In the Old Testament Book of Joshua,
one reads of the ancient city of Jericho which was conquered by the Hebrews
under the direction of their leader Joshua. the city had been built
with a great wall around it. Jericho was so overpopulated that houses
had to be built even on that wall. Joshua, under divine guidance,
led the Jewish people to shout and blow trumpets, making such loud noise
that the wall fell down flat, enabling them to over- take the city.
The outer strips of this
block could represent the walls, with the intersecting cross again representing
the divine powers that led Joshua and his people to the city.
Cutting Instructions:
Color A = light
Color B = medium
Color C = 1st dark
Color D = 2nd dark
#1 Cut one 3" square for the center of the block
Color C (1st dark)
#2 Cut 4 of this piece.
Color D (2nd Dark)
#3 Cut 1 4"Color A (light)
square then cut into 4
pieces on diagonal making 4 equally
sized triangles
#4 Cut 4 rectangles 2 1/4" x 7 1/4" of Color B (medium) Make a
removable
mark or dot to designate the center of the square at 3 5/8" using
these marks
as a guide, center your 4" inch requirement with 2" either side of
the center
mark. Mark the ends of your 4" mark. Cut on the diagonal from the 4"
mark
on the top to the outer edge at the bottom. You should have a piece
that looks
like the diagram above.
#5 Cut 2 5 1/4" squares of Color A (light)/
cut on the diagonal to make 4 triangles
Sewing Instructions:
diagram #6
sew pieces #3, #4 and #5 together as shown in the diagram.
This will make the outer corner sections for the block.
diagram #7
sew pieces together in rows with front sides together.
Turn block and reverse the process to sew the last
two seams.
completed block should measure 12 1/2"