Rotary Cut Explosion		End of Day block		Paper Pieced Explosion

When you "explode" the "End of Day" block a little bit differently, it is easy to see how this block can be Paper Pieced.  I Paper Pieced my block, cuz it just seemed easier to me.

I suppose I could have put up a webpage with the Paper Piecing template on it, ready for you to print off, but I thought that I would show you how to make your own Paper Piecing template. Never know when this information might come in handy!  ;-)

You can draw out a 6" square on graph paper.  First, be sure that the grid on the graph paper is accurate for your quilting needs.  Measure the grid with a ruler that you normally use for quilting. Or you can draw out a 6" square with a 6" square ruler on plain paper.

	Draw a 6" square.
	Draw a line for ¼" seam allowance on one edge of the square.
	Draw an X through the square, from corner to corner.
	Draw  a ¼" seam allowance on 2 sides of the triangle.
	Draw 3 lines, 1½" apart, separating triangle into 4 sections.
	This is what the template looks like when cut away from the rest of the drawing.  Number the patches.

You now have a Paper Piecing template for a 6-inch "End of Day" block.  You will need 4 templates for the block.  Refer to the Paper Pieced Explosion, above, for placement.

If you sew light fabric to Patches 1 & 3, dark fabric to Patches 2 & 4, you will get the block that Rathr made.		If you sew light fabric to Patches 2 & 4, dark fabric to Patches 1& 3, you will get the block that Pat made.

Truth be told -- I was trying to duplicate the positioning of light and dark in Rathr's block, but, somehow I reversed it...didn't realize it, until block was complete!  I'm keeping it!

If you have EQ4.1, you can draw out the End of Day block and print it out.  It is not available in the Block Library.  BlockBase2 has the block.