Finished Size: 78" X 98"

1. You will need 18 full blocks, 10 half blocks and 4 corner blocks.
2. Cut 18 center squares 4 ½" x 4 ½". Refer to picture for fabric suggestion. [C] Lay in a stack.
3. Cut 144 - 4½" x 2½" rectangles for the full blocks, plus 40 for the half blocks, plus 8 for the corner blocks. [B]
4. The center of the economy block is 3?" square and there are a total of 72 for the center 18 blocks, plus 30 for the half blocks, plus 8 for the corner blocks. [D]
5. The triangles of the economy block are 2?" squares cut in half diagonally, however I like to make them 3?" and then I can trim my economy block when I am finished sewing and end with a perfectly square block. There are 288 triangles in the center 18 blocks, plus 100 in the half square blocks and 24 in the corners. [A] We will address the sashing later.

1. I prefer to sew the different sections of my blocks together and then sew my block together. I almost create my own personal assembly line. If you can not wait to see a finished block, feel free to sew them block by block. As you complete a section of a block or a completed block, lay it out or pin it to a design wall.
2. Start by choosing the perfect fabrics for your block and sew four sets of rectangles [B] to create a square. Trim 4 /2" and press. Lay these out around the center block as the block diagram indicates.
3. For the economy block, sew a triangle [A] to each side of the square block [D]. Now as I said that I like to do, trim the block to the 4 1/2" that is needed for this unit. Place to create your block.
4. Start at one corner of your block and sew three units together, press, and lay back down, pick up next three units and sew together, press, lay down and do the next three units. Now you have three units of three squares. Sew these units together to create a finished wagon wheel. Press and square block to 12 1/2".
5. Making the half blocks and the corner blocks is the same technique as the whole blocks only sew half or one quarter of the block together. I make these blocks but stop short of making the unused sides and trim the excess fabric on these blocks.

1. The quilt should be laid out in the order that you like. Working diagonally across the quilt and starting with the center row running from top left corner to bottom right corner, sew a sashing strip to the top and the bottom of the block. (meaning the top left edge and the bottom right edge) Press. Trim the sashing to fit the 12 1/2" block edge. Lay the block back down. For the next block only sew a bottom sashing on. Press. Trim. Continue until the last block has sashing on the bottom. Press. Trim.
2. Continue until all the blocks have a top and bottom sashing, but the blocks are NOT sewn together.
3. Start back up at the block in the top left corner, cut a sashing 12 1/2" for each side of the block, but sew a square at each end of the sashing. It should perfectly fit the block with sashing on the top and bottom. Do the same on the opposite side. This block has sashing all around and squares on each corner.
4. The next block down should only have sashing on the bottom of the block so sew the 12 1/2" sashing to ONE square and sew that sashing strip to each side of that next block. Continue on until there is sashing around all blocks.
5. Sew the blocks together - The block at the top left corner is probably the easiest to start with. As you sew, put the block back and make sure that you are staying on track with sewing the blocks together. It should be very obvious as to how the half and corner blocks fit this puzzle once you get the center full blocks sewn.

1. Sew the three first borders together and then sew onto the quilt, add the stripe border to the quilt. Then sew the last two borders together and add them to the quilt. Miter the corners to get all of these borders to come out to a perfect 45 at the corners.
2.  Add the batting and backing and quilt in your favorite style.