Tin Man Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Gold: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/2″ squares. (These will flank the Gray 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. Consider this to be the “Straw that he’s Stuffed with.”)
• Gold: Cut TWO (2) 4 1/2″ x 7 1/4″ strips. (These will flank the Gray 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. Consider this to be the “Straw that he’s Stuffed with.”)
• Gray: Cut THREE (3) 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. (These will flank the Gold 4 1/2″ squares & the Gold 4 1/2″ x 7 1/4″ strips. Consider these to be the “Tin Man’s Arm’s.”)
• Gray: Cut TWO (2) 2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. (These are paired with the White 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips as needed for this quilt block. Consider these to be the “Tin Man’s Legs.”)
• Gray: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strip. (This will be flanked on one side by the Gray 1 1/2″ x
  4 1/2″ strips & White 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strip. And on the other side by the White 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ strips & the Gray 2 1/2″ square. Consider this to be the “Tin Man’s Abdomen.”)
• Gray: Cut ONE (2) 2 1/2″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these triangles for this quilt block. (This will be flanked on both sides by the White 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ strips. Consider this to be the “Tin Man’s Head.”)
• Gray: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares. Consider this to be the “Tin Man’s Hat.”)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strip. (This will be flanked on both sides by the Gray 1 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. Consider this to be center between the “Tin Man’s Legs.”)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ strips. (These will flank the Gray 2 1/2″ square. Consider this to be the space between the “Tin Man’s Head” & the Gold “Straw that he’s Stuffed with.”)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (This will flank the results of the Gray 4 1/2″ square. Consider this to be the space between the “Tin Man’s Head” & the “Straw that he’s Stuffed with.”)

Tin Man Quilt Block Diagram

Tin Man Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Tin Man Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Massachusetts Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Turquoise: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This will be the upper right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• Turquoise:  Cut TWO (2) 4 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 4 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. You only need THREE (3) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• Turquoise: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This will be the lower left-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• White:  Cut TWO (2) 4 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Turquoise 4 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. You only need THREE (3) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Turquoise 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Massachusetts Quilt Block Diagram

Massachusetts Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Massachusetts Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.