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.

54-40 or Fight Big Block Quilt

I love big block quilts to make a child or baby sized quilt quick or to use as picnic blanket or even to hang on the wall. This big block quilt uses the 54-40 or Fight block 36 inches square finished with 4 inch borders. It will measure about 44 inches square when finished.

1. Choose at least 3 fabrics, or more if you like.
2. Set the 54-40 or Fight calculator settings as follows and sew the big quilt block:
   Method = Traditional piecing
   Size = 36"
   Columns = 1
   Rows = 1
   Fabric Width = whatever you're working with.
3. Attach cornerstones of 4½ inches square with border of 4½ inches wide.
4. Sandwich and quilt your quilt.
5. Finish with double mitered binding using 6 strips 2½ inches wide.

Happy Quilting,
Jeanne

Quilt Genie - Jewel Box designer

Quilt Genie - Jewel Box designer

New ePattern Big Block Quilts

Big Block Quilts

Four quilt patterns for big block quilts that are about 45 inches square available at Amazon and Smashwords or print versions at Ebay and Cafe Press.

Garden Quilt Along - Dragonfly

Dragonfly blocks
The Dragonfly blocks are made in three patches within four patches. The Finished block measures 6" by 12".

54-40 or Fight quilt block

The 54-40 or Fight block is made using four patch units and peaky & spike units. It is set in a 3 by 3 square grid layout and uses 3 fabrics. This block works best with sizes that are easily divisible by 6. Instructions to make a 12 inch block are below.

Fabric 1 - background, green: Cut a 2½ inch strip for four patch units and a 4½ inch strip for peaky and spike units.
Fabric 2 - purple: Cut a 2½ inch strip for four patch units.
Fabric 3 - red: Cut a 4½ inch strip for peaky and spike units.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 48 - Autumn Tints

The Autumn Tints quilt block is made with squares and four patch units using 4 fabrics set in a 2 by 2 square grid layout.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 46 - Arkansas Crossroads

The Arkansas Crossroads uses 4 fabrics of squares and half square triangles in a 2 by 2 square grid layout.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 32 - Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania block is a 3 by 3 square grid layout with squares and four patches. We'll be using 2 fabrics, a background and accent fabric.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 13 - Four Patch

This Four Patch block uses 4 different fabrics, background, accent, plus 2 more complimentary fabrics. A four patch can use any combination from 1 to 4 fabrics.