The blocks are sewn on point. Half Courthouse Steps blocks replace setting triangles around the quilt's edge and quarter blocks complete the corners.
Finished Quilt: about 28" square
Block Size: 6-1/2" finished
Quilt Pattern Fabric & Materials
Pitcher Quilt Blocks
- 1/2 yard creamy solid or tone on tone for backgrounds; I used my own hand marbled fabric for four of the background
- Pitchers: nine scraps, at least 4" square
- Bowls: nine scraps, at least 3" x 6"
Courthouse Steps Quilt Blocks
- Light logs, 1 yard
- Medium logs, 1 yard
- Dark center logs, 1/8 yard
- Foundation materials of your choice (see Foundation Piecing Basics)
Finishing
- Backing, 1 yard (Quilt Backing Instructions)
- Batting, 34" square piece of thin batting (About Cotton Batting)
- Binding, about 125 running inches of single or double-fold binding (see How to Make Binding Strips and How to Sew Easy Mitered Binding)
Pitcher Blocks Cutting Chart
Background squares: cut nine 8" x 8" squaresPitchers: cut nine using Template A-1 (cut a reverse of the image if you want some pitchers to face in the opposite direction)
Bowls: cut nine using Template A-2
Courthouse Steps Block Cutting Chart
Centers for whole blocks: cut four 2" x 2" squaresCenter triangles for half blocks: cut two 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares Logs: Light and medium strips, about 1-1/4" wide, lengths cut as you go (cut a few to start and adjust width if necessary) Paper or other printable material for foundations
