
The colours I am using are purples and turquoises.

I pinned it to the centre piece at a slight angle, right sides together. You can see the extra gingham at the top that I decided I did not want to show.
I sewed and pressed the second piece. Now that I have the second piece attached, I cut the centre gingham block down to the shape and size that I wanted.
centre block. This will be the cutting line.
I am trying out the third piece.

The third piece sewn and pressed. The ruler is placed along the centre block's third side.
I marked the cutting line with a disappearing marker.
Testing the fourth piece against the sewn patches.
The fourth piece pinned in place.

The lilac piece is trimmed. Trying out the fifth piece.


For me, the easiest way is to fold one of the pieces of fabric over, pin it to the second piece so that the join is at an angle, and then top stitch with large stitches so that they can be taken out later. Here, the two pieces of fabric have been joined and are now being tested for placement.
Now they are pinned.
Sewn and pressed. It's a bit difficult to see the shape of the block here, but looking at it critically, the right hand lilac piece is too big, and the left hand joined piece also is too big.
I played around with two pieces to cover up the two larger pieces on either sides of the block.
Pinned and ready to sew.
When it looked balanced, I pinned, sewed and pressed the pieces.
I turned it over and trimmed off the excess.
The top edge has a bit of the backing showing. It needs another strip. The two triangles, maroon and turquoise (bottom left)also need another strip.
A piece of purple velvet is added to the top, reducing the size of the turquoise and filling in the gap. And a long triangle of deep purple satin has been added at the bottom.

Now it is ready for seam decoration and embellishment.