Altering Color Value in Quilt Blocks
The shades-of-gray drawings above illustrate how you can change the appearance of a quilt by altering the placement of color value in blocks. The examples are just the beginning, there are endless value arrangements for this -- or any -- quilt block.Yardages for Twenty Identical Quilt Blocks
Neutral for nine patch units, 1/2 yardMedium for nine patch units, 1-1/3 yard
Dark for nine patches and center squares, 1/3 yard
Light background for "crossbars," 5/8 yard
Cutting Chart for 20 Blocks
Light neutral for nine patch units
- Cut (8) 2" x 42" strips
Light background for "crossbars" (shown as plaid)
- Cut (2) 5" x 42" strips
- Cut (40) 2" x 5" strips
Dark for small squares (shown as purple)
- Cut (4) 2" x 42" strips
- Cut (1) 2" x 42" strips
Medium fabric** (shown as small scale print)
- Cut (20) 2" x 42" strips
Make the Strip Sets
You'll make the same types of strip sets for 20 quilt blocks as for 2 quilt blocks--you'll just make more of them and they'll be longer.- Strip Set A, make 8 and cut (160) 2" units
- Strip Set B, make 4 and cut (80) 2" units
- Strip Set C, make 1 and cut (20) 2" units
Assemble the blocks using the previous instructions.
