Sarah's Choice Quilt Block Pattern
Is Sarah's Choice a pinwheel quilt block or a star? It's both, and your choice of color value placement makes either type of design emerge or fade to the background.We'll use a couple of quick-piecing techniques to assemble the Sarah's Choice quilt block: sandwiched half-square triangle units (for the block's center) and quick flying geese units (to continue the block's spin in the outer rows).
If you don't want to make flying geese, additional half-square triangle units can be substituted in outer rows. The difference? You'll have a vertical seam between those units, taking away some of the design's fluidity.
I've included cutting instructions for multiple block sizes and examples of two potential layouts for a quilt, one on-point and another with blocks that are horizontally set. You can create a scrappy quilt by varying fabrics from block to block.
You might also consider using blocks of different sizes in a quilt. for instance, a group of four 6" blocks, when sewn together, will match-up to one 12" Sarah's Choice block.
Cutting Instructions
4" Sarah's Choice Quilt Blocks
Light Neutral Background
- Four 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" squares
- Four 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" rectangles
Dark Brown Print
- Two 1-7/8" x 1-7/8" squares
- Four 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" squares
Medium Brown Print
- Two 1-7/8" x 1-7/8" squares
- Four 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" squares
6" Sarah's Choice Quilt Blocks
Light Neutral Background
- Four 2" x 2" squares
- Four 2" x 3-1/2" rectangles
Dark Brown Print
- Two 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" squares
- Four 2" x 2" squares
Medium Brown Print
- Two 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" squares
- Four 2" x 2" squares
8" Sarah's Choice Quilt Blocks
Light Neutral Background
- Four 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
- Four 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles
Dark Brown Print
- Two 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares
- Four 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
Medium Brown Print
- Two 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares
- Four 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
12" Sarah's Choice Quilt Blocks
Light Neutral Background
- Four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares
- Four 3-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangles
Dark Brown Print
- Two 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" squares
- Four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares
Medium Brown Print
- Two 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" squares
- Four 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares
