Bento Box Quilt Pattern. Bento box quilt pattern The bento box quilt block is very regular and very easy to make, but it has a lovely higgledy piggledgy look to it.
According to wikipedia bento is a one portion takeout or home packed meal and a bento box is obviously the container – lunch box by a much prettier name. The bento box quilt block is often made by making a courthouse steps block and cutting it into quarters, but I find it easier to make each quarter block seperately. I have made each block 12″ square finished size and the quilt is 48″ by 60″. I have used 20″ cut across the width of each of ten fabrics – five dark and five light. Making the bento box quilt blocks Cutting the squares for the bento box quilt Cut four 2.1/2″ strips from each fabric.
Quarter block pieces Second layout for the quarter block To make the block on the left, place a light square in the corner. Completed quarter blocks From each pair of strips make two quarter blocks with dark centres and two quarter blocks with light centres. Shadow Box Quilt Pattern. Shadow box quilt I’ve always loved the three dimensional effect that you can get by placing dark and light fabrics together and the shadow box design is a really good example of this.
I’ve made this quilt with both rectangles and squares just to give you ideas. I’m sure it’s possible to do the same with other shapes, but I’ll leave that for another day! Cutting requirements This shadow box quilt measures 44″ by 43″. Making the quilt blocks Cut the squares from strips of fabric From each 4.1/2″ strip of coloured fabric I was able to cut four 4.1/2″ squares and two rectangles 11.1/2″ by 4.1/2″. Sew a background strip to a black strip Cut at 1.1/2″ intervals To make the shadows cut two 4.1/2″ and one 3.1/2″ strips of black fabric. Add the shadows to the squares and rectangles. Autumn Fall Quilt Pattern.
Maple leaf fall quilt Recently I was asked for a fall quilt pattern and with all the wonderful colours appearing the woodlands around Ludlow I thought that it was a great idea.
This fall quilt is about 40″ square and I’ve made it with a tree block in the middle and maple leaf quilt blocks around the outside. I gathered all the autumnal fabrics frommy stash and thoroughly enjoyed myself making it! Cutting requirements I can’t say how much of each fabric because obviously it depends on how many fabrics you choose, but the tree block takes forty seven 2.1/2″ squares and thirty four 2.7/8″ squares. Making the tree Make half square triangles From several colours I cut strips 2.1/2″ wide and 2.7/8″ wide and cut these into squares. The tree quilt block layout The tree block in the middle of the fall quilt is made using nine rows of nine squares laid out as shown. Disappearing nine patch quilt. Disappearing nine patch quilt Have you come across the disappearing nine patch quilt block before?
It’s a great idea – you begin with a basic nine patch quilt block, cut it into quarters and then sew it all back together again. Sounds like a lot of work but gives some really complicated patterns which were very easy to make. I have made this nine patch quilt 42″ square using 1.1/4 yards of white fabric, 1 yard of blue, 1/4 yard of black and 1/2 yard of green fabric, using disappearing nine patch blocks in the middle and standard nine patch quilt blocks arund the border. Making the disappearing nine patch quilt blocks Sew together three strips of fabric Cut into strips The quickest way to make lots of nine patch quilt blocks is by strip piecing, so sew together 2.1/2″ strips of white, black, white fabric and of blu, white, blue fabric.
Basic nine patch quilt block Sew together two blue, white, blue strips with a white, black, white strip between them to make the basic nine patch quilt block. How to Quilt - Quilt Blocks - Patchwork Quilts Patterns.