Summer Winds Quilt Block Pattern
Summer Winds is the eighth quilt block pattern for the Scrap Happy Sampler Quilt.The block is assembled with lots of half square triangle units, flying geese units, rectangles and squares. Two examples are shown, and the cutting information refers to the block on the left. Devise your own color scheme or go very scrappy with the block -- the patches in this one are perfect for a scrap quilt.
Finished block size: 12" x 12"
Fabrics & Cutting Chart for One 12" Summer Winds Quilt Block
Light blue: for half square triangle units: (6) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares**Dark blue: for half square triangle units and dark rectangles: (6) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares** and (4) 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Brown for small squares that frame flying geese: (4) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
Deep red for block center: (1) 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" squares
Lighter red for flying geese units: (4) 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Yellow or light gold (8) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
**The 2-7/8" squares will be used to make half square triangle units (HSTs). Cut them slightly larger than necessary and then trim your completed units back to the correct size if you would like to enhance accuracy. Trim-back instructions are within the HST assembly tutorial, linked from the next page.
For all blocks in the Scrap Happy Sampler series, see the:
Scrap Happy Sampler Quilt Master Index
