Once I had the design worked out, the block assembly process was pretty straightforward. The image below shows the newsprint design for the top, brightest, row of blocks.
I went ahead an colored in the willow branches, to remind me of the orientation of the different parts of the blocks. To assemble each block, I had to divide the blocks along the willow branches, assemble each section and then add the willow branches in as the last steps.
Above, you can see how the blocks look when sewn to the tracing paper. After completing a block, I would pull the paper off by tugging the block on each edge. This would tear the paper at the seams.
The reverse side of one of the blocks is shown above. You can see that I am not perfect at aligning seams. However, this was not a study in perfection. I was am happy with the effect of the different background colors.
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