Bird's Nest Quilt Block Pattern

By Janet Wickell, About.com Guide

This Bird's Nest quilt finishes at about 50" x 70". It's made by assembling 17 blocks using fabrics cut and illustrated on pages 1 through 3. Its 18 remaining Bird's Nest blocks are sewn in the configuration shown on page 1, right illustration. Refer to the illustration and switch fabrics to make the variation.

Cutting for One Bird's Nest Quilt Block, Right Variation, Page 1

Light beige:

• (3) 4" x 4" squares, each cut in half twice diagonally, for side triangles used in mid-point bar units

• (6) 1-7/8" x 1-7/8" squares, each cut in half once diagonally, for corner triangles used at the ends of mid-point bar units

Deepest red/burgundy:

• (2) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares, for half square triangle units used in block corners

• (2) 4-7/8" x 4-7/8" squares, each cut in half once diagonally, for half square triangle units sewn next to mid-point bar units

Multicolor floral print:

(9) 2" x 2" squares, for squares used in mid-point bar units

(2) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares, for half square triangle units used in block corners; draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse side of each

(4) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares, each cut in half once diagonally, for individual half square triangles sewn next to floral print

Yardages Required for the Bird's Nest Quilt Top

Deep red/burgundy: 2-1/2 yards

Beige/neutral: 2 yards

Multicolor floral: 1-7/8 yards

Other Supplies

Binding: about 270 running inches of doublefold binding that finishes at 1/4". (Binding Strip Instructions)

Quilt Backing: about 60" x 80". (Quilt Backing Instructions)

Quilt Batting: about 60" x 80"

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• Meet the Bird's Nest Quilt Block Pattern
• Assemble Patchwork for the Bird's Nest Quilt Block
• Finish Assembling the Bird's Nest Quilt Block
• Make a Bird's Nest Quilt

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