Triangles for August

My inspiration for this month's quilt is borrowed from one of Emily Sigler's favorites... It is a "FairyFace" Design. Here it is:

I am wanting a throw for my house. I have chosen a Moda line "Urban Cowgirl". (I like the name! Yee Hah!) Lots of greens, browns, roses, etc. 

I love the fabrics and colors. 

The design will be simple and easy. 

I am sending you ALL of the fabric that you will be using. 

• Eight 5" squares of the "Urban Cowgirl" 

• One 5" strip of "Bella" cream fabric. 

Please do not use anything else! I am asking for more than a 12 1/2 " square because you don't have to use any of your own fabric. 

• Sew 1/4" seams.

• Use a light cream thread.

• Keep the cream in the upper left corner of the squares.

Cut your 5" strip of cream into 5" squares. 

You will have 8 of the cream and 8 of the pattern.

With right sides together, pin 1 cream and 1 patterned piece together.

Draw a line corner to corner.

Stitch 1/4" on each side of the drawn line. 

Please measure for 1/4".

Chain the pieces together to save thread. 

Stitch down then turn and stitch back up. 

Now you have a lovely chain of 8 squares.

Snip them apart.

Cut alone the diagonal line to create the triangles shown below.

Open and press the seam "light to dark/pattern" on each square.

Please trim the corners to square things up.

Sew 2 squares together. Press light to dark.

Then 4 squares together. Keep the center points precise. 

Press the last/center seam open (not to the side) to lessen the bulkiness of the center of the square. 

Do this 4 times and you will have Four "4 squares" to send me.
Please DO NOT square off or trim, I'll do that. 

I will then be able to mix them up for the overall "randomness" of the quilt.

Thank you, ladies. I am excited to start getting squares.

(Your fabric is in the mail!)

Mardie