Buckeye Beauty Quilt Block
You don't have to be from Ohio to fall in love the Buckeye Beauty quilt. This is one quilt block that's easy to assemble and offers lots of opportunity for color value movement across your quilt.The instructions make three Buckeye Beauty quilt blocks in a finished size of 10-inches. The instructions are written for block of the month swaps, where quilters often use small pieces of fabric from their stash, but you can repeat the instructions to make additional blocks.
See page 5 for cutting instructions for the 6" Buckeye Beauty block used in our Forum's May, 2008, Beginner Block Lotto.
Quilting Fabrics
Choose cotton fabrics in four values. Refer to the block drawing 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 for half square triangle units
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 to Review
If you're a beginning quilter, be sure to review quilt construction topics you are unfamiliar with before moving on to page 2
- Color Value Basics
- Quick Half Square Triangles
- Sewing a Quarter Inch Seam
- Pressing for Accuracy
- How to Rotary Cut Fabric Strips
- Cutting Patchwork Shapes
- About Fabric Grain
