Ugly Christmas Sweaters QAL – Economy Square Block #14

Cut each (B) square in half along the diagonal. Sew two of the (B) pieces onto opposite sides of the (A) square, matching up the long bias cut edge of the (B) pieces with the edges of the square. Press seams open. Trim sides flush. Sew the other two of the (B) pieces onto the remaining sides of the (A) square, matching up the long bias cut edge of the (B) pieces with the edges of the square. Press seams open. Trim the finished square to allow for ¼” seams. Cut each (C) square in half along the diagonal. Sew two of the (C) pieces onto opposite sides of the (AB) square, matching up the long bias cut edge of the (C) pieces with the edges of the square. Press seams open. Trim sides flush. Sew the other two of the (C) pieces onto the remaining sides of the (AB) square, matching up the long bias cut edge of the (C) pieces with the edges of the square. Press seams open. Trim the finished square to 6.5”, allowing for ¼” seams.

Block finishes at 12” square

Step 1:  Sew the (A), (B) and (C) rectangles together. Crosscut into 1 unit @ 6.5” wide and 2 units @ 2.5” wide.

Step 2:  Sew the 6.5” wide (ABC) unit to the bottom of the 6.5” feature block of your choice made in the previous steps of this pattern. For the Sleeves, sew the (E) rectangles to the 2 (ABC) units @ 2.5” wide.

Step 3:  To complete the Sleeves, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the (F) rectangles, place them on the ends of the (G) rectangles and sew along the diagonal. Trim ¼” seam and press open. Sew this (FG) unit to the sleeve unit made in the previous step.

Step 4:  Sew the Sleeves onto the sides of the feature block unit. Sew the (HJ) rectangle on top. Draw a diagonal line across the wrong side of the (K) squares and place them on the corners. Sew along the diagonal lines, as shown in red.  Trim a 1/4″ seam and press open.

Step 5:  Sew the (L) and (M) rectangles together to make the collar and sew on top to finish the block.

Don’t forget!!! You can use the cut off corners when following the shoulder instructions in Step #4 to make these bonus 2.5″ half square triangles! I cut first and then sew along the cut edge to make mine. But you could also sew a seam 1/2″ away from your diagonal seam at the same time. And then cut between the two seams.