Materials for 16 Aunt Addie's Quilt Blocks
Finished Size: About 46-1/2" x 46-1/2"One or more darks for block centers:
- About 1/3 yard total
- (1) 4-1/2" wide strip cut from selvage to selvage; (1) 4-1/2" x 33" strip
- Cut (16) 4-1/2" squares from strips
Purple for Star Tips
- 1/3 yard
- (2) 3-1/4" wide strips cut from selvage to selvage; (1) 3-1/4" x 26" strip
- Cut (32) 3-1/4" wide squares from strips
Aqua for Star Tips
- 1/3 yard
- (2) 3-1/4" wide strips cut from selvage to selvage; (1) 3-1/4" x 26" strip
- Cut (32) 3-1/4" wide squares from strips
Background
- 3/4 yard
- (4) 2-7/8" wide strips cut from selvage to selvage; (1) 2-7/8" x 19" strip
- Cut (64) 2-7/8" squares from strips
- (4) 2-1/2" wide strips cut from selvage to selvage
- Cut (64) 2-1/2" squares from strips
Mottled Sashing
- 5/8 yard
- (1) 8-1/2" wide strip cut from selvage to selvage; (1) 8-1/2" x 32" strip
- Cut (40) 1-3/4" wide segments from strips
Purple Cornerstones
- (1) 1-3/4" wide strip cut from selvage to selvage; scrap at least 1-3/4" square
- Cut a total of (25) 1-3/4" squares
Borders
- 5/8 yard; use my straight border instructions
Backing: Quilt Backing Instructions
Binding: Quilt Binding Instructions
- Use the instructions on pages 2 and 3 to make a total of (16) Aunt Addie's Album quilt blocks.
- Refer back to sashing illustrations on page 3. Create five long horizontal units as shown, beginning and ending each with a 1-3/4" purple square. Press seam allowances towards sashing.
- Arrange quilt blocks into four rows, each row with four blocks. Sew a sashing strip vertically between each block, and at the ends of the row. Press seam allowances towards the sashing.
- Sew all rows together, placing a horizontal sashing/corner strip between each and at the top and bottom of the quilt.
- Sew 4-1/2" border strips around quilt to finish the top.
