Netflix and Quilt: May 2025

Friday, 23 May 2025

Aunt Vina's Favourite - nine patch

a 3x3 block which uses HST's or cats cradle subunits for the corners, square in a square in the centre and four patch on point for the sides,

patchwork square

3x3 blocks

aunt sukeys patch - a nine patch block

This example is from Chock-a-block

variation from generatins quilt patterns

variation from patchwork square-

Finally from Fabric Junction the variation with isolated squares in the corners (6 1/2")

3x3 blocks

Thursday, 22 May 2025

LeMoyne Star/Diamond Star - a four patch

Simple star based upon a 4 x 4 grid it can be made with HST's or with diamonds

This one is by Quilts By Jen

From Cut and Create

Shadow Valley Quilts

Carol Thelen

The LeMoyne Star/Diamond Star forms the centre of the All Hallows block

4 Patch Blocks

All Hallows / nine patch blocks/four patch blocks

This is another example of a simple four patch block which is then surrounded by a border. It is actually based upon a 6x6 grid which means it fits in with both the 2x2 and the 3x3 families of blocks.

This one uses the 8 point diamond star in the centre and then has the frame on an angle rather than straight to give a trellis secondary pattern.

Click here for the page by Patchwork Square

Album Road - a four patch

Is it a 4x4 pattern? or an uneven nine patch ? or a 3x3? or even a 7x7? Well it's kind of all of them!

The centre of this block is a 3x3 pattern with flying geese chasing each other round a central square (now I do not know if this has it's own name if you do drop me a line!) It is then bordered with flying geese that are one and a half times the size of the first ones along with HST's in the corners. Pretty but I must admit it does my head in!

Click here to go the the page by Patchwork Square

3x3 blocks

4x4 blocks

7x7 blocks

album frame

With a 3 x 3 block in the centre adding a border or frame makes this actually a 5x5 block in it's own right. The centre block could be flying geese as shown or scrappy HST's

Click here for the page by Patchwork Square

click here for more 5x5 blocks

Square and Half Square

This block is an expanded version of an Ohio Star which you can just see in the centre so it offers several variations in terms of colour. Why is it called Square and Half Square when it also has quarter square triangles - who knows!

Click here for instructions from Patchwork Square

This block is based upon a 5x5 grid for other 5x5 blocks click here

Half Square Triangle Papers for Free

If you are doing a quilt that has lots of identical half square triangles you may be tempted to buy Half Square Triangle papers, sometimes called triangles on a roll, to help with the mammoth task.

These are papers which allow you to sew multiples which are an exact size and do not then need to be squared. In the credit crunch times in which we live I for one am cutting back on what I spend and so do not usually use this kind of thing- I would rather spend my money on fabric! Thankfully the people over at Generations Quilt Patterns have taken some of the strain and included some free HST papers to download.

They have included free downloads for 1 inch, 1 and a half inch, and 2 inch finished units.

Click here to access them and then fire up the printer!

And for some inspiration here are some quilt layouts from YouTubers that are just HST's, although they did not necessarily use HST paper to make their HST's....

Here are 10 layouts from Melanie Ham