Quilted Kitchen: Rocky Road Quilt Block & Rocky Road Candy Recipe
Rocky Road Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (precise 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Purple: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strip.
- Purple: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ square.
- Purple: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/2″ square.
- Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strips.
- Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ squares.
- Neutral: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strip.
- Neutral: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ square.
Quilt Block Construction Diagram:
Using this image (above) as a guide, sew your Rocky Road quilt block together following the suggested directions. Once the top two rows are sewn together and the bottom squares are sewn together, finish your quilt block by sewing the (now) two rows to each other.
Rocky Road Candy recipe from Eagle Brand
Need to see a whole completely finished quilt. Not just a block, that doesn’t show what a quilt will look like.
Patricia: I can appreciate where you’re coming from, however it would be an impossible task for me to go back through ALL of the free quilt block patterns that I have posted on my blog, and add a quilt design to each and every one of them. But I can certainly add a simple design going forth so you and others can see what a quilt would look like.
When I am not sure how a block will look when repeated I draw it out on graph paper and colour it in. Say 3 blocks by 3 blocks.
That’s a GREAT idea, Diane! Quilt on!
Any idea how much fabric is needed for a 48×60 quilt? I’m not good with math.
Sue: Each quilt block is 12″ square finished so you would need FOUR (4) columns of quilt blocks (vertically) and FIVE (5) rows of quilt blocks (horizontally). That would create a quilt that’s 48″ x 60″ unless you added sashing and/or borders. I have set you up with both a image of a quilt that measures what you’ve asked about (https://quilttherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/RockyRoad/RockyRoadQuilt.pdf) as well as the fabric requirements (https://quilttherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/RockyRoad/RockyRoadQuilt-FabricRequirements.pdf). You probably won’t find the same names of the fabrics anymore since those fabrics have long gone out of print but I’m sure you’ll be able to find something more to your liking when you go to sew your quilt together! If you have further questions, please use my contact form so that I can give you much more individualized attention.