Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 16 - Starflower

The Starflower block is a traditional block and we'll be using half square triangles to make it. It uses 3 fabrics, background and accent fabric plus another coordinating fabric.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 15 - Bird of Paradise

The Bird of Paradise uses four patches and what I call a Square Goose block also known as "Peaky and Spike". We will be using background and accent fabric plus 1 additional coordinating fabric for this block. Cut out templates below adding a ¼ inch seam allowance on all sides to use in cutting fabric.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 14 - Nine Patch

The nine patch block can be made with any combination of 2 to 9 different fabrics. In this version we'll be using 3 fabrics: background, accent and 1 complimentary 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.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 12 - Ohio Star

The Ohio Star block is made from squares and quarter square triangle units. There is more than one way to make quarter square triangles, however, in order to use the strips as efficiently as possible, I'm using the companion angle ruler to cut triangles from strips. You'll be using the background and accent fabrics.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 11 - Pinwheel

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

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 10 - Ribbon Star

 The Ribbon Star block is made with half square triangle units and squares. There are a variety of ways to make a half square triangle unit - from squares, strips or using templates and more. To make the strip cutting widths all the same, I'm going to use the strip method and cutting using a side right triangle ruler. You can make other projects using the fabric instruction calculator at my website.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 9 - Balkan Puzzle

Balkan Puzzle block uses 3 fabric, background, accent, plus one more. It is built entirely with half square triangles. Cut 1 strip 2 inches wide from each of the 3 fabrics.

Sampler Quilt 2011 - Week 8 - Friendship Star

Friendship Star

Just the background and accent fabric needed for this block. Cut 4 background and 1 accent 2½ inch squares plus 2 strips 2½ wide by about 7 inches long from both background and accent fabrics.

Sampler Quilt - Week 7 - Dancing Pinwheel

This week's block is what I call a Dancing Pinwheel, however, I do believe it has another name. A secondary windmill is formed by the navy blue fabric when multiple blocks are used in a quilt. Again you'll need an extra fabric for this block in addition to the background and accent fabric.