Thursday, May 17, 2012

Scrappy Arrowhead Quilt

To make this Scrappy Arrowheads quilt choose an assortment of lights for background, greens and reds. Use the half square triangle calculator for a 2 inch finished size.

Green: 16 squares 2-7/8 inches.
Red: 16 squares 2-7/8 inches.
Background: 32 squares 2-7/8 inches.


A - make 12 green & green units.
B - make 8 green & background units.
C - make 24 background & background units.
D - make 12 red & red units.
E - make 8 red & background units.

Sew 2 green quarters and 2 red quarters as shown with a ¼ inch seam and press seams to one side..
Sew quarters together as shown with a ¼ inch seam and press seams to one side.

Add a 1½ inch border and finish quilt using your favorite method. The finished size will be approximately 19 inches square.

Tips:

  1. When choosing fabric, be sure that there is low contrast with in each of the fabric color groups, but high contrast between each group.
  2. Choose themed fabric such as Christmas or Halloween to make a holiday table top/wall hanging.
Happy Quilting, 
Jeanne

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