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Murder at Yellowstone
sew the quilt to solve the crime!
all content copyright 2022 Deborah Moebes & Whipstitch Industries LLC

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS & CUTTING LIST

all measurements are given width first, then height; keep this in mind when cutting fabrics with an “up”

cut 1 at 6” x 6”
BG bone cut 1 at 6” x 2.5” D cocoa cut 1 at 1” x 10.5”
cut 1 at 5.5” x 2.5”
cut 1 at 5.5” x 1.5”
cut 2 at 4.5” x 4.5” H peacock cut 1 at 4.5” x 4.5”
cut 1 at 3.5” x 3.5”
cut 2 at 3” x 3”
cut 1 at 2” x 4” I pickle cut 1 at 4.5” x 4.5”
cut 2 at 2” x 3.5”
cut 1 at 2” x 2.5”
J chartreuse cut 1 at 3.5” x 3.5”

BO pine cut 1 at 6” x 6”

Instructions For Assembly

all seam allowances are 1/4” unless otherwise indicated

BG BG BG
BO 5.5” x 5.5”

6” x 6” BO BO MAKE TWO

BG BG
H BG BG BG BG
I
4.5” x 4.5”
I I H H
4” x 4” MAKE TWO OF EACH

BG BG BG 3” x 3”
J
3.5” x 3.5” J J MAKE TWO

Make the half-square triangles:

Place each of the illustrated pairs of fabrics right sides together with raw edges aligned. Draw a
diagonal line from one corner to another, as shown (red line). Stitch 1/4” away from this line on
EACH sides, making two seams (black dotted lines). Trim apart along the red line at center,
leaving a 1/4” seam allowance on each side. This makes TWO half square triangles.
Press seams toward darker fabric.
Repeat with each pair of fabrics to make the total number shown. Trim to the sizes indicated.

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Murder at Yellowstone
sew the quilt to solve the crime!
all content copyright 2022 Deborah Moebes & Whipstitch Industries LLC

Using a rotary cutter, measure

1.5” DOWN from the top of the two
1.5” units shown by 1.5” and TRIM
the upper edge to make the
measurements shown.
H BO H BO
4” x 2.5” 5.5” x 4”

BG
J 3” x 3”
6” x 2.5” BG Combine the two
trimmed half-square
triangles from the pre-
BG vious step with the 3”
H 2” x 2.5” x 3” BG+J half-sqa-
ure triangle shown,
along with the illus-
trated cuts of BG.

BO Then, add the cut of D

and additional BG.
D
1” x 10.5” BG Trim to the size indi-
5.5” x 2.5” UNIT 1 cated. This is UNIT 1.
6” x 12.5”

Using a rotary cutter, measure from the

LEFT of the two units shown by 2” and
J I J
TRIM off the remainder of each half-
2” x 3” I square triangle to make the measure-
2” 2” 2” x 4” ments shown.

BG Combine the two trimmed half-square triangles from

2” x 3.5”
the previous step with the illustrated cuts of BG.

Trim to the size indicated. This is UNIT 2.

J

I
UNIT 2
BG 2” x 12.5”
2” x 3.5”

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Murder at Yellowstone
sew the quilt to solve the crime!
all content copyright 2022 Deborah Moebes & Whipstitch Industries LLC

Use a rotary cutter to REDUCE the size of the

BG+H half-square triangle by trimming two
H H sides, leaving the points at opposite corners,
as illustrated by the dotted lines.
4” x 4” 3” x 3”
Cut to size indicated.

BG
BG 5.5” x 1.5”
3” x 3” H Combine the trimmed
BG+H half-square trian-
gle from the previous step
with the remaining BG+I
and BG+BO half-square
BG I triangles from the first step
2” x 4” in the pattern. Add the
illstrated cuts of BG.

Trim to size indicated. This

is UNIT 3.
BO
UNIT 3
5.5” x 12.5”

Assemble the final block by stitching all three units, right sides together, in the order shown. Press
seam allowances to one side. Trim to 12.5” x 12.5” if necessary. Set aside until quilt top assembly.

COMPLETED BLOCK
UNIT 3 UNIT 2 UNIT 1 12.5” x 12.5”

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