Pitchers for Tildy's Cabin Quilt Pattern
Finished Quilt: about 28" squareBlock Size: 6-1/2" finished
Many years ago, my sister Donna made a king size quilt for me, a pitchers and bowl design inspired by my collection of vintage spongeware. I reduced the scale of the pitchers for this small version and combined them with Courthouse Steps quilt blocks (a variation of the traditional Log Cabin design).
The blocks are sewn on point. Half Courthouse Steps blocks replace setting triangles around the quilt's edge and quarter blocks complete the corners.
Quilt Pattern Fabric & Materials
Pitcher Quilt Blocks
- 1/2 yard creamy solid or tone on tone
- 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
- Batting, 34" square piece of thin 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
