Quilt Therapy

On Cloud Nine: Navajo Quilt Block

Posted on September 8, 2020 by TK HarrisonOctober 18, 2025

Navajo Quilt Block

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

Brown: Cut FOUR (4) 4″ squares. (These are paired with the White 4 5/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. The HSTs should end up being 3 1/2″ sq.)
Brown: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with each other to join the horizontal portion of the quilt block together.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 6″ square. (This will be the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 4″ squares. On the back side of the square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Brown 4â€³ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. The HSTs should end up being 3 1/2″ sq.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with each other to join the vertical portion of the quilt block together.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. Will yield FOUR (4) triangles. (These are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)

Navajo Quilt Block Diagram Free Pattern at QuiltTherapy.com!

Navajo Quilt Block Diagram

Navajo Quilt Free Pattern at QuiltTherapy.com!

Navajo Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) Navajo 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.

"Savannah Savages" made by Rachel L. A "Navajo Quilt" using TK Harrison's "Navajo Quilt Block" from QuiltTherapy.com!

Rachel is a reader of my blog & she made a beautiful quilt out of this “Navajo Quilt Block!” Isn’t it stunning?! She’s a Family & Consumer Science teacher. She made this for a Family, Career & Community Leadership Association (FCCLA) raffle. She’s the sponsor of her FCCLA group at her school & loves every minute of it! She’s ready for school to start back up in August but she’s not really ready to start getting up so early in the mornings! 🙂

Quilted Kitchen: Greek Square Quilt Block & Greek Spinach Pie Recipe

Posted on September 7, 2020 by TK HarrisonSeptember 7, 2020

Greek Square Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Yellow: 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. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. (These are paired with the White 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles as needed for this quilt block.)
Blue: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 4 7/8″ squares. On the back side of each square, draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Yellow 4 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. (These are paired with the Blue 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles as needed for this quilt block.)

Greek Square Quilt Block Diagram Free Pattern for 12" finished quilt block at QuiltTherapy.com!

Greek Square Quilt Block Diagram

Greek Square Quilt Free Pattern for a 36" x 48" quilt at QuiltTherapy.com!

Greek Square Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œGreek Square Quilt Blocks,â€ you’ll end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Greek Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) Recipe by Evelyn Athensfrom Food.com

Friday Funday! Free Autumn Quilt Patterns from Riley Blake Designs!

Posted on September 4, 2020 by TK HarrisonNovember 13, 2020

â€œAutumn Meadowâ€ Free Autumn Quilt Pattern designed by Zoe Pearn Designs from Riley Blake Designs

â€œAttic Keysâ€ Free Autumn Quilt Pattern designed by The Paper Loft Designs from Riley Blake Designs

â€œThankfulâ€ Free Autumn Quilt Pattern designed by Dowdle Folk Art from Riley Blake Designs

â€œAutumn Leavesâ€ Free Autumn Quilt Pattern designed by Penny Rose Fabrics from Riley Blake Designs

â€œFrench Eleganceâ€ Free Autumn Quilt Pattern designed by Sue Daley Designs from Riley Blake Designs

Star Power Bonus! Premium Star Quilt Block & Premium Star Variation Quilt Block

Posted on September 3, 2020 by TK HarrisonAugust 29, 2020

Premium Star Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Coral: Cut ONE (1) 1 7/8″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block.)
Coral: Cut FOUR (4) 4 1/2″ squares. (These will flank the left & right sides of the White 1 7/8″ x 5 7/8″ strips. As needed for this quilt block.)
Coral: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 1/8″ squares, which will create TWENTY-FOUR (24) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 7/8″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 7/8″ x 5 7/8″ strips. (These will be flanked by the Coral 4 1/2″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Coral 2 1/8″ squares, which will create TWENTY-FOUR (24) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Premium Star Quilt Block Diagram

Premium Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œPremium Star Quilt Blocks,â€ 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.

Premium Star Variation Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 1 7/8″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block.)
Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Aqua 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Aqua: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Yellow 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Aqua: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 1/8″ squares, which will create TWENTY-FOUR (24) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 7/8″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 7/8″ x 5 7/8″ strips. (These are the horizontal & vertical center’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the White 2 1/8″ squares, which will create TWENTY-FOUR (24) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Premium Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Premium Star Variation Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œPremium Star Variation Quilt Blocks,â€ 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.

Star Power: Stockyard Star Quilt Block & Stockyard Star Variation Quilt Block

Posted on September 2, 2020 by TK HarrisonAugust 29, 2020

Stockyard’s Star Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Red: Cut FIVE (5) 3 1/2″ squares. (ONE (1) of these is the center of this quilt block. The remaining FOUR (4) of these are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
Red: Cut ONE (1) 7 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are flanked by the results of the White
2 3/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Dark Red: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Dark Red 2 3/8″ squares, which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Red 7 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 2″ x 3 1/2″ strips. (These will flank the center Red 3 1/2″ square as needed for this quilt block.)

Stockyard’s Star Quilt Block Diagram

Stockyard’s Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œStockyard’s Star Quilt Blocks,â€ 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.

Stockyard’s Star Variation Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12â€³ finished block (scant 1/4â€³ seam allowance):

Dark Green: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Green 3 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
Dark Green: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. You only need two of these triangles to make this quilt block. (These are paired with the results of the Green 4 1/4″ square which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
Dark Green: Cut ONE (1) 7 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are flanked by the results of the White 2 3//8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Green: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Dark Green 3 7/8â€³ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
Green: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Green: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. You only need two of these triangles to make this quilt block. (These are paired with the results of the Dark Green 4 1/4″ square which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Green 2 3/8â€³ squares, which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Dark Green 7 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Dark Green 3 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 2″ x 3 1/2″ strips. (These will flank the results of the Dark Green 4 1/4″ square & the results of the Green 4 1/4″ square.)

Stockyard’s Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Stockyard’s Star Variation Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) â€œStockyard’s Star Quilt Blocks,â€ 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.