Sew the block

1 Cut four 6cm x 11cm rectangles from two different prints, one light, one dark. From the darker print also cut four 6cm squares. Cut an 11cm square, four 6cm squares and four 6cm x 11cm rectangles from white cotton.

2 Sew the light and dark printed rectangles together in pairs, right sides together to make four squares. Press the seams to the darker side and arrange around the white 11cm square so the lighter halves are next to the plain cotton.

3 Sew each 6cm printed square to a white one to make four rectangles. Sew the plain rectangles to the side of each to make 11cm white squares with a dark