Road to Oklahoma
A four-by-four grid with a chain of dark squares from one corner to the opposite corner, crossed by pairs of dark half-square triangles near the other two corners; a four-patch sits in the middle.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- four-patch
- Piece Count
- 20
- Tags
- four-patchhstbeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Four Patch
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- four-patch
- Piece Count
- 20
- Tags
- four-patchhstbeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Four Patch
Construction Tips
Sewn in four rows of four; the centre four squares form a four-patch.
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