Spinning Jenny Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Red: Cut ONE (1) 3 3/8″ square. (This is flanked by the results of the Yellow 2 7/8″ squares, which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
- Red: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Red: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) time. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are flanked by the results of White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Yellow: 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 will flank the flank the Red
3 3/8″ square, which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.) - Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are flanked by the results of White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
- White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are flanked on TWO (2) sides by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side the square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Red 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.
- White: Cut EIGHT (8) 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 will flank the results of the Red 5 1/4″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8)Â Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
- White: Cut FOUR (4) 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 will flank the results of the Yellow 5 1/4″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8)Â Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Spinning Jenny Quilt Block Diagram
Spinning Jenny Quilt
If you make TWELVE (12) “Spinning Jenny 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.
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