H Quilt Pattern
I love these colorful H quilt blocks. They are super easy to make, especially when you use strip piecing to assemble the blocks in groups.The quilt shown finishes at about 42" x 42". Each small H unit finishes at 4-1/2" x 4-1/2", making four-unit blocks that measure 9" x 9".
Strip Piecing
You'll assemble sixteen multi-unit blocks (64 individual units). Yardages and cutting instructions make four small H units from each fabric, but it's easy to make it scrappier by changing the cuts.
Fabrics and Other Materials
Choose vividly colored and dark prints (tone on tones or other small prints that read as solids) for the Hs (don't be afraid to throw in some warm golds and oranges) and a light neutral background for the little squares that help define the H. Choose another neutral, somewhat darker than the first, for the border and binding (neutrals help the brightly colored Hs pop out).Assortment of sixteen bright and dark fabrics for H shapes:
- (1) 2" wide strip of each, cut from selvage to selvage
- (1) 2" x 8-1/2" strip of each
Light neutral for H backgrounds:
- 3/8 yard
Darker neutral for border
- 1/2 yard
Binding
- About 190 running inches of doublefold binding
Backing & Batting
- About 51" x 51" of each
H Block Fabric Options
For a scrappy quilt that is not strip pieced.For each small H unit, cut:
- (2) 2" x 5" bright/dark bars
- (1) 2" x 2" bright/dark square
- (2) 2" x 2" light neutral squares
