Paper-Piecing, Cont'd

Despite my griping, paper-piecing does turn out a pretty block.

I actually like paper-piecing, but it's been a while since I've done it, and any time I start a new project with this method, it takes a couple of blocks before I get into the swing of things. Here's why I did paper-piecing for this block: The middle square is 4" x 4". The outer squares are 3.75" x 3.75". The large triangles are 4.337" x 4.027" with 62° angles. The skinny triangles are 4.492" x 2.419", bisected diagonally. This, because the block had to be 10 ½" in order to match the coordinating blocks. 😏