FABRIC REQUIREMENTS AND CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL 12 BLOCKS

If you decide you want to make one of each block in the BOM, the following fabric requirements and cutting instructions will help you cut all of your blocks at once. I am not the sort of quilter who works this way… I would be certain to cut out one block and then sew that block up right away, as I want the instant gratification of finishing blocks. But that approach can lead me to being a bit wasteful with fabric usage and it’s hard to plan ahead in terms of total fabric quantities needed. If you’d like to avoid these issues, please do cut all of your blocks at once using the instructions below.

If you do not plan to follow these cutting instructions, and instead will cut and sew the blocks one at a time, I’d definitely recommend buying your fabrics much more generously than I’ve indicated. That way you’ll be certain to have enough, no matter how you approach cutting out your fabric!

TIP: Make sure to pin lil’ labels to your pieces as you cut them out as it will otherwise be very tough to keep track of them later!

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White: 1 and 3/4 yards of fabric

Cut in the following order:

  1. For Block 1
    Cut a 1/8 yard

  2. For Block 3
    Cut a 1/4 yard

  3. For Block 4
    Cut a 1/4 yard

  4. For Block 5
    Cut a 6” WOF strip

  5. For Block 7
    Cut a 2” WOF strip

  6. For Block 8
    Cut a 1.5” WOF strip

  7. For Block 9
    Cut 3” a WOF strip

  8. For Block 10
    Cut a 1/4 yard

  9. For Block 12
    Cut a 6.5” WOF strip

  10. For Block 6
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 13” x 9” rectangle

  11. For Block 11
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 7.5” square

  12. For Block 8 (again)
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 6.5” x 8.5” rectangle

  13. For Block 2
    Off the side of the remaining fabric, just a 4” strip and trim it down to 12.5” long

  14. For Block 8 (again)
    With the remaining fabric, cut out a 4.5” x 5.5” rectangle…

  15. For Block 7
    …and a 2” x 5.5” rectangle

Gray: 2/3rds of a yard of fabric

Cut in the following order:

  1. For Block 7
    Cut a 2” WOF strip

  2. For Block 9
    Cut a 1.5” WOF strip

  3. For Block 4
    Cut a 2” WOF strip and from it cut off a 20” portion

  4. For Block 10
    Trim the remainder of that strip down to 1.5” wide and 22” long

  5. For Block 12
    From the top of the remaining fabric cut a 12” square

  6. For Block 2
    With the remaining fabric, cut a 9” strip off the top and trim it down to 10” long.

  7. For Block 3
    Using rest of that 9” strip, cut a 4.25” square…

  8. For Block 3 (again)
    … and a 3.25” square

  9. For Block 5
    Off the side of your remaining fabric, cut a 3” wide strip and trim it down to 20” long

  10. For Block 1
    Off the top of your remaining fabric, cut a 9.5” x 3.5” rectangle

  11. For Block 8
    Off the side of your remaining fabric, cut a 1.5” wide strip and trim it down to 15.5” long

  12. For Block 6
    Using your remaining fabric, cut a 6.5” x 9” rectangle…

  13. For Block 11
    … and a 7.5” square

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Yellow: 1/2 a yard of fabric

Cut in the following order:

  1. For Block 7
    Cut a 2” WOF strip

  2. For Block 9
    Cut a 2” WOF strip

  3. For Block 7 (again)
    Off the bottom of the remaining fabric, cut a 7” x 3” block

  4. For Block 8
    Cut a 1.5” WOF strip and cut off a 10” portion

  5. For Block 10
    Out of the remainder of that 1.5” strip, cut out a 29” portion

  6. For Block 3
    Off the bottom of the remaining fabric, cut out a 6.25” x 6.25” square…

  7. For Block 12
    …and a 6” x 3.5” rectangle

  8. For Block 1
    From the remaining fabric, cut off a 2” strip and cut off a 10.5” portion

  9. For Block 4
    From the remainder of that 2” strip cut out of a 13” portion

  10. For Block 2
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 10” x 9” rectangle

  11. For Block 5
    Off the side of the remaining fabric, cut at 3” strip and trim it down to 20” long

  12. For Block 11
    From the remaining fabric, cut a 12.5” x 5” rectangle…

  13. For Block 6
    …and a 6.5” x 9 rectangle

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Blue: 1/2 a yard of fabric

Please cut in the following order:

  1. For Block 7
    Cut a 2” WOF strip

  2. For Block 11
    Off the bottom of the remaining fabric, cut a 12.5” x 4” rectangle

  3. For Block 4
    From the remaining fabric, cut a 2” WOF strip and from it, trim off 17”

  4. For Block 5
    From the remainder of that strip, cut a 20” portion

  5. For Block 9
    From the remaining fabric, cut a 3.5” WOF strip and cut a 15.5” portion off of it.

  6. For Block 2
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 10” x 9” rectangle

  7. For Block 1
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 9.5” x 3” rectangle

  8. For Block 8
    Off the side of the remaining fabric, cut a 1.5” strip and trim it down to 23.5” long

  9. For Block 3
    Off the top of the remaining fabric, cut a 6.25” strip and cut a 6.25” square off of it

  10. For Block 7
    With the rest of that 6.25” strip, cut out a 2” x 5.5” rectangle

  11. For Block 6
    With the remaining fabric, cut out a 6.5” x 9” block…

  12. For Block 10
    …and a 1.5” square…

  13. For Block 12
    ….and a 6” x 3.5” rectangle

Please note that I just put these cutting instructions together (Jan. 2021) so they haven’t been test run - please don’t hesitate to drop me a note if you notice a mistake!