Well as promised I am again back to the drawing board to bring you a new and exciting block pattern...  This cross pattern may have another more exciting name... but at this time I am not aware of one??? So if you do know another name for this block that I find exciting please let me know. In the mean time this will be the Block Of The Month for December, 1997.

A cross will always be a symbol to Christians of the Resurrection of Christ... Many adaptations have come about over the years and there are any variety of blocks which bare the name "Cross".  This block is one of these blocks.
 
Cutting and fabric requirements:
 
         fabric requirements: #1                               cutting requirements: #2

cut (1) 16" x 3 1/2" color A strip	cut 4 - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares
cut (1) 6" x 2" color A strip
cut (1) 6" x 3 1/2" color B strip
cut (1) 8" x 3 1/2" color B strip	cut 4 - 2" x 3 1/2" pieces
cut (1) 20" x 2" color C strip
cut (2) 20" x 1 1/4" color D strips
cut (1) 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" square of color E

* note: cut only the strips indicated.  Several of the pieces above will be strip pieced for ease later in the instructions... please follow those cutting instruction for piecing.
 

#1  place (1) strip of the color D 1 1 /4" strips to either side of the 2" color C.  Sew together as illustrated below.  Cut across the sewn pieces into 5" sections.
  



                                               diagram #1
 
#2. Using the 6" x 2" strip of color A and the 6" x 3 1/2" strip of color B sew these two pieced together to make a single 6" section as illustrated below. Cut cross ways into 2 " sections

 


             diagram #2
 
#3. sew together 3 1/2" squares of  color A to the 3 1/2" x 2" pieces of color B as illustrated below:
 
                               diagram #3

#4.  Sew together the sections you made from above (diagrams #2 and #3)  as illustrated below.
 
 
           diagram #4

 #5.  Assemble the rest of the block as illustrated below. Using all sections in the above diagrams as well as the color E square for the center of the block.
 

               diagram #5
 
 #6.  Your completed block should measure 12 1/2".  Providing I have all the measurements correct that is  :).  Press the block then square up to 12 1/2".

...And may all of you know the truest joy of this blessed season.  My prayers are with all of you as we celebrate the birth of a King as well as the very special celebrations of other faiths that also rejoice at this time of the year!

Julia.

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