Quilt block · Baskets · Beginner
Sugar Bowl quilt block
A basket on point: a big dark half-square triangle bowl with two small dark triangles at its foot, under a row of small half-square triangles on two sides and a dark corner square.
What to cut for one block
A 6″ finished block measures 6½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
2 large triangles, 4 small triangles and 2 rectangles
- C1 square 3⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- B2 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- D2 rectangles 3½″ × 2″
Dark · Navy in the picture
The corner square, 1 large triangle and 6 small triangles
- C1 square 3⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- B3 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- A1 square 2″
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 9″ finished block measures 9½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
2 large triangles, 4 small triangles and 2 rectangles
- C1 square 5⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- B2 squares 3⅛″cut once on the diagonal
- D2 rectangles 5″ × 2¾″
Dark · Navy in the picture
The corner square, 1 large triangle and 6 small triangles
- C1 square 5⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- B3 squares 3⅛″cut once on the diagonal
- A1 square 2¾″
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 12″ finished block measures 12½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
2 large triangles, 4 small triangles and 2 rectangles
- C1 square 6⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- B2 squares 3⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- D2 rectangles 6½″ × 3½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
The corner square, 1 large triangle and 6 small triangles
- C1 square 6⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- B3 squares 3⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- A1 square 3½″
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
How it’s sewn
For the 6″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 2 half-square triangle units
Sew a Background B triangle to a Dark B triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Make 1 half-square triangle unit
Sew a Background C triangle to a Dark C triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew a section and a half-square triangle unit together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 3 sections together in a row. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Join the halves
Sew the two halves together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam open. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 2 half-square triangle units
Sew a Background B triangle to a Dark B triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2¾″ (2¼″ finished).
- Make 1 half-square triangle unit
Sew a Background C triangle to a Dark C triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 5″ (4½″ finished).
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew a section and a half-square triangle unit together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 3 sections together in a row. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Join the halves
Sew the two halves together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam open. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).
For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 2 half-square triangle units
Sew a Background B triangle to a Dark B triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Make 1 half-square triangle unit
Sew a Background C triangle to a Dark C triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew a section and a half-square triangle unit together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 3 sections together in a row. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Join the halves
Sew the two halves together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam open. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).
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Questions
Short answers.
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What size should I make it?
Its 4 × 4 grid lands on the ⅛″ marks at 6″, 9″ and 12″, so every piece measures with a ruler at all three. It also cuts cleanly at 4″, 7″, 8″, 10″, 14″, 15″, 16″ and 18″. In Quarter Inch you can make it any size, and it says when a cut falls between the lines.
Can I paper piece it?
Yes. It splits into 5 sections (A, B, C, D and E), each sewn on its own paper in order and then joined with straight seams. In Quarter Inch, the Foundations tab prints its papers at true size (with Quilter).
Is it a good block for a beginner?
It’s a good block for a beginner: 16 pieces in 4 different shapes and 6 points to match. Nothing in it curves or has to be set in. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.