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Vampire BaseballOutfield triangles:

2 - 3" squares, cut

on the 45 diagonal

to form four triangles

(dark green)

Bases:

4 - 1" squares (off-white)

Base lines:

4 - 1" x 2"

rectangles (light

green)

Center:

1 - 2 1/16" square,

use template (brown

Pitcher's Mound:

1 - 1" x 1" rectangle

(off-white)2 - 1" squares

(brown)

Infield Triangles:

2 - 2 1/16" squares,

use template, cut on

the 45 diagonal to

form four triangles

Home Base:

1 - 1" square of the

fabrics used for the

bases and the base

lines, cut on the 45

diagonal to form two

triangles of each

color.

Use a scant seam allowance.

Finished block size is 6, with a seam allowance all around.

To prepare the pitcher's mound:

1. Sew a 1" brown square to both ends of the off-white pitcher's mound rectangle. Press the seam towards the darkerfabric.

2. Cut the center square (brown) in half. Matching the centers, sew one half of the center square to the top of thepitcher's mound rectangle strip.

3. Trim off any excess fabric from the strip, matching it up to the length of the top part of the center square.4. Sew the bottom half of the center square to the piece. Press the seams to the darker fabric.5. Using the template, square up to 2 1/16".To make home base:

1. Lay out the pieces of your block according to the diagram, except for the triangles you cut to make home base,which you can set aside for now.

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2. Take the baseline on the left, and mark the 45diagonal, making a triangle at the corner of the

block, with the larger portion of the fabric on the

left side of the line.

3. Leaving a " seam allowance (seam allowancewill be to the right of the line), cut away the

triangle you just marked. Keep in mind that this

piece is slanted, so the 45 diagonal is straight

up and down when placed in your block.4. Repeat the process for the baseline to the right,

reversing so that you remove a triangle of fabric

(minus seam allowance) to the left of the 45

diagonal.

5. Lay the triangles you set aside in the block,putting the long side of the off-white triangles

along the sides of home base. Place the light

green triangles on top of the off-white triangles,

together forming another triangle. Sew the

triangles together, forming opposite pieces.

6. Sew the triangles to the correspondingbaselines, re-forming them back to rectangles.

7. Replace the baselines to their correct positionsand leave the pieces laid out according to the

diagram.

Block Assembly:

1. Sew the infield triangles (cut from the template) to the center (pitchers mound) square. Sew opposite sides,matching the centers of the triangles to the center of the square and pressing seams towards the triangles. Trim

away any points that extend beyond the seam allowance.

2. Sew the bottom left baseline to the center square and the top right baseline to that unit, pressing the seamstowards the baseline pieces. Lay the unit back in place.

3. Sew the bases to their corresponding baselines (top right baseline with third base on the left and second base on theright; bottom right baseline with the square that will become home base on the left and first base on the right),

pressing the seams towards the baselines. Lay them back in their places.

4. Sew the second and third base unit to the top ofpitchers mound unit, making sure that the baseline that willcomplete home base is at the bottom of the unit. Press the seam towards the baseline. Add the home base and

first base unit to the bottom of the pitchers mound unit. Press the seams towards the baseline.

5. Sew the outfield triangles to the infield unit, sewing them on opposite sides, matching the centers of the triangles tothe center of the square and pressing the seams towards the triangles. Trim away any points that extend beyond

the seam allowance.

Add buttons or appliqu a baseball and bat to

finish your block!