Buckeye Beauty Quilt Block Pattern
See page 5 to make 6" (finished) Buckeye Beauty quilt blocks in purple and green -- like the blocks in a past forum event. Buckeye Beauty is an easy quilt block that offers lots of opportunity for color value variations within your quilt.Follow the instructions to make three Buckeye Beauty quilt blocks that finish at 10" square. Repeat to make additional blocks.
Buckeye Beauty Quilting Fabrics
Choose cotton fabrics in four values. Refer to the block illustration for value placement.
- A very light for light squares in four-patch units
- A very dark for dark squares in four-patch units
- A medium for half square triangle units
- A medium light, shown as a neutral, for half square triangle units
Buckeye Beauty Quilt Block Cutting Chart
Very DarkCut one strip 3" x 37" long
Very Light
Cut one strip 3" x 37" long
Medium
Cut three 5-7/8" squares (or use slightly larger squares then trim back after sewing)
Light
Cut three 5-7/8" squares (or use slightly larger squares then trim back after sewing)
Quilting Skills for Beginners
If you're a beginning quilter, review unfamiliar quiltmaking topics before making the Buckeye Beauty quilt blocks.
- Color Value Basics
- Quick Pieced Half Square Triangle Units
- How to Sew a Quarter Inch Seam
- Pressing Basics
- How to Rotary Cut Fabric Strips
- Cutting Patchwork Shapes
- About Fabric Grain
