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     My Country Home by Lynette Anderson.  Photo by Gregory Case Photography

What's a quilter to do when the pattern directions call for 140  1 1/2" squares?  Call Mom and ask what she recommends.  That is exactly what TQS member donnamc did.   "Mom gave me a tip - first build strata and then cut them down from there.  Of course!"

• There were 23 colors in the A's last month, so add one more color.
• You will need 34 squares on each side and 36 squares top and bottom.
• Cut a 9.5" strip of each at 1 1/2" wide, sew 12 together and trim into 6 strips of 1.5" each.
• Repeat with the remaining 12 colors.
• For the top and bottom, join 2 of the first set with 1 from the second set.
• For the sides, remove one square from one of the strips.