Happy Mining Monday!

I think we're 30 weeks in now. I've lost count! I'll have to go back and check!

Today, we're making the Puffer Fish (thanks to @little.emerz!) and the Silver Fish. :)




First up is the Puffer. 



You'll need yellow, black and two shades of blue.


Cutting:

Yellow: (1) 3 1/2 x 3 1/2"
        (2) 3 1/2 x 5"
        (1) 3 1/2 x 6 1/2"
        (1) 2 x 7 1/2"
        (1) 2 x 4"
        (1) 2 x 19 1/2"


Dark Blue: (1) 3 1/2 x 4"
           (1) 2 x 2"

Light/Aqua Blue: (2) 2 x 3 1/2"
                 (1) 2 x 2"
                 (1) 2 x 19 1/2"

Black: (1) 2 x 7 1/2"

Prep:

a) Stitch 2 x 7 1/2 rectangles of yellow and black together, then cut into (2) 2 x 3 1/2" rectangles and (1) 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" square as shown below. Set aside.





b) Stitch 2 x 4" rectangle of yellow and 3 1/2 x 4" rectangle of dark blue together, then cut into (2) 2 x 5" rectangles as shown below. Set aside.





c) Stitch 2 x 19 1/2" strips of yellow and lighter blue together, then cut into (8) 2 x 3 1/2" rectangles and (1) 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" square. Set aside.





Assembly: Stitch together sections indicated by small gray arrows first, then stitch together according to the numbered arrows.



And it's a puffer fish! Or so I'm told. ;)




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Next is the Silver Fish..



For him, you'll need three shades of gray and some black.

Cutting:

Black: (1) 2 x 4"

Dark Gray: (1) 2 x 3 1/2"
           (2) 2 x 2"
           (1) 3 1/2 x 6"

Medium Gray: (1) 2 x 4"
             (4) 2 x 6"
             (2) 2 x 2"

Light Gray: (1) 2 x 2"
            (2) 2 x 3 1/2"
            (3) 2 x 6"
            (1) 2 x 6 1/2"
            (3) 3 1/2 x 5"


Prep:

a) Stitch 2 x 4" rectangles of medium gray and black together, then cut into (2) 2 x 3 1/2" units as shown below. Set aside.





b) Stitch 2 x 6" rectangle of medium gray and 3 1/2 x 6" rectangle of dark gray together, then cut into (3) 2 x 5" units as shown below. Set aside.





c) Stitch (2) 2 x 6" strips of medium gray and (1) 2 x 6" strip of light gray together with light gray in center, then cut into (3) 2 x 5" units as shown below. Set aside.





d) Stitch (2) 2 x 6" strips of light gray and (1) 2 x 6" strip of medium gray together with medium gray in center, then cut into (3) 2 x 5" units as shown below. Set aside.




e) Stitch (2) 2 x 2" squares of dark gray and (1) 2 x 2" square of medium gray together with medium gray in center, as shown below. Set aside.




Assembly: Assemble pieces indicated by small gray arrows first, then assemble according to the numbered arrows. Preassembled units are labeled with the corresponding letter from the prep section. (I forgot to do that with the Puffer Fish diagram-woops!)




And it's a Silver Fish!




Thanks for checking out this week's blocks! Stay tuned next week for some non-character blocks! I'm looking forward to those.

Have a great week!

xoxoxo

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