I used scraps for the accent fabrics and a light fabric for the background. This could be all scrappy if you use an assortment of low volume prints for the background.
Finished Size: 60" x 84"
Block Finished Size: 6"
Number of Blocks: 130
The blocks are Half Rectangle Trianglse. You can use seeral different tools to cut them accurately:
Fabric Requirements
If you have about a 4" x 8" piece of scrap fabric fore each of the accent faric adn background, you can make one block.
Background: - 2.5 yds
Binding: - .75 yards
Rotary Cutting
- Cut a 6.5" strip of fabric
- With right sides facing up, follow the cutting instructions that came with your ruler to cut two triangles.
AccuQuilt Cutting
Using pieces at least 4" x 8" place up to 6 layers of fabric, right side up on the die. Place mat on top and cut.
Quilt Layout
The odd number rows are placed as shown. Using 10 blocks, the points are up, right, up right, etc.
The even number rows are placed as shown. Using 10 blocks, the points are left, down, left, down, etc.
The picture below shows the complete layout.
Carol