Cactus Basket

Uses collection # 2.
Block finishes at 6"

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You will want to print the 1.5" HST used for this one, on your focus-fabric, rather than your background-fabric.

Fabric 1 (background-fabric)
3 x 5.5" (for layering with the printed 1.5" HST)
Two rectangles, 1.5 x 3" (cut 2 x 3.5)
1.5" square (cut 2")
4.5" square (for printing 2 HST, 3")

OR, since you will be using at least one more 3" HST in background-fabric (next week), print a total of 4, using a piece of fabric 4.5 x 8.75"

Fabric 2 (focus-fabric)
3 x 7.75" (to print 6 HST, 1.5")
4.5" square (to layer with the BF 3" HST)

From p. 66 of collection 2, pick the ink-colour that will work best with your (focus-) fabric.
Cut a 3 x 7.75" piece of (focus) fabric and same size of freezer-paper.
Iron freezer-paper to the front / right side of the fabric.
Print 6 HST that finish at 1.5"

From p. 78 of collection 2, pick the ink-colour that will work best with your (background-) fabric.
Cut the required size of fabric (see above), and same size freezer-paper.
Iron freezer-paper to the front / right side of the fabric.
Print the required number of 3" HST

Make 4 squares of 1.5" HST.
Make 1 square of 3" HST
Cut apart the remaining two 1.5" HST.
Lay out your block, making certain you have the right distribution of colours, and that your HST turn the right way.

Make two sets of 1.5" HST.
Join the 1.5" (2" cut size) to one of the two sets (again, make sure you have them positioned right in relation to each other.

Join the "loose" 1.5" HST to the rectangles.
Lay out your block again, making certain they are all positioned right in relation to each other.

Join the 2 HST-square set to one side of the 3" HST square, and press.
Join the other set, the one with the BF-square, to the side of that, and press.
Join the two rectangles to the side of the top of the basket, and press.
Add the final, bottom, 3"HSTriangle

Press

Finished.

If you know of other patterns or books that uses this block in this size, please let me know, and I'll make links to each of the ones I'm aware of. miz_pal (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Barbara Brackman's "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns" # 700