Mock Basket Weave Quilt Pattern
Quilt patterns don't get much easier than the Mock Basket Weave quilt block. Grab a couple of striped fabrics, cut strips or squares, and use your quilt blocks to sew a quilt top or border in nothing flat. Stripes that run perpendicular to each other make a quilt or border look like true basketweave -- without the fuss of extra piecing.You can make this block any size you wish. As long as all the squares are the same size, you'll be set. Just decide what size block you want and add 1/2" to allow for a seam allowance around each side.
Finished Block Size: 12-inches square or 6-inches square
Cutting Chart for Twelve 12-inch Quilt Blocks
If you are strip piecing the blocks, the strips should be cut so that one stripe runs along the length of the strip and the other stripe runs across the length of the strip. If you plan to sew patchwork piece by piece, you don't need to worry about that.7/8 yards each of Stripe 1 and Stripe 2
Strip Piecing: from each stripe cut
- six 6-1/2" x 40" strips (or selvage to selvage) - one stripe moving lengthwise along the strip and the other moving crosswise across the strip; cut on the lengthwise grain if necessary
Piece Individual Squares: cut twenty-four 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" squares from each stripe.
Cutting Chart for Twelve 6-inch Quilt Blocks
See note above for stripe orientation.1/3 yards each of Stripe 1 and Stripe 2
Allows extra in case fabric doesn't have a full 42" of usable width.
Strip Piecing: from each stripe cut
- two 3-1/2" x 43" strips (or selvage to selvage) - one stripe moving lengthwise along the strip and the other moving crosswise across the strip; cut on the lengthwise grain if necessary
Piece Individual Squares: from each stripe cut twenty-four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares
