Hello my lovelies! I hope this blog post finds you fine and dandy. Today’s block, as the title suggests is the Old Maid Puzzle quilt block. This block is an easy one. You will need your easy angle ruler for this. You can totally use the templates too. All the measurements are easy, yay!
For the neutral part of the large HST you will need to cut a 3 1/2 inch strip and then sub-cut using the easy angle ruler. Cut two. For the purple and blue HSTs you will need to cut a strip of purple and blue at 2 inches. With right sides together, cut 6 sets using the easy angle ruler. Additionally from a 2 inch strip cut the remaining blue triangles (qty 4) and cut 4 squares of blue at 2 inches.
Here are the templates for download. The measurements given above are the measurements of these templates.
Using the picture, layout your block sewing each quadrant. Start with the small HSTs. Trim to 2 inches, then make the 4 patch with the blue squares. With the two left over HSTs sew the triangles as pictured. Pair this with the large white HST. Trim to 3 1/2 inches. Now sew your 4 patch.
I could see a very nice scrappy quilt made with several of these blocks! Have fun with the color options. I used colors in the quilt diagram below, but you can be adventurous!
If you are just arriving at this quilt along, it is not too late to join in at any time. This is work at your own pace. Here is a link to all the blocks.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading my blog!
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