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When I showed you the beginning of this block design and construction, I had printed out the foundation pattern using the EQ automatic grouping and numbering. I cut the pieces apart and started in sewing, then I noticed a problem. One of the sections would have a y-seam.

I pulled up the design in EQ8 again, and set the foundation export to group and number the sections manually. This way, I can eliminate the y-seam. Now, I have four sections with all straight seams, and one triangle corner for each quarter. I colored the quarters with pencils because I forgot ...

I just got a new add-on for my Electric Quilt program called Kaleidoscope Two. It is a great program for those who love complex blocks. I played around with this block, coloring it several ways with bee theme and daisy fabrics within the program. Here is my final version.

The power of this software is that it will give you the block in several methods of piecing. You can print out templates for transfer to plastic, or it will give you rotary cutting instructions for those who’d rather construct that way.

For a block like this, where precision of ...