Aunt Betty's Attic
Designed by Betty Sak
Grab your '30s reproduction prints and get to piecin'. Bright red, bubble gum pink, apple green, lemon yellow—all the popular colors and conversation prints of the past are present in this cheerful lap quilt. What a great way to use up those fat quarters you've been collecting or those scraps that have been accumulating.
Finished Quilt Size
47 1/2" x 58"
Number of Blocks and
Finished Size
12 Whirligig Blocks 11" x 11"
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Fabric Requirements
Assorted medium prints (blocks, outer border) ... 2 1/2 yds. total
White solid (blocks, inner border, border corner squares) ... 1 3/8 yds.
Blue print (binding) ... 5/8 yd.
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Backing (piece widthwise) ... 3 yds.
Batting ... Twin size
Other Materials
... Sewing thread
... Acrylic rotary cutting ruler, 6" square
... Machine quilting thread
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Planning, Cutting, and Marking
Try the fun, fast piecing method Betty used to make her delightful quilt. Betty used each medium print 6 1/2" square to make two blocks and our cutting instructions will lead you to do likewise.
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Cutting Instructions
Assorted medium prints
cut 24 matching sets of:
... 1 square 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"
... 2 strips 2" x 6"
cut a total of:
... 110 strips 2" x 6" (pieced border)
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White solid
... *2 strips 2" x 48", pieced from 3 width of fabric (WOF) strips
... *2 strips 1 3/4" x WOF
... 24 squares 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"
... 4 squares 6" x 6"
*Cut first.
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Piecing the Blocks
Step 1. On wrong side of white solid 6 1/2" square, draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. Referring to Diagram I, place white square on assorted medium print 6 1/2" square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" seam on each side of marked line; cut apart on marked line. Press open to make pieced squares. Make 48 total. Trim pieced squares to 6" square.
Step 2. Referring to Diagram II, cut pieced square into four 1 1/2" segments as shown. Hint: Be sure to always have the pieced square turned the same direction with the white solid in the upper left corner and the print in the lower right.
Diagram I |
Diagram II |
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