Practical Orchard Quilt Block Pattern
Quilt blocks aren't much simpler than Practical Orchard -- it's a perfect block for beginning quilters.Most of the block's patches are squares, but there's a quarter square triangle at the center to give you some practice with quick piecing techniques.
Practical Orchard looks good in a quilt with sashing between the blocks. Another choice is to use plain setting squares or a simple alternate block, like the dependable snowball. You'll find an example made with Snowballs on page 3.
Another option is to flip-flop the fabrics used for squares, so that when blocks are sewn together, unlike fabrics end up side-by-side.
There are lots of other fabric options, so explore your own tastes a bit before deciding which layout you want to use.
The pattern makes two quilt blocks.
Finished quilt size: 9" x 9" square
Fabrics & Cutting for Two Practical Orchard Quilt Blocks
Med.dark brown mottled for outer corners & quarter square triangle units: (8) 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares; (1) 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" squareLight novelty for squares adjacent to block center: (8) 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares
Light-medium for quarter square triangle units: (1) 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" square
