Chimney Sweep

 

This isn’t really a quilting blog. It’s pictures of what I’ve been doing (yeah, they’re usually quilt blocks) and some words about whatever’s on my mind. It’s seldom ABOUT quilting. But this week I found a foolproof way to make a ten-inch (finished) Chimney Sweep. Chimney Sweep is based on 4-patch symmetry, so 8”, 6”, and 12” blocks are fairly simple. 10”, not so much. Worse, many of Chimney Sweep patterns leave you with a block whose outside edges are cut on the diagonal. So later, when you’re joining blocks together, there’s lots of cursing going on. This pattern avoids that.

Background

(2) 2-1/2" squares, each cut diagonally once = (4) triangles

(3) 4" squares, each cut diagonally twice = (12) triangles

(1) 2-1/4" X 5-3/4" rectangle

(2) 2-1/4" squares

Red

(2) 2-1/4" X 5-3/4" rectangles

(2) 2-1/4" squares

(6) 2-1/4" X 4" rectangles