QOV Mystery 9                Clue #4
Cutting Instructions:
     RED:.....(8)  4 1/2" square - draw diagonal line on wrong side               WHITE:.....(24)  3" square-draw diagonal line on wrong side

     BLUE:...  (8)  4 1/2" squares                                                             GOLD:......(1)  2" x 4"
                   (16) 4 1/4" squares                                                                             (1)  3 1/2" x 4"
                   (1)   2" square                                                                                    (1)  1" x 9 1/2"
                   (3)   2" x 5 1/2"                                                                                   (2)  3 1/2" x 15 1/2"
                   (1)   2" x 3 1/2"                                                                                   (1)  2" x 4 1/2" 
                   (2)   2" x 2 1/2"                                                                                   (1)  2" x 2 1/2"
                   (2)   2" x 5"                                                                                       (24)  3" squares
                   (2)   2" x 4 1/2"

                 

Make HST's by placing (1) 4 1/2" RED square on top of (1) 4 1/2" BLUE square, right sides together.  Sew 1/4" on each side
of drawn line.  Cut apart on line, and press to Blue.          No need to square up.                LABEL:  "D"
Make 16
Place (1) 4 1/4" BLUE square on top of "D" unit.  Draw a diagonal line, opposite of the direction of seam in "D" unit.
Sew 1/4" on both sides of line, cut apart, and press to Blue large triangle.    Square up 3 1/2"                         LABEL: "M"
Make 32
Sew (1) 2" BLUE square to one end of (1) 2" x 4" GOLD strip
Make 1
Sew above unit between (2) 2" x 5 1/2" BLUE strips, as shown:
Make 1
Sew (1) 2" x 3 1/2" BLUE strip to (1) 3 1/2" x 4" GOLD strip as shown:                        Sew (1) 2" x 5 1/2" BLUE strip to bottom of unit
Make 1
Sew your two sections above together                               Sew (1) 1" x 9 1/2" GOLD strip to side, as shown:
to make "S BLOCK", as shown:
Sew (1) 2" x 2 1/2" GOLD strip between (2)  2" x 2 1/2" BLUE strips                        Sew (1) 2" x 5" BLUE strip on top of unit, as shown:
Make 1
Sew (1) 2" x 4 1/2" GOLD strip between (2) 2" x 4 1/2" BLUE strips                Sew (1) 2" x 5" BLUE strip to top of unit
Make 1
Sew your units together to make an "A-BLOCK", as shown                          Sew your "U", "S", and "A" blocks together, as shown
Sew (1) 3 1/2" x 15 1/2" GOLD strip to top and bottom of USA block.     Your block should measure 15 1/2"
Make 1
Make HST's placing (1) 3" WHITE square on top of (1) 3" GOLD square, right sides together.  Sew 1/4" on each side of drawn line,
cut apart on line, and press to GOLD.                             Square up to 2 1/2"
Make 48
This ends Clue #4
Cutting Instructions for Clue #5

BLUE:.... (52) 2 1/2" squares
              (4)  2 1/2" x  4 1/2"
              (32) 3 1/2" squares

WHITE:...(48)  2 1/2" squares
             (4)  3" squares - draw a diagonal line on wrong side
             (8)    2 1/2 x 4 1/2"

GOLD:     (4)  3" squares

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