pavement, top completed, construction details

Pavement
top completed 2024
90 by 80 inches

block finishes 10 inches
72 blocks set 8 across and 9 down

Block construction HERE
It is a simple block and a good one to use if you are experimenting with this solids + prints concept.

All blocks are made with the same pressing plan.
In layout, every other block is rotated so all seams nest.

Set aside 8 blocks to be the bottom blocks

Sew remaining 64 blocks into 32 pairs, rotating blocks so one is oriented horizontal and one is vertical. These are 2-block units---press away from the horizontal oriented blocks
Sew into 16 4-block units, making sure to sew a horizontal block to a vertical block--press consistent with the previous 

Layout the 4-block units to make two rows of 8 columns, rotating every other unit to nest to the blocks next to each other. Make sure to keep columns consistent in orientation.

Layout remaining 8 blocks to make a 9th row, making sure to orient horizontal or vertical to nest into the blocks above.

I sewed these 9th row blocks to the 4-block units above them, making 5-block units--pressing consistently

Then sewed into two sections, pressing one section east and one west.

Sew together into top, pressing final seam north.
Everything nests!

My directions and design using a traditional block.
Use at your pleasure.

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