Quilt Block Pattern Instructions
Use quick piecing methods to make the half-square and quarter square triangle units:
Background/Red Half-Square Triangle Units
- Using the quick-piecing instructions, sandwich a 4-7/8" background square with a 4-7/8" red square to make two half square triangle units. Each should measure 4-1/2" square when complete.
- Repeat to combine another background and red square of the same size.
Background/Blue Half-Square Triangle Units
- Use the same method to construct (8) half-square triangle units from the 4-7/8" blue squares and the background squares of the same size.
Background/Red Quarter Square Triangle Units
- Use the quick piecing instructions to convert the 5-1/4" background and red squares into half-square triangle units; sandwich again to turn the half-square units into (4) quarter-square triangle units.
- Each completed unit should measure 4-1/2" square.
Assemble the Quilt Block
- Arrange the block components into groups as shown in the lower left of the illustration.
- Sew each grouping of units together, pressing seam allowances towards rows with plain squares when possible.
- Sew the top components (4-piece corner clusters and a narrow vertical) together. Sew the bottom components together.
- Sew all rows together to complete the block.
- Press. The Handy Andy quilt block should measure 20-1/2" x 20-1/2".
