Steps to the Altar was the twelfth -- and final -- quilt block pattern chosen for the Anniversary Sampler Quilt, but can be used in any way you like.
Steps to the Alter is a patchwork quilt block that can be sewn in an orderly design, but is also perfect for a scrap quilt. Its tree-like appearance is a perfect choice for an on-point quilt layout.
This traditional quilt block sometimes has slightly different components, and there are other blocks known by the same or similar names, even though they have a completely different appearance. That's common in the world of quilting, where we each tend to change designs to suit our own needs.
Steps to the Altar finishes at 12-inches square.
Steps to the Altar Quilt Block
These instructions assume you will use the same green fabric and gold fabric for all of the small squares.
Dark Green Print
- One 2-1/2" x 16" strip
- Three 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
Gold Print
- One 2-1/2" x 16" strip
- Cut two 4-1/8" x 4-1/8" squares; cut each in half twice diagonally to create eight quarter-square triangles (two will not be used)
Dark Brown Print
- One 4-7/8"" x 4-7/8" square, cut in half once diagonally to create two half-square triangles
Neutral Background
- One 4-7/8"" x 4-7/8" square, cut in half once diagonally (one resulting triangle will not be used)
- Two 4-1/2" x 9" strips
Alternate Cutting from a Scrappy Assortment of Fabrics
- Cut nine green 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
- Cut six gold 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
- Cut two 4-1/8" x 4-1/8" squares; cut each in half twice diagonally
