Hive 5 - August Tutorial - Square in Square for Susan

For my very first effort as Queen Bee, I've selected a super quick and easy square in square block featured in this free quilt pattern at Cluck Cluck Sew.

These blocks finish to 8 inches (8.5 inches unfinished) so I'm requesting 2 blocks in opposite colorways. Only 2 different fabrics are needed. Instead of orange and white fabrics, I've chosen aqua/turquoise and black & white prints. Please no solids, batiks or novelties except as noted below.

Aqua/turquoise - these colors are similar and discerning between the two is subjective - think of the Caribbean Sea and beautiful turquoise jewelry.  I'm hoping for color saturation; small amounts of other colors is fine, as long as the fabric reads aqua/turquoise.

Black & white -  pretty self-explanatory.  The fabric can be either a black print on a white background, or a white print on a black background. You can use a novelty print here, as long as it's not too juvenile and does not contain holiday, religious or political motifs.  

My fabric pull:  

Construction

You will need one aqua/turquoise fabric, and one black & white fabric for 2 blocks.  From each fabric cut the following:

• One   4.5 x 4.5 inch square
• Two   4.5 x 2.5 inch rectangles
• Two   8.5 x 2.5 inch rectangles
  
  
  

For the first block, use the aqua/turquoise square, and the black/white rectangles.  With right sides together and using a 1/4 inch seam, sew the smaller rectangles to the sides of the square and press seams open.

Next, with right sides together and using a 1/4 inch seam, sew the longer rectangles to the top and bottom of the square/sides.  Please press seams open.  Your block should measure 8.5 inches square.

 

Now, construct the second block in the same manner with the black/white square in the center and the aqua/turquoise rectangles as the border.  And you're done!  

Thanks for sewing for me 😊.