Step One: Cut out all the pieces. Seam allowances have been added. Leave them on, it makes it easier.

Step Two: Start with Unit A and pick out the appropriate material. Grey for temple, blue for sky and green for grass and something for flowers.

Step Three: Cut a piece of material, slightly bigger than the #1 shape on the pattern piece. At least a half an inch all the way around. Place the wrong side of the material to the side of the paper that has no markings on it. Hold it up to the light to make sure the material covers then entire shape #1 on the pattern piece.

Step Four: Next, take a piece of material bigger than shape #2 and place it on top of piece #1. Right sides should be together and they should extend at least 1/4" past the sewing line. Check that by holding it up to the light again.

Step Five: Now, flip it over. You should see the pattern markings, a #1, #2 and a line between the two. Sew on that line, starting a little in front of the intersecting line and extending a little past.(Sew all the way across the seam allowance) Remember, when you sew that side of the paper with the markings will be on top and the material will be on the bottom with right sides together.

Step Six: When you have finished sewing, turn that piece back over. Open up your seam and finger press it down. It should cover the entirety of pieces #1 and #2 plus the seam allowance. Hold it up to the light to check. Close it back up and make sure you trim your underneath seam allowance to 1/4" or the square will become very bulky. Reopen before you go on to step seven.

Step Seven: Now add piece #3 and repeat the process of adding another piece, rightsides together, flip it over, sew on the line between the numbers 2 & 3 ( Or 3 & 4, then 4 & 5, etc). Don't forget to sew past the intersecting seam line and across the seam allowances. Then, just keep going, a Piece at a time. J

After you have completed both units, iron them, with a real iron, no finger pressing here. Trim the edges with a ruler and rotary cutter. Now sew Unit A to Unit B together. IMPORTANT NOTE: The pattern pieces are usually printed out as a mirror image of the finished product, because you sew on the wrong side of that paper. On some patterns it doesn't matter, some it does. Since this one is symmetrical, doesn't matter if it is mirrored.

When the block is all completed, you'll need to pull all the Paper off the back. Your machine stitch should be set to one of the smallest setting, 18-20 stitches per inch. This perforates the paper and should make is easy to peel off the paper. Go slowly though, you wouldn't want to pull the stitches out!

The final step is the embroidery and borders. Once you have finished this simple project. You are ready for one of the more detailed temples. Ogden, so far, is the easiest. However, the steps are always the same, just more or less of them. Good luck and happy quilting.

If you need more instruction on paper pieceing, try this website. It has a Free Paper Pieceing Primer. It is where I learned to paper piece.

http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html

For more detailed temple patterns,