As part of the Bonnie Hunter mystery experience, I meet with a group of ladies who share tips and tricks to make assembly of these wonderful quilts a little faster. This is not to say Bonnie's instructions are not fantastic, because they are. I tend to do her mystery quilts with yardage as I have not convinced myself I have a large enough stash to go scrappy. When you use yardage, these tricks can make assembly much faster.
When we first looked at Clue 4, we need half of the block to be half square triangles cut in half, or so I thought. The challenge is half your triangles are dark on the right and light on the left and the other half is vice versa.
My friends came to my rescue with a new way to tackle this. Take the light square, draw the usual diagonals. Pair it up with the other fabric needed, right sides together, then sew two seams with a jog in the middle.
Cut apart on the two diagonals.
Press your seams and you're ready to move on.
My quilting friends never fail to amaze me with the tricks they share. The journey for Indigo Way continues.
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