Well hello there! Welcome back to the Vintage Block Along I'm sharing another vintage block with you from my grandma's pattern basket:) I'm using Farm Girl Vintage fabric and one Bee Backgrounds for my block:) Like most vintage blocks... this one has several different variations and names... one of them is called Peony and that's what I'm using for mine because Grandma sure loved her Peonies:) She had a row of them on the side of her house along with a Snowball Bush... Lilacs and a Forsythias. Her Peonies always bloomed in June and meant summer had begun! I have several Peonies in my front yard and also in my backyard... in white... pinks and red. Today's Peony is in red... with gingham of course:) I used one background... 3 different reds and 2 different greens for this block:) From the background cut: 2 - 4" squares 2 - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" 6 - 2 1/2" squares 1 - 1/1/2" x 2 1/2" 1 - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" From the gingham cut: 2 - 2 1/2" squares From this print cut: 2 - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" From this print cut: 2 - 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" For the leaves cut: 4 - 2 1/2" squares And for the stem cut: 1 - 4 1/2" square Take that 4 1/2" square and the 4" background squares and lets make the stem:) Add an easy corner triangle onto one corner... draw a line or use the Seams Sew Easy Guide Trim and press to one side before adding the other easy corner triangle onto the opposite corner... Like this! It should measure 4 1/2" square. Set it aside and let's do the next step:) And this is it! Sew these 3 together:) It should measure 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" at this point. Now set it aside as well:) And grab these rectangles to sew easy corner triangles... that look like this:) They should each measure 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Now your going to add an ECT onto each end of these rectangles... using these squares. Like this:) Each should measure 2 1/2" x 5 1/2". Now make these 4 squares into 2 half square triangles. Each should measure 2 1/2" square. Now it's time to start sewing the segments together. Start with these four... It should measure 5 1/2" square. Now sew these three together:) It should measure 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" And next sew this one. It should also measure 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". Now lay out all four segments like this and sew them together to form your block! YaY!!! Don't you just love it? This is the back of mine:) This block would look great in a quilt set on point:) PEONY should measure 9 1/2" square BEFORE we sew it into our quilt. I've added it to my design wall... I'm having to overlap and pin them so that they will all fit on there! We are going to have one big beautiful quilt by the time we are done. YaY! I'll meet you back here next Thursday with another one of grandma's patterns! xx Lori If you are just joining us... click on each block that we have done so far to go to the tutorial: 1. Grandma's Star 2. Pattern Basket 3. Around the Corner 4. Little Farmhouse 5. Rhinestone 6. Vintage Lily 7. Star Shine 8. Humble 9. Egg Money 10. Quilting Bee 11. Sunday Star 12. Sweet as Honey 13. Bear Hug Block 14. Front Yard Flower 15. Memory 16. Farmers Daughter 17. Potluck 18. Spool and Bobbins 19. Picnic 20. Sparklers 21. 4th of July Flag 22. Playing Card 23. Penny Candy 24. Mercantile 25. Family Reunion 26. Parade 27. Shade Tree 28. Wildflowers 29. Crossroads 30. Leftovers