While I still think you would probably get a more accurate result by foundation piecing, I was pleasantly surprised by the result I got from strip piecing. With a little more attention to detail it could have been darn near perfect. (And it was nice to take a little break from foundation piecing.)
So...
From your main fabric cut 4 strips 5" x 1 ¼"
From your background fabric cut 3 strips 5" x 3/4"
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PUzo-cJ5R024RVQ1MKXu5AdNkkM4RUJ3ZVKo2cgAonsVTrjAvJdSHUN0iI2eiJELygG3aeGPZrtyBCKLJdN843MIi7EKtQ-J89p37b9WJPl5h1uakdwMhgllJj2_-c90ib2vXrbWfVc/s320/e9-1.jpg)
Attach a background strip to 3 of the main fabric strips along the long edges.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f59DrZBW2eERP9pH_IK9u7T8CLgVRihIaLaJk60GCZzltfbNf4zxGWQlH54211ENlyZzLJsh_CPr0qVVhjWHM4HnYkLiY_1dgORJnTxEDATE8AyKmNew2jbcQoDeRHa4hA5JVVkDSTw/s320/e9-2.jpg)
Complete the section by attach all the strips to each other. The resulting section should be 4 1/4" wide. Make sure it is or the "squares" in your final block will not be square.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZyHZiixGVI9b2kO-ULV7d4e1qFbpJKXqlGT8ukJmGxNL_sc_Bq_7hqDHOa2gHMbAgNQSzTekWA9cFjyoD3ajK5mZQs8fc-ZdU2CJ3li9U5TJSP0-uzLcUNP6L_M4ddjx1k8GL_ftAFc/s320/e9-3.jpg)
Cut the resulting block section into four strips 1 1/4" wide as in the photo.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VWNhyphenhyphennx6YWG4lSkBYwHu7kn5EyGOc58wdakAg_5m-H33JWWs92SiQYS98mZz7JXrzWGhye-HOXILdJK8yV17xgrq9l0kIN8QONHsi5CUYbEqazvnLK9vnEEU7fDUPalYXgWT39qAs5U/s320/e9-4.jpg)
Out of your background fabric, cut 3 strips 3/4" x 4 1/4"
Attach these strips inbetween your "prison bar" strips, resulting in a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" square section.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mc1GY5UD_5M-ml0w8YFBADfuwp9HlTfDrQnO2FCGnRG1GG9fWziPOVyVQ9K1DapOIsK15zswcUWvmm5oml2m_I8ln9jCHMnYWhbwCUVKQSu2SDQP2_Yh80O0kKMyUMuvit1_Qx6xyaM/s320/e9-5.jpg)
(Notice the inaccuracy on the edges because I didn't check the width of my original block section.)
Out of background fabric, cut the following strips:
One 7/8" x 5"
Two 7/8" x 4 5/8"
One 7/8" x 4 1/4"
Attach these around the edges of your square section in a log cabin fashion. (Start with the shortest strip and then attach the others one by one clockwise.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv-CYZZV4lvLsTcwkAB2fafcfhv5h7kZGep6dVf-vRcoODwywfwkMABww2YtN-sIXQuXMo_0tF2gH7Q3DVI6YZXRGVi929nwqvtny8ymNdrItiPUyxqpyfKCFGPrXe5R_3lQMjHFUmtQ/s320/e9-6.jpg)
You'll notice that not all the squares in the "jail" are exactly square. This is 100% due to the fact that I didn't measure the original large section I made (in the 3rd photo from the top).
I'm still quite happy with how this block turned out.
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