The Old Maids Puzzle Quilt Block

The Old Maids puzzle quilt block is a fun and easy pattern to do.

The Old Maid’s puzzle quilt block uses half square triangles and works with a nine patch grid.

To complete one block for a sampler quilt:

Materials:

Fat quarter fabric in three colors (black, tan and white) Batting
Backing

Step 1 - Use the rotary cutting techniques.
Cut 1 patch 2 ½” square from the tan fabric.
Cut 4 patches 3 ½” square from both the black fabric and the white fabric.

Step 2 - Use the half square triangle method.

Place one 3 ½” square of black fabric and one 3 ½” square of the white fabric, right sides together. Draw a line on the diagonal on the lighter fabric from one corner to the opposite corner. Stitch ¼” on each side of the marked line.

Cut on the drawn line with your rotary cutter or scissors to separate the square into triangles.

Fold open the square and press the seam allowances toward the darker fabric. Using your plastic ruler, trim the square to be 2 ½”. Be sure to use the 45 degree angle on your ruler.

You will need a total of 8 half square triangles measuring 2 ½”.

Step 3 - Sew row one - half square triangle, half square triangle, half square triangle.

Be sure to check the picture for the correct placement of the half square triangles.

Step 4 - Sew row two - half square triangle, tan square, half square triangle.

Step 5 - Sew row three - half square triangle, half square triangle, half square triangle.

Step 6 - Sew all the rows together to complete the Old Maid’s puzzle quilt block.

The Old Maids puzzle quilt block is a fun block to make. Use different color combinations to see if you can create a different look. Try using your scraps and see what happens.

You just might be surprised with what you come up with.

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