Buckeye Beauty Quilt Block Pattern
You don't have to be from Ohio to fall in love the Buckeye Beauty quilt block pattern. 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 that finish at 10" square. Repeat the instructions to make additional blocks.
Buckeye Beauty Quilt 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
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 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
