Prairie Queen Quilt Block Pattern
Posted by Elaine Huff on
Today let’s learn how to piece this 12″ Prairie Queen quilt block! The Prairie Queen block also appeared in the Hearth & Home publication under the name True Blue. Since I’m a prairie girl, I like the Prairie Queen name!
The Prairie Queen quilt block is easy to put together – you just need to pay attention to the orientation of the little four-patch units. This is so you get a nice little checker board pattern when you sew the blocks together.
Fabric Requirements:
- Light/White: 8 – 2.5″ squares, and 2 – 5″ squares
- Medium/Dark 1 (Green): 2 – 5″ squares
- Medium/Dark 2 (Blue): 8 – 2.5″ squares
- Medium/Dark 3 (Black): 1 – 4.5″ square
Sewing Directions:
Step 1:
Half-Square Triangle Units:
First you will need to make four Half-Square Triangle (HST) units using the Light/White and Medium/Dark 1 (Green) 5″ squares. You can find my tutorial on HSTs here: https://fabric-406.myshopify.com/blogs/fabric406-blog/how-to-sew-a-basic-half-square-triangle-block
Step 2:
Four-Patch Units:
Next you need to sew together 4 four-patch units using the Light/White 2.5″ squares and the Medium/Dark 2 (Blue) 2.5″ squares. I chose to use the tweak/twirl/furl method for pressing the seam allowances. You can see my tutorial on the four-patch block at: https://fabric-406.myshopify.com/blogs/fabric406-blog/how-to-sew-a-basic-four-patch-quilt-block
Step 3:
Lay out the HST units, the four-patch units, and the Medium/Dark 3 (Black) 4.5″ square as shown in the picture. Make sure you get the orientation of the four-patch units right so you will get a checkerboard pattern when sewing blocks together.
Step 4:
Sew the units together in 3 rows and ….
Step 5:
Press the seam allowances toward the four-patch units as shown the picture below.
Step 6:
Sew the rows together – all done! Quick and easy!
Step 7:
Almost done anyway – press the seam allowances toward the outside of the block as shown below. Now you’re done!
I hope you like this block. It is really pretty made into a quilt – especially if you put it on point!
Happy Quilting!
Elaine
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