Potato chip quilt block

Good morning, quilting friends! I am happy to share pictures of my completed 48″ square Potato Chip quilt. The sixteen 12″ blocks were constructed from the center outward. Half the bloc…

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Learn how to make these Amazing Potato Chip blocks with scraps to create a beautiful scrappy quilt. Free Printable Tutorial Download!

I love anything goes scrappy quilts for donation projects. You never know exactly how they will turn out. A great pattern for this sort of quilt is the Potato Chip block. All you need is a big pile…

Good day and welcome to my blog. You may have heard of the potato chip quilt pattern? You can't make just one block! Well this past weekend and early this week I cut pieces and started piecing these blocks. It was fun! I used 2.5 inch by 4.5 inch fabric pieces, finishing at 2 by 4 inches. This is a common size. You can cut your fabrics in other sizes - but you must keep the proportion of 2:1 the same (plus seam allowances!). So 3 inch by 6 inch blocks (finished) - cut pieces 3.5 by 6.5…

I've been working to finish things recently. Some folks have told me that it looks like a jumbled mess. Yes, it's hard to see the actual block and it's really scrappy. There was no plan for this. I just started sewing pieces together and didn't worry too much about it. But I like scrappy quilts. And I like this one. If you don't, then fine - it's not your quilt. Barb H. participated in the Sew Along too and recently sent me a photo of her finished quilt. She took color into account when…

I love reading the comments here on the blog. So often I get good ideas from all of you or are introduced to new things from you. I always read every comment and honestly, if you want to get in tou…

Hello Everyone, I have been super busy getting ready for Fall Quilt Market and the launch of my new fabric line and I am already working on my new spring line. But amongst all the hub bub of deadlines, I picked up a quilting book and saw a great scrap quilt! I had this overwhelming feeling of "I HAVE to make this NOW

This post contains all of the directions for making ONE Potato Chip Block (Variation 2). The instructions to make the original Potato Chip Block can be found by clicking the following link: Original Potato Chip Block I cut scraps for most of this quilt. All of the "chip" pieces are scraps. I did use a single fabric as my accent fabric, but you could just pick a color and use a variety of fabrics of the same color. If you want to use the same fabric for the accent as I did, you'll need 1 to 1…