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What can YOU make from 4-patch & ½ square triangles?

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Old 01-25-2014, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Teacup View Post
For quite a while I’ve been intrigued with the number of blocks that are made from the humble 4-patch and half-square triangle (HST). If you can conquer these two building blocks, you have lots of layout options open to you. And, depending on whether you do a planned placement of fabric for value and color, or go scrappy, all these quilts can look quite different from each other.

Here are some of the patterns I’m aware of, and a link to pictures. Often the same layout has different names, depending on the quilt maker.

What other patterns come from 4 patch and HST? Show a picture or link if you can to help us see what you’re talking about.

1. Buckeye Beauty http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BuckeyeBeautyBlock.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...uty-t5131.html
Blue Ridge Beauty http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...y-t203003.html

2. Jacob’s Ladder http://www.quilterscache.com/J/JacobsLadderBlock.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...er-t55799.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t133646.html

3. Jewel Box http://www.quilterscache.com/J/JewelBoxBlock.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...p-t217643.html

4. Sunny Lanes (or Sunny Skies)
http://www.quiltingboard.com/attachm...unny-lanes.jpg
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t231605.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t200009.html

5, Patches and Pinwheels http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...pinwheels.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ed-t37549.html

6. Four Patch and Furrows http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...h-furrows.html
6 patterns??????????? Next time you go to the library or a quilt store, look up .............................

The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns: 4050 Pieced Blocks for Quilters by Jinny Beyer (Oct 15, 2009).........................

You'll find more patterns than you can imagine.

Traditional quilts are by far combinations of HST and squares.
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Old 01-25-2014, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Teacup View Post
I really love these quilts, Dunster! I had to study it to isolate the block. Is it a split 9 patch? It looks having a bunch of 4 patches and HSTs ready to go would speed along the construction on this.
I think that a split 9 patch has a HST in the center instead of a plain block. I found this block on Amish Country Lanes called scrapaholic, http://www.amishcountrylanes.com/Pages/hs5114.shtml but it may have other names as well.
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Old 01-25-2014, 06:06 PM
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Very nice quilts shown here.

Here's one I did a while ago; the shading is a bit different.

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Old 01-25-2014, 07:27 PM
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A friendship star quilt like here. My aunt made me one in blue and yellow for my twin size bed when I was in college, I still sleep under it when its cold

http://worldquilter.wordpress.com/20...t-ribbon-star/
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Old 01-25-2014, 07:28 PM
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Sorry just saw the 4 patch, I just found a quilt with HST
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Old 01-25-2014, 07:41 PM
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This starts out as 4 patch, I cut them into HSTs.
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Old 01-25-2014, 09:11 PM
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Mary--what a pretty quilt!
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Old 01-26-2014, 04:51 AM
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What about a block called Prairie Queen...don't have a pic but could Google. Lots of different ways to color.
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Old 01-26-2014, 05:04 AM
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Wow!! Love all the quilts, so many great ideas! I'm retiring in February and can't wait to start working with my stash! Now I have even more ideas of what to do.
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Thanks for shareing I'm always looking for scrap patterns
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