Category: Simple Quilt Pattern to Make

Triangle Quilt Pattern Block to Make

Autumn Trails Quilt Block

This quilt pattern is named Autumn Trails, but to me it’s a triangle quilt pattern. You will need a lighter color background to keep the pattern in the quilt block.
Autumn Trails – Finished size six inches by six inches. 

Cut 2 Background – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 2 Colored – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles
Cut 1 Colored – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 1 Colored – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles
Cut 2 Colored – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew as shown –
 Brother Quilting and Sewing Machine, PQ1500SL, High-Speed Quilting and Sewing, 1500 Stitches Per Minute, Automatic Needle Threader, Retractable Drop Feed Dog Control
how to piece a quilt block Autumn Trials Quilt Pattern Tutorial

 

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Quilt Blocks from EVERY place

From The Quilt Ladies

Hanging over a cabinet door at an antique shop I found this quilt. I made it into a quilt pattern for you !  I call this a simple pin wheel quilt pattern. Notice how perfect this center of the quilt block is and when I unfolded to another block, just a bit off and THAT’S OK ! 

Quilt pattern Star PlaidI LOVE the Plaid in the star 12 Inch by 12 Inch Block
My how to Make Triangles my Tutorial 

Cutting for ONE block
Cut 6 Plaid Squares 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″
Cut 6 White – 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″
Make Triangles

Cut 4 White – 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
Make all your triangles 
Quilt pattern Star Plaid
Piece 4 together to form the center
Quilt pattern inspired by quilt from Arcadia Florida.

Add sides, them top and bottom rows

Quilt pattern inspired by quilt from Arcadia Florida.Quilt seen in Arcadia, Florida 

 

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Let’s Make a Log Cabin Quilt Block

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 Log Cabin Quilt Block Pattern is a classic quilt block that all quilters love and use all the time. This log cabin has a finished size of ten inches by ten inches. This quilt block as pictures used blues on one side and loud pink flowers on the other.  
Log Cabin Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial from The Quilt Ladies
Log Cabin Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial from The Quilt Ladies




Cut 1 Yellow – 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 2 Blue – 2 ½” x 1 ½”
Sew to make center
 
Cut 2 Gray – 4 ½” x 1 ½”
Sew on the right and left side
 
Cut 1 Green – 4 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the top
Cut 1 Blue – 4 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the bottom
 
Cut 1 Pink– 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to right side
Cut 1 Red – 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to left side
 
Cut 1 Blue– 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the top
Cut 1 Red – 6 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to bottom
 
Cut 1 Gray – 8 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the right side
Cut 1 Pink – 8½” x 1 ½” Sew to the left side
 
Cut 1 Red – 8 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the top
Cut 1 Blue – 8½” x 1 ½” Sew to the bottom
 
Cut 1 Red – 10 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the right side
Cut 1 Gray – 10 ½” x 1 ½” Sew to the left side
FINISHED QUILT BLOCK
log cabin pattern
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Friendship Star Quilt Pattern Block

From The Quilt Ladies

This quilt block seems to be my go to, need fast quilt pattern. Here is my
Friendship Star Finished size
Six inches by Six inches. 
How to make Triangles Tutorial  
Friendship quilt pattern blockCut 2 Colors – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 2 Background – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles
Cut 4 Corners – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 1 Center – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Sew as shown
A Scrappy Triangle Quilt Pattern Block

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How to Sew Quilt Block Pieces

Mirror Image, One End and Both End Quilt Block How To

Hope you are learning a bit about quilting and if you are a seasoned quilter hope you are seeing something you’d like to try in a new quilt.  
The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
One End Triangle
On the smaller square, draw a light pencil line from
corner (size as in pattern)
to corner with a ruler, on wrong side of fabric, this is
your sewing line.
When you go to the sewing machine,
sew just to the left of the line or toward the part that
will be cut off. Sew only a thread or two from
the line making the piece turn easier.

 

Triangles on each end

The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
1.  
 The base fabric (Blue) is cut finished size plus ½”, length and width. Corner is cut finished size plus ½”, length and width.
On the smaller square, draw a light pencil line from
corner
to corner with a ruler, on wrong side of fabric, this is
your sewing line.
 When you go to the sewing machine,
sew just to the left of the line or toward the part that
will be cut off. Sew only a thread or two from
the line making the piece turn easier.
2.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
3.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
4.
Turn fabric and press to small corner
5.
Place good to good fabric, sew from corner to
corner.
6.
Trim a ¼” seam allowance, press to corner
fabric.
7.
Turn fabric and press to small corner
 
Mirror Image Triangles
 
Mirror Image Quilt Pattern Tutorial
Cut Larger triangle finished size plus 7/8” example 6” finished cut 6 7/8”
Cut each square from corner to corner You will have 2 triangles
Cut Points finished size plus 1 ¼” example 6” finished cut 7 ¼”
Cut each square from corner to corner and then again corner to corner. You will have 4 triangles
Sew each color and piece as shown

 

 

My Darting Birds Quilt Pattern Block

From The Quilt Ladies

This quilt pattern block is just a fun one to do, it’s everything we love about quilting, squares and triangles. A great scrap quilt block to use up any of that fabric you have laying around.
Darting Birds
Finished quilt block will be 6″ x 6″

How to piece a quilt block

Cut 1 solid color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 2 background color – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Cut 3 colors – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Cut 3 background – 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
Make Triangles

How I do my triangles – HERE

How to piece a quilt block, Darting Birds
Sew as shown
How to piece a quilt block using triangles
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How To Sew a Quilt Block

Make Flying Geese, Off Set Triangles Quilt Patterns

Basic Quilt Info from The Quilt Ladies
over set triangle corner quilt blockOffset triangles added to
square
Cut the base square as stated in the pattern or example: 
Cut 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″  base square
Cut your Corner Squares as stated in the pattern.
Cut corners – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ 
Mark corner to corner SEWING line – Lay smaller square good fabric to good fabric, sew on drawn line.
Trim what is behind the sewn square and
press to inside or base square.
Repeat on other side.
Trim what is behind the sewn square and press to inside or base square.
The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
 
I know I’ll hear from some of you about wasting fabric. I like doing it this way, they are perfect the first time. 

 

It’s all sizes of Triangles in ONE quilt block

little big triangle piecing

Breaking down triangles
Cut your Square into triangles as stated in
the pattern (finished size plus 7/8″ then cut corner to corner)
(Example Blue and White)
Do three triangles as stated in Triangles
Small triangle, cut square and cut corner to corner finished size plus 7/8″ 
Sew units together.

 

piecing a triangle quilt block

 

 

make a flying geese quilt piece Flying Geese
I like doing Flying Geese this way, there are many other ways too
1.Cut your Base fabric width and height + ½” 
example – 4” x 2” cut 4 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut Point fabric width and height + ½” example – 2” x 2”
cut 2 ½” x 2 ½” 
On the wrong side of small squares draw a light pencil line corner to corner
2.Place corner on top of base fabric, sew corner to
corner moving your needle to the section to be cut off by just a few threads.
3.Trim seam allowance 1/4″
4.Press seam allowance to the small square
5.Place corner on top of base fabric, sew corner to
corner moving your needle to the section to be cut off by just a few threads.
6.Trim seam allowance 1/4″
7.Press seam allowance to the small square, Finished
Flying Geese
The Quilt Ladies teach you how to quilt.
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A Little Churn Dash Quilt Pattern Block for YOU !!

Small Quilt Pattern

Little Churn Dash Quilt Pattern Block. I love little quilt blocks and I piece my little one’s the same way a do a large quilt block. I use a 1/4″ seam allowance and trim it to 1/16″ after each seam is sewn.
This Churn Dash Block has a finished size of  2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. My quilt block is machine pieced and hand quilted. 
little quilt pattern block tutorialCutting for one block  HOW to make Triangles
How to make 4-Patch
Cut 2 Dark Green – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″
Cut 2 Background – 1 3/4″ x 1 3/4″
Make Triangles
 
Cut 2 Burgundy – 1″ x 1 “
Cut 2 Background – 1″ x 1″
Make 4-Patch
 
Cut 4 Dark Green – 1 1/2″ x 1″
Cut 2 Background – 1 1/2 x 3/4″
Sew into rows and rows into block, trim seam allowance to 1/16″ 
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Make This Quilter Happy !

Son’s Quilt Still Used !

Want to make me HAPPY ! Pull out a quilt I made in front of me! Nothing make’s me HAPPIER !
This is the seating at Grand #3’s soccer game from the  fall.
It’s his Daddy’s VERY old quilt. I think it is about 18-20 years old… I machine pieced and  had it long arm quilted. The pattern is drafted for you here too ! ! 

how to make a simple quilt pattern block14′ x 14″ Finished Size
Cutting for 1 Block

purple quilt pattern tutorial
Cut 4 Pink – 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
Cut 2 Purple – 6 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 1 Purple – 14 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 4 Gray – 4 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Cut 4 Gray – 6 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

purple quilt pattern and all cutting instuctionsI did 5 blocks across and 6 blocks down, 30 total blocks.
Simple 2 inch border, quilt and binding. 
free quilt pattern for a purple quilt block
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Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Block

A Quilt Ladies Ebook Quilt Pattern

Our 2nd Grand is Crazy Man and this is the quilt I made for him.

“Crazy Man” Quilt Block Patterns – Finishes quilt block is eight inches by eight inches. The “Crazy” part of this quilt is the background fabric, it’s bold, it’s yellow and it’s what makes the blocks a “Crazy Man” quilt.
12 blocks each block 8″ x 8″ complete instructions how to put the quilt together finished size is 48″ x 60″
Instruction on how to do quilt binding included too.

HERE

 
 
 
free triangle quilt block
Crazy Man Quilt Pattern Book
How to piece Triangle Tutorial is HERE
How to piece 4-Patch Tutorial is HERE
simple triangle quilt block pattern free
 
 
 
Cut 4 Red        2 7/8” x 2 7/8” 
Cut 4 White     2 7/8” x 2 7/8”
Make triangles
how to make a triangle quilt blockCut 8 Red        1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 8 White     1 1/2” x 1 1/2”
Cut 8 White     2 1/2” x 1 1/2”

Sew as Shown 

triangle quilt block how to
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