Bear Paw quilt block
Four paws, each a large square with two rows of half-square triangle claws, around a center cross, on a seven-by-seven grid.
The Bear Paw is pieced on a 7 × 7 grid, so a 14" block has 2" grid squares.
Also called Duck's Foot in the Mud and Hand of Friendship.
Cutting for 7", 10½", 14", 17½" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 7" block | 10½" block | 14" block | 17½" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background | Squares | 5 | 1½" | 2" | 2½" | 3" |
| main | Half-square triangles | 8 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
| background | Half-square triangles | 8 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
| accent | Rectangles | 4 | 1½" × 3½" | 2" × 5" | 2½" × 6½" | 3" × 8" |
| main | Squares | 4 | 2½" | 3½" | 4½" | 5½" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 14" Bear Paw block
Make 16 half-square triangles, 2" finished. Pair a 2⅞" main square with a 2⅞" background square right sides together. Draw a line corner to corner, sew ¼" on both sides of it, cut on the line and press. Each pair makes 2.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 3 rows. Press the seams of each row the opposite way from the one before so they nest, then sew the rows together. The block measures 14" finished, 14½" with seam allowance.
Quilts made with the Bear Paw block
Bear Paw quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Bear Paw barn quilt pattern has the measurements for 2, 4 and 8 ft boards and the paint for each color.
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