f&p love of quilting blockbuster #1

BLOCKBusterBuster

Sawtooth Star

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Medium

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A:B:C:D:E:

44228

6" 9" 12"STRIP WIDTH

Cutting Chart FINISHED BLOCK SIZE

2"2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

A

BCE

D

Welcome toKeepsake Quilting Block Busterfrom Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.These blocks have been stitched ina variety of fabric selections fromKeepsake Quilting™ and designedfor easy cutting with the Fons &Porter Half & Quarter Ruler. This

Choose fabrics with enoughvalue variation to make thepatchwork pieces show. Theseblock buster patterns have 2 or3 values in each block.

Cut a strip of fabric the widthindicated in the chart.

Half-Square TrianglesStraighten left edge of fabricstrip. Lay Fons & Porter Half& Quarter Ruler onstraightened edge with yellowtriangle up and yellow cuttingguideline along bottom edgeof fabric at strip width.(Cutting guideline indicatesfinished size of triangle leg.)Cut along right edge of ruler.Turn ruler and align yellowcutting guideline along topedge of strip. Cut indicatednumber of triangles.

Quarter-Square TrianglesLay Fons & Porter Half &Quarter Ruler on strip withblack triangle up and blackcutting guideline alongbottom edge of fabric atstrip width. (Cuttingguideline indicates finishedsize of hypotenuse oftriangle.) Cut along bothedges of ruler. Turn rulerand align black cuttingguideline along top edge ofstrip and left edge alongprevious cut. Cut indicatednumber of triangles.

special ruler enables you to cutsquares, rectangles, and two typesof triangles from the same widthstrip—great for scrap quilts or justmaking one block.

For each block we show you aphotograph, piecing diagrams, anda cutting chart for 6", 9", and 12"blocks. The alternate value option is

set together as a patch of fourblocks—many times blocks settogether with no sashing or assetting blocks make interestinghidden designs. Follow the CuttingChart numbers for the finished-sizeblock you are making. Then sewthe pieces together following thepiecing diagrams.

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Important Note:Instructions are written to cut triangles using special triangle rulers.You can cut both half-square and quarter-square triangles with theFons & Porter® Half & Quarter Ruler. If you don't have this ruler, youcan use an Omnigrid® 96 or 96L or an Easy Angle ruler to cut half-square triangles in the same manner.Cut quarter-square triangles with an Omnigrid® 98 or 98L or aCompanion Angle ruler.

Do not cut triangles by cutting squares and then cutting the squaresin half diagonally unless directed to do so for a few blocks that havetriangles too large to cut with one of the special triangle rulers.

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Civil War Era CollectionUnderground Railroad

Clay's Choice

Crosses and Losses

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A:B:C:D:

104

104



11⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"21⁄2"

2"31⁄2"2" 31⁄2"

21⁄2"41⁄2"21⁄2"41⁄2"

AA CC

DB

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A:B:C:D:E

84444



2"2"2"2"2

23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

BA

C

E

D

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A:B:C: 1D: 1E:

44= 2= 24



2"2"37⁄8"37⁄8"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4" 53⁄8"53⁄8"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"67⁄8"31⁄2"

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B

E

D

C

5

Yankee Puzzle

Churn Dash

Union Square

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A:B:C:D:

44

164



2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

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BD

C

C

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A:B:C:D:E:

44144



21⁄2"21⁄2" x 11⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2" x 11⁄2"

31⁄2"31⁄2" x 2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2" x 2"

41⁄2"41⁄2" x 21⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2" x 21⁄2"

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B

D

CE

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A:B:C:D:E:F:

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11⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"

2"31⁄2"31⁄2"2" 2"2"

21⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

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B

F

D

CF

6

Circa 1930 CollectionSummer Winds

Hour Glass

Shoo Fly

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A:B:C:D:E:F:

1244

2041



11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2" x 21⁄2"21⁄2"

2"2"2" 2"2" x 31⁄2"31⁄2"

21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2" x 41⁄2"41⁄2"

F

B

CE

DA

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A:B:C:D:E:

21224



21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2" 31⁄2"31⁄2"

41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"

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B

C

E

D

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Dark

A:B:C:D:

4144



21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2" 31⁄2"

41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"

A B

CD

7

Ohio Star

Spring Basket

Old Maid’s Puzzle

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A:B:C:

858



11⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"

2"31⁄2"2"

21⁄2"41⁄2"21⁄2"

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B

C

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A:B:C:D: 1E:F:G: 1

512= 172= 1



2"2"2" x 31⁄2"37⁄8"2"2"37⁄8"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" x 5" 53⁄8"23⁄4"23⁄4"53⁄8"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2" x 61⁄2"

67⁄8"31⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"

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B

C

E

DF G

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A:B:C: 1D:E: 1

44= 24= 2



2"2"37⁄8"2"37⁄8"

23⁄4"23⁄4"53⁄8" 23⁄4"53⁄8"

31⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2"67⁄8"

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B

C

E

D

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Garden Brights CollectionIndian

Birds in the Air

Cactus Pot

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A:B:C:D:E:

28281



2"2"2"2"31⁄2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"5"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"61⁄2"

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B

C

E

D

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A:B:C: 1

63= 1



21⁄2"21⁄2"67⁄8"

31⁄2"31⁄2"97⁄8"

41⁄2"41⁄2"127⁄8"

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C

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A:B:C: 1D:E:F: 1G:

14= 224= 12



2"2"37⁄8"2 x 31⁄2"2"37⁄8"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"53⁄8" 23⁄4" x 5"23⁄4"53⁄8"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2" x 61⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2"

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B CE

D

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G

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World’s Fair

Best of All

Friendship Star

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A:B: 1C: 1D:

4= 2= 24



2"37⁄8"37⁄8"2"

23⁄4"53⁄8"53⁄8" 23⁄4"

31⁄2"67⁄8"67⁄8"31⁄2"

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BC

D

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A:B:C:D:E:F:

16418

164



11⁄2"11⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"

2"2"31⁄2" 2"2"2"

21⁄2"21⁄2"41⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

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D

C

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B

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A:B:C:D:

4414



21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2" 31⁄2"

41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"

D

AB C

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Far East CollectionZig Zag

Chinese Coin

Flying X

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A:B:C:D:

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2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

C B

AD

LightMedium

Dark

A:B:C:D:E:

84841



11⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

2"31⁄2"2" 31⁄2"31⁄2"

21⁄2"41⁄2"21⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"

B

A

DC E

LightMedium

Dark

A:B:C:D:

8484



2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

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D

B

C

11

Mosaics

Fox and Geese

Free Trade

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MediumDark

A:B:C:D:

11248



25⁄8"2"2"2"

35⁄8"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"

43⁄4"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

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BD

C

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A:B:C: 1D:

410

= 26



2"2"37⁄8"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"53⁄8"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2"

A

B

C

D

LightMedium

Dark

A:B:C:D:E:

104422



2"2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

B

A

CD

E

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Batik CollectionEddystone Light

Flower Basket

Four Patch Star

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Medium

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A:B:C:D:E:F:

84881

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11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"

2"2"2" 2"31⁄22"

21⁄221⁄221⁄221⁄241⁄221⁄2

B

F

A

C

E

D

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Dark

A:B: 1C:D:E: 1

8= 128= 1



2"37⁄8"2" x 31⁄2"2"37⁄8"

23⁄4"53⁄8"23⁄4" x 5" 23⁄4"53⁄8"

31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2" x 61⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"

BC

E

AD

D

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MediumDark

A:B:C:D:E:

44228



2"2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

BD

A

E

C

13

Darting Birds

Star X

Flock of Geese

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Medium

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A:B:C:D:E:F:

121416



21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2" 31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"41⁄2"

AD

B

F

E

C

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Dark

A:B:C:D:

410

410



21⁄2"11⁄2"21⁄2"11⁄2"

31⁄2"2"31⁄2" 2"

41⁄2"21⁄2"41⁄2"21⁄2"

A

DB

C

Light

Dark

A: 1B:C: 1D:

= 28= 28



37⁄8"2"37⁄8"2"

53⁄8"23⁄4"53⁄8"23⁄4"

67⁄8"31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2"

A

DB

C

Batik CollectionSugar Bowl

King’s Crown

Sarah’s Choice

Light

Dark

A:B: 1C:D:E:F: 1

4= 2216= 1


Cutting ChartFINISHED BLOCK SIZE

2"37⁄8"2 x 31⁄2"2"2"37⁄8"

23⁄4"53⁄8"23⁄4" x 5" 23⁄4"23⁄4"53⁄8"

31⁄2"67⁄8"31⁄2" x 61⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"67⁄8"

A

D

BE

F

C

Light

MediumDark

A:B:C:D:E:F:

4841

164



11⁄2"11⁄2"11⁄2"33⁄8"11⁄2"21⁄2"

2"2"2" 43⁄4"2"31⁄2"

21⁄2"21⁄2"21⁄2"61⁄4"21⁄2"41⁄2"

A

B

C

F

D

E

LightMedium

Dark

A:B:C:D:

444

12



2"2"2"2"

23⁄4"23⁄4"23⁄4" 23⁄4"

31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"31⁄2"

B

AD

C

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Block Buster Sampler QuiltFor 20 Block Buster Blocks6" blocks (42" x 51") 9" blocks (63" x 76")12" blocks (84" x 101")Fabric amounts and other directions for setting yourchoice of 6" blocks are listed below—9" and 12" fabricamounts are listed in brackets.

Materials20 Block Buster blocks (6”, 9” or 12”)13⁄4 [31⁄2, 5] yards turquoise batik for setting squares,

setting triangles, outer border, and binding1⁄4 [1⁄2, 3⁄4] yard magenta batik for inner border21⁄2 [4, 71⁄2] yards backing fabricCrib- [Twin-, Queen-] size quilt batting

CuttingMeasurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Borderstrips are exact length needed. You may want to makethem longer to allow for piecing variations. From turquoise batik, cut:� 12 61⁄2" [91⁄2", 121⁄2"] setting squares.� 4 93⁄4" [14", 181⁄4"] squares. Cut squares in halfdiagonally in both directions to make 14 quarter-square side setting triangles (2 are extra).

� 2 51⁄8" [71⁄4", 93⁄8"] squares. Cut squares in halfdiagonally to make 4 half-square corner settingtriangles.

CreditsEditor: Janet Pittman Book Designer: Lyne NeymeyerEditorial Assistants:

Kristine Peterson, Mary V. Cecil Photographer: Craig Anderson Cover: Quilting by Dawn Cavanaugh

Keepsake Quilting Block Buster ©2006 Quilting Acquisition, LLCP O Box 171Winterset, IA 50273

Published by Love of Quilting®

Printed in the United States of AmericaFirst Printing 2006

TIPIf you prefer, use the Fons & Porter®

Easy Diagonal Sets Ruler to cut thesetting triangles. Both triangles canbe cut from the same size strip.

Dear Friend,Welcome to Fons & Porter's® Love of Quilting® magazine. As a specialtoken of our appreciation, weworked with Keepsake Quilting™ tocreate Keepsake Quilting BlockBuster just for you. In it you'll finddozens of quilt blocks, each withcutting instructions in three sizes,

and piecing diagrams to simplify block assembly. Plus, we'veincluded directions to combine blocks into a terrific sampler quilt.

We hope you find quilting as enjoyable as we do. We have lots of great quilts and other projects coming your way this year!And, in each issue we'll be sharing more special quiltmakingtechniques in Sew Easy™ features that include step-by-stepphotos. Again, welcome to Fons & Porter's® Love of Quilting®

magazine.

A Supplement to� 2 31⁄2" x 45" [5" x 671⁄4", 61⁄2" x 891⁄2"] side outerborders.

� 2 31⁄2" x 421⁄2"[5" x 631⁄2", 61⁄2" x 841⁄2"] top andbottom outer borders.

� 5 [8, 10] (21⁄4"-wide) strips for binding.From magenta batik, cut:� 2 11⁄2" x 43" [2" x 641⁄4", 21⁄2" x 851⁄2"] side innerborders.

� 2 11⁄2" x 361⁄2" [2" x 541⁄2", 21⁄2" x 721⁄2"] top andbottom inner borders.

Quilt Assembly1. Referring to the photograph below, lay out blocks,setting squares, and setting triangles. Join into diagonalrows; join rows to complete quilt center.2. Add side inner borders to quilt center. Add top andbottom inner borders to quilt. Repeat for outer borders.Note: A Quilt Top Assembly Diagram for Block Buster SamplerQuilt is available at www.fonsandporter.com/blockbuster

Finishing1. Divide backing fabric into 2 [2, 3] pieces. Join pieceslengthwise.2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; baste. Quilt asdesired. The quilt shown has a circle motif in the settingsquares and feathers in the borders.3. Join 21⁄4"-wide turquoise strips into 1 continuouspiece for straight-grain French-fold binding. Add bindingto quilt.

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