Roman Stripe
Also known as: Roman Stripes
A square split on the diagonal: one half is a plain triangle and the other is pieced from narrow stripes running parallel to the diagonal.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- strip
- Piece Count
- 6
- Tags
- stripstrip-sethstbeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Log Cabin
Construction Tips
Cut the striped triangle from a strip set with a triangle ruler, then join it to the plain triangle along the diagonal.
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