The New Ladies' Art Company Quick & Easy Block Tool: 110 Quilt Blocks in 5 Sizes with Project Ideas

By Connie Chun

The ultimate no-math reference for quilters with cutting instructions at your fingertips, plus exploded construction schematics to make sewing easier.
 
Now in an easy-to-use reference guide size, this updated block tool includes 110 authentic blocks from America’s first mail-order pattern company, the Ladies’ Art Company. Each block has instructions for five sizes, design details, construction diagrams, inspiration blocks, and even a project! The projects will be a breeze with helpful design hints specific to each block, including pairing them with plain alternate blocks, creating secondary patterns, and using precuts. Make the blocks your own with line drawings ready to fill in with your own colors, plus values-only blocks to spur your creativity, then fly through construction with easy rotary-cutting charts, yardage requirements, diagonal measurements, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Apr 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781617456220

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How to Use the Block Charts

Blank block

Gray scale block

Piecing diagram

Finished block

CHART KEY

WOF = width of fabric

WOFQ = width of fat quarter

LOFQ = length of fat quarter

Single dimension =

Cut diagonally =

Cut diagonally, twice =

Width × length dimension =

Cut diagonally, note direction =

DESIGN OPTIONS

Yardage amounts are based on 42˝ of usable width.

Block Index by Name

Block Index by Grid

For easy reference, the blocks are categorized by grid. Grids are based on the number of equal divisions in the side of the block. A 2-grid block equals 2 × 2 division, a 3-grid block equals 3 × 3 division, and so on. The variable grid blocks have unequal divisions.

4-GRID

5-GRID

6-GRID

7-GRID

8-GRID

9-GRID

10-GRID

10-GRID

VARIABLE GRID

Precut Friendly Index

Precut Names and Sizes

Precut quilter’s cottons are a boon for quilters! Instead of having to buy full yardage, you can get a stack or roll of a variety of fabrics, pre-cut for you. There might be more than one name for the various sizes. Here are the common names and sizes used in this book.

CHARM SQUARES

FAT QUARTERS

JELLY ROLLS

LAYER CAKES

1 Album

LAC #378

DESIGN OPTIONS

YARDAGE FOR BABY QUILT

42½˝ × 42½˝

10˝ block

3 × 3 diagonal setting with 4 alternate blocks = 9 pieced blocks

A, C, E, alternate blocks, side and corner triangles:

1¾ yards

B: ⅜ yard

D, F: ⅝ yard

CUTTING

See diagonal settings. For B/C and D/C, see corner alignment.

A: Cut 2 strips 2⅞˝ × WOF; subcut 18 squares 2⅞˝ × 2⅞˝.

C: Cut 3 strips 3¼˝ × WOF; subcut 27 squares 3¼˝ × 3¼˝.

E: Cut 2 strips 1⅞˝ × WOF; subcut 72 squares 1⅞˝ × 1⅞˝.

Alternate blocks: Cut 1 strip 10½˝ × WOF; subcut 4 squares 10½˝ × 10½˝

Side triangles: Cut 1 strip 15½˝ × WOF; subcut 2 squares 15½˝ × 15½˝, cut each in half diagonally twice.

Corner triangles: Cut 1 strip 8˝ × WOF; subcut 2 squares 8˝ × 8˝, cut in half diagonally once.

B: Cut 6 strips 1⅞˝ × WOF; subcut 72 squares 1⅞˝ × 3⅜˝.

D: Cut 2 strips 6⅛˝ × WOF; subcut 36 squares 6⅛˝ × 6⅛˝.

F: Cut 1 strip 3⅜˝ × WOF; subcut 9 squares 3⅜˝ × 3⅜˝.

2 Bachelor’s Puzzle

LAC #34

DESIGN OPTIONS

YARDAGE FOR TABLE RUNNER

19˝ × 57¼˝

13½˝ block

3 blocks diagonal setting

A, side triangles: 1⅛ yards

B, E: ½ yard

C: ¼ yard or 1 fat eighth

D: ¼ yard

CUTTING

See 45° angles and diagonal settings. For A/B, see corner alignment.

A: Cut 5 strips 2⅝˝ × WOF; subcut 48 rectangles 2⅝˝ × 33/4˝.

Side triangles: Cut 1 strip 203/8: × WOF; subcut 1 square 203/8˝ × 203/8˝, cut in half diagonally twice.

B, E: Cut 2 strips 4¼˝ × WOF; subcut 12 squares 4¼˝ × 4¼˝ (B) and 3 squares 2˝ × 2˝ (E)

C: Cut 1 strip 2⅝˝ × WOF; subcut 12 squares 2⅝˝ × 2⅝˝.

D: Cut 2 strips 2˝ × WOF; subcut 12 rectangles 2˝ × 6½˝.

3 Barrister’s Block

LAC #63

DESIGN OPTIONS

YARDAGE FOR TABLE TOPPER

25½˝ × 25½˝

12˝ block

2 × 2 setting = 4 blocks

A, D: 3/4 yard

B, F, cornerstone: ½ yard

C, E, G, sashing: ½ yard

CUTTING

For A/B and D/E, see half-square triangles. For C/D, see corner alignment.

A: Cut 2 strips 5⅜˝ × WOF; subcut 8 squares 5⅜˝ × 5⅜˝.

D: Cut 3 strips 2⅜˝ × WOF; subcut 48 squares 2⅜˝ × 2⅜˝.

B: Cut 2 strips 5⅜˝ × WOF; subcut 8 squares 5⅜˝ × 5⅜˝.

F, cornerstone: Cut 1 strip 2˝ × WOF; subcut 9 squares 2˝ × 2˝ (1 square is the cornerstone).

C: Cut 1 strip 4¼˝ × WOF; subcut 4 squares 4¼˝ × 4¼˝.

E: Cut 2 strips 2⅜˝ × WOF; subcut 32 squares 2⅜˝ × 2⅜˝.

G, sashing: Cut 2 strips 2˝ × WOF; subcut 4 rectangles 2˝ × 12½˝ and 8 squares 2˝ × 2˝.

4 Bear’s Foot

LAC # 357