Ideas from Pintrest

Pinterest has to be one of the best things to happen to quilters of all time. For those of you who don't know what Pinterest is, it is a virtual bulletin board for images. At first, I thought, "big deal", until I tried it. Now I have so many ideas for quilting and other things that the hardest part is getting off the internet and deciding which one to start first.

Forest Path Quilt Calculator

Just added, the Forest Path quilt block fabric calculator with layout viewer at www.myquiltgenie.com. You can choose from 4 different cutting/sewing methods, block sizes from 3 inches to 36 inches and figure out how many fat quarters or fat eighths you'll need for your project. Enjoy!

Happy Quilting,
Jeanne

Old Maid's Puzzle quilt - part 3

Pinwheel block

Cut 4 half square triangles each from background and fabric 3 (green) using a half square triangle ruler.

Sew half square triangle units together, then in to a Pinwheel block as shown.

Finishing

Layout and sew blocks as shown and notice that the blocks are not all facing the same direction.

For border 1, cut 4 strips 2½ inches wide.

For border 2, cut 5 strips 4½ inches wide.

The backing and batting will need to be at least 50 inches square.

Cut 6 strips for the binding, instructions available here.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Happy Quilting,
Jeanne

Old Maid's Puzzle quilt - part 2

Old Maid's Puzzle block 2

Background (beige)
Cut 16 squares and 40 half square triangles using a half square triangle ruler from 3½ inch strips.

Fabric 2 (red)
Cut 8 half square triangles using a half square triangle ruler from 6½ inch strips.

Fabric 3 (green)
Cut 24 half square triangles using a half square triangle from 3½ inch strips.

Sew small half square triangle units together with background and fabric 3. Next sew quarter units together as shown, then finish sewing block.

Make 4 blocks.

to be continued...

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Happy Quilting
Jeanne

Old Maid's Puzzle quilt - part 1

This Old Maid's Puzzle quilt uses 2 versions of the Old Maid's Puzzle block and a Pinwheel block in the middle. Each block finishes 12 inches square. You'll need 4 fabrics for blocks and borders plus a binding and backing fabric.

Old Maid's Puzzle block 1

Background (beige)
Cut 12 squares and 24 half square triangles using a half square triangle ruler from 4½ inch strips

Fabric 1 (medium brown) and 2 (red) and 3 (green)
Cut 8 half square triangles from each fabric using a half square triangle ruler from 4½ inch strips.

Sew half square triangles together and layout as shown to finish block. Make 4 blocks.

to be continued...

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Happy Quilting

Jeanne

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 11 - Pinwheel

The Pinwheel block is made with 4 half square triangle units using 2 fabrics, background and accent fabrics.