Magic four patch block

Like the 9patch quilt block, the 4patch quilt block has been around for a long time and has a personality of its own. The size of the finished block can be determined by the size of your fourpatch center. The basic 9patch quilt block can easily be made with two fabrics and two different fabric stratassew strips together, sub cut into sections, then sew into a block. Mark a diagonal line across both diagonals on the wrong side of the top fabric square. Change your 4 patch into a disappearing 4 patch quilt block. Click here to download double 4 patch pdf file close attention needs to be paid to how these blocks are laid out to create the chains across the quilt. The fourpatch surrounded block comes together quickly with my easypeasy sew and cut method. Disappearing 4patch with layer cakes by reannalily designs.

It is made by sewing 4 squares the same size together to make a larger square. Unavailable per item this method is to make as many fourpatch units as you need from the same sheet. Hope you have fun finding the right combination for your blocks and what they turn out to be. Dec 16, 2016 four in nine patch block tutorial this block is a companion to the friendship star block. Its fun, quick and there are so many new layout options when you are done. If they want to, there are instructions for how to assemble a conglomeration of 4 patch and 9 patch units with spacer strips. The 4 patch block is a good starting place to make sure your 14 seams really are 14 and to get. How to create a kaleidoscope stacknwack quilt connecting. Charm packs always make for easy baby quilt patterns that are inexpensive to make. Its super simple and easy to change up the pattern by twisting and turning the fourpatch blocks, and the easy. Easy double 4 patch quilt block pattern the spruce crafts. Most 9patch quilt blocks look best when lighter value and darker value fabrics are paired together to form a small checkerboard. Learn how to use purchased 5 charm squares or charm squares from your stash.

Tutorial to make a quilt using block sizes that fit together automatically and without alteration. Then the magic of having pressed those seam allowances toward the dark is how you get your superfast fourpatch to go together. Magic 8 quilt block make 8 half square triangles at a time. Fourpatch shortcut sheet fourpatch shortcut sheet sku. The finished quilt measures 80 x 98 and is big enough to cover a full sized bed.

Thats right, it doesnt matter what size your squares are. Turn an ordinary four patch block into an interesting block. Once you get the hang of it, you can crank these babies out in no time flat, and youll want to. Single patches or several pieced patches can be used in each quadrant of a quilt block. The disappearing 4patch or 4 to 9patch starts with a 4patch block with good contrast in colors or shades and tones.

Next, make 4 cuts without moving the block or the cut pieces. Although i have no direct knowledge of sallys method or the book myself. There are 5 size calculations and you can make a 2, 3 or 4 fabric unit. Make a disappearing four patch quilt snips youtube. I thought maybe a dozen people would make the quilt. May 19, 2016 both blocks are quick and easy to make, just perfect for a beginners quilt. Eight patch quilt blocks are designed on an 8 x 8 grid, hence the name. Make a quilt block every day for a year to build the ultimate sampler quilt. You can put together a charm quilt pattern that will have viewers looking for a long time to figure out just how.

Magic four patch tutorial easy way to make two matching four patches. Making nine patch quilt blocks is as easy using just two squares. Swirling four patch quilt using eq8 on point quilter. Try out this great fractured nine patch quilt block for a really interesting spin on a classic chic style. Watch the process online at your convenience and find all the instructions in my new book, changeup patchwork. Its end result is really nothing like what it started out as. Stitch all 2 color a dark and color b dark strips together to make sashingborders. Apparently, karin hallaby, wrote a book in 2002 called magic pillows, hidden quilts, which included a magic nine patch quilt made using the same. The four patch block is one of the simplest pieced quilt blocks.

We are a boutique patchwork business in tyabb, vic. The perfect place to use this is a quilt made of nothing but nine patches, set edge to edge, with no sashing. The star of episode two is the squarewithinasquare quilt block. Jun 24, 2011 unsubscribe from missouri star quilt company. Mar 30, 2020 a disappearing block starts with a fairly simple block.

Piecing a perfect fourpatch block is just one of those things a quilter should have under their belt, if you know what i mean. Now you will cut the background fabric using the same exact dimensions as your focal block. Nancys notions is giving away one copy of the changeup patchwork book and dvd. I almost took nonnies suggestion of cutting the blocks at 4 inches from the edge, but. How to make a disappearing 4patch block learn in less than 2 minutes how to make this easy block. Each quadrant will be one quarter of the quilt block.

Magical 9patch quilt blocks nancy zieman productions, llc blog. Have you mastered fourpatches, ninepatches, and pinwheels. By carefully slicing it into sections and rearranging those sections, you can magically give the block an entirely new look. Magic 8 quilt block make 8 half square triangles at a. If you are using individual 212 squares to make small four patch units, sew them together into rows as shown, upper left. I created a facebook page and next thing i knew, quilters from all over the world were interested in my quilt. Magic four patch tutorial quilt block tutorial, quilting. Four patch quilt block patterns are among the most popular patchwork quilt block designs.

The most basic four patch quilt block is just what its name implies, a quilt block made with four patches of fabric, all squares, and arranged in two rows of two squares each. Disappearing 9 patch, 16 patch and twistturn variations. Fourpatch beginner quilt block the seasoned homemaker. I think this block is ideal for using precuts such as a 5. The math in an eight patch is usually quite easy, as often quilt blocks are made in sizes 8, 12 or 16 measurements. Fast four patch quilt tutorial quilting tutorial diary.

Even though i only made the requested four patch for nonnie as requested, i couldnt help but make some disappearing four patch blocks on my own. It is much easier with this method, to make the squares 12in to 1 inch bigger than you would like the resulting square to be. This is a sweet little technique for making nine patch quilt blocks two at a timea positive dark squares in the corners and a negative light squares in the cornersfrom two squares of fabric. Magic numbers can make improvisational quilt construction that seems. Messing with magic numbers quilt tutorials, quilts, quilting methods. The reverse magic nine patch is a genius variation on disappearing nine patch quilt patterns that involves a reversal of your typical disappearing nine patch quilt directions.

It was mentioned to me that this method was also shown in a book by sally schneider scrap mania. Return to one of your stacks of focal fabric half square triangles. The one below was made with 5 inch squares and it will finish to a 8. Jun 02, 2010 for example, my finished four patch center is 4 inches in this tutorial, so my finished block will be 8 inches. I just discovered an amazing way to make scrappy fourpatch blocks licketysplit. Luckily, its a quick and easy process nevermind that it took me about a billion pictures to show how easy it is. The shaded fourpatch block is one of beths favorite units. My aim is to bring you projects through which we can recapture the magic of the 365 challenge, work together and make great friends along the way.

Like the 9 patch quilt block, the 4 patch quilt block has been around for a long time and has a personality of its own. Since the friendship block is quite simple, i think this block will chain the stars together and. Learn how to make a perfect nine patch quilt block the. Next, cut 4 rectangles of background fabric to complete one block, each 2 34 x 8 12. A disappearing block starts with a fairly simple block. Cut a contrasting square of fabric the same size as your four patch and place it on top, right sides together. The blocks are set on point to make the quilt even more interesting. Jan 22, 2012 magic four patch tutorial easy way to make two matching four patches.

Although this grid is the basis of the designs, often larger pieces are used. Begin by making your four patch center block, following the directions from the four patch tutorial. Four in nine patch block tutorial this block is a companion to the friendship star block. The double four patch quilt block should measure 812 x 812. Jenny doan shares the awesome, but easy disappearing 4 patch technique using charm squares 5 squares of precut fabric charm packs best selection on the internet. Both blocks are quick and easy to make, just perfect for a beginners quilt. Jan 09, 2017 and the block that they used most often was the ninepatch quilt block. After giving a little try with the previous disappearing quilt block s i thought that doing it with the 4 patch. The third episode features the basics for stitching the traditional 9patch block. I make my pincushions with 5 squares but the could be made a bit bigger. Four patch quilt blocks can be in any category of difficulty from easy to intermediate or challenging. If you have problems opening the above link, right click on it and save it to your computer and then open. Four patch blocks can be made using 2, 3 or 4 different fabrics depending on the effect you are after.

This charming four patch baby quilt combines charm squares in four patches bordered in charcoal sashing against a white background. Then watch closely as we make these simple blocksdisappear. Now gather round as we demonstrate the clever tricks for transforming your blocks. Make the beautiful disappearing 4 patch quilt block in a flash with this quilt snips video. Magical 9patch quilt blocks nancy zieman productions. You will have to travel back to an earlier time in our nation when quilting was a necessity for survival. Double four patch start january 19 halfsquare triangle.

Cut 2 squares, or 4 half square triangles to complete one block. How to make a disappearing 4patch variation block this is another variation of a 4 patch block. Magic squares baby quilt design option for magic squares quilt pattern. This charming four patch baby quilt combines charm squares in fourpatches bordered in charcoal sashing against a white background. All of the blocks end up different, and you really only have to measure once. Explore the multitude of options for laying out your blocks, and discover how even a simple twist or turn can create a completely different look like magic. And the block that they used most often was the ninepatch quilt block. Fourpatch shortcut sheet kits by carla monkton, vt. Sep 04, 2017 the magic to this block is the slicing. Four patch free quilt block patterns patchwork square. Simply put, a nine patch block is created and then sliced apart in a myriad of different cuts or with different color arrangements so it literally disappears and is replaced by four smaller units. Leave a comment below to enter the giveaway, telling us.

Four patch quilt blocks are constructed of four quadrants. I have a trick for you to make it every bit as easy on this larger, almost 20. See more ideas about jenny doan tutorials, missouri quilt and missouri quilt tutorials. This month well be sewing up four patch quilt block and then cutting it up to make it disappear. Disappearing 4 patch, d9 patch, d16 patch, twistturn. Then the magic of having pressed those seam allowances toward the dark is how you get your superfast four patch to go together. Noted fiber artist yvonne porcella turns her talents to the most basic quilt block patterns, fourpatches and ninepatches. To make the half square triangles 8 at a time place two equal size squares of fabric right sides together rst. Episode one features the versatility of a 4patch block. Landlocked is made from 20, 18 finished disappearing four patch blocks, set in a 4 x 5 grid.

Lay out quilt rows 15 squares by 15 squares alternating focus fabric and fourpatch blocks. If you havent yet finished your shaded four patches for easy street, you. In trying to please everyone, the book ended up being neither traditional nor contemporary and all the magic is missing. Making nine patch quilt blocks is as easy using just two. Then the magic happens when you add elements of the block to a quilt layout. Magical fourpatch and ninepatch quilts paperback november 1, 2001. Alternating sashingborders and nine patches, stitch together. Add a little country charm to your home by putting a spin on the traditional. On a smaller 4patch, it is easier to turn the block to create the four slices. Magic 4 patch with anne baxter taster video youtube.