Economy
A really easy and common four patch block, so that you will never forget your holidays! It goes around by so many names, sailboat or boat, etc. but the pattern is almost always the same.
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Other names of the block
This and That, Hour glass, Thrift block
REFERENCE: Maggie Malone “5500 Quilt Blocks Designs”
Quilts made from this block
Cutting Instructions
For a 4” block (4.5” uncut)
- Dark fabric: (x2) 2” and 3/8 squares [cut in half]
- Light fabric
- (x2) 2” and 2/8 squares [cut in half]
- (x1) 2.5” square
For a 8” block (8.5” uncut)
- Dark fabric: (x2) 3” ¾ squares [cut in half]
- Light fabric
- (x2) 4 and 7/8 squares [cut in half]
- (x1) 4.5 square
For a 12” block (12.5” uncut)
- Dark fabric: (x2) 5” and 1/8 squares [cut in half]
- Light fabric
- (x2) 6” and 7/8 squares [cut in half]
- (x1) 6.5” square
For a 16” block (16.5” uncut)
- Dark fabric: (x2) 6” and 5/8 squares [cut in half]
- Light fabric
- (x2) 8” and 7/8 squares [cut in half]
- (x1) 8.5” square
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