

PLEASE NOTE: You can stop at this point making sure the size of the block is 13.5x12.5 or I would LOVE it if you could add four more strips around the block to make it a little bigger.  If not, I'll go ahead and add the strips- not a problem!

Strip 25: 1.5" strip of one fabric

Strip 26: 2" strip of one fabric

Strip 27: 1.5" strip of one fabric

Strip 28: 2" strip of one fabric

The finished block will be 15.5" x 15.5"

Please just make sure it ends up 15.5 by 15.5 even if it means making the last strips a little wider or narrower.

Thanks again!