Economy Quilt Blocks

 I've been working on making

Economy Quilt Blocks

to be donated 

to the

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

 We were asked to make

8 inch (finished)

Square In A Square blocks

with fussy cut centers that have

a child theme.

 I bought a Fat Quarter that
will make at least 11 Centers.
The blocks will be collected at our next meeting
and then sewn into quilts

that will be given as Charity

to AZ Blankets For Kids

Rebecca Whaling provided a nice tutorial

last month to get us started.

 These Square In A Square blocks

are easy to make.

Start with a  4.5 inch center
Cut (2) 3.75 inch squares and
cut those on the diagonal
which gives you 4 triangles.
Sew one triangle to the top and bottom (press)
and then
one to each side.

 For the outer triangles
cut (2) 5 Inch squares and
cut those on the diagonal.
Sew those 4 triangles to the outer sides.
Trim up to 8 1/2 inches
and you are done!

Rebecca mentioned that

girl quilts are donated most often and it would be nice to 

be able to give some "boy" themed quilts.

Hopefully these will 

bring a smile to a little boy's face.