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FISH BLOCK 2 of 4

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Fish Block Two is made up of a square within a square. The interior square contains the fish. The fish itself is made up of one large striped square, and four triangles (that make up the fins), plus a square and two triangles of water fabric. The outer square is made up of 2 large plain triangles, and two striped triangles (the fish is swimming by a weed in the water). Measures 8.5" x 8.5"

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Instructions

use 1/4 " seam allowances; press between steps

IMPORTANT: Remember to square down all blocks and segments of blocks.

1. Create body's center square. Layout pieces 3, 4 and 5. Stitch pieces 3, 4 and 5 together, forming a square.

2. Create the triangles 8 and 9. Lay out the pieces for triangle 8 and triangle 9. Stitch pieces together.

3. Create the two fin squares (made of pieces 1, 6 and 2). Lay out pieces. Stitch pieces together. Line up piece fin and water pieces as shown on left below. NOTE: For one fin square, piece 1 is orange and piece 2 is purple. For the other fin square, it is the opposite: piece 1 is purple and piece 2 is orange.

4. Stitch the plain water square (piece 7) to the upper fin square. Stitch the lower fin square to the body square. Stitch the two halves together, forming the main part of the fish square. Refer to the photos below.

5. Stitch triangles 8 and 9 to the body of the fish

6. Stitch one piece 10 to each side of the fish. This completes the block.

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