The friendship square (above) also uses the Triangle Square Up Ruler to create. We used the ruler last week to create our Pinwheels. You could do this without the ruler, but it would be harder. Wouldn't these squares make a cute baby quilt? It would be work, but worth it!
Supplies (for one square):
4 different colors of material (cut into 3 1/2 inch squares)
1 neutral material like white or cream (cut into 4: 1 1/8 by 3 3/4 inch rectangles)
Lining up your quarter inch ruler so the center line lines up with the corners, cut off one side of the triangle (so it's got an extra quarter inch on one side).
Pin a rectangle on the diagonal of the triangle (centered), and sew across the edge.
Iron the seam with the material in one direction for the two colors that will be diagonal, and the opposite direction for the other two. Sew the second triangle onto the back of the rectangle and sew across the line.
Line the ruler up with the big side of the square. Line the seam of the triangle and rectangle up with the 2 1/2 inch line on the ruler. cut off the excess material. Now flip the square over and line the ruler up with the same seam. You will notice the white takes up most of this half of the triangle, and the color is a smaller section of this half. Measure a few times if you need to, just to make sure you did this right.
Sew the four pieces together and you have a Friendship Square!
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