Grandmother's Choice quilt pattern

Cutting

• Main, Cornerstones, Binding: Cut 8 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 128 squares 2½". Cut 4 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 48 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 6 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 220" strip.
• Background: Cut 4 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 48 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 6 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 96 squares 2½".
• Sashing, Border: Cut 2 strips 10½" × WOF. Subcut 31 strips 2½" × 10½". Cut 5 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 50½" and 2 at 46½".

Putting it together

1. Make 12 Grandmother's Choice blocks, 10" finished (10½" with seam allowance). That takes 96 half-square triangles.
2. Sew 4 rows of 3 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 5 sashing rows of 3 strips and 4 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (54" × 66"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Main, Cornerstones, Binding: Cut 14 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 210 squares 2½". Cut 6 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 80 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 7 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 268" strip.
• Background: Cut 6 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 80 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 10 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 160 squares 2½".
• Sashing, Border: Cut 13 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 49 strips 2½" × 10½". Cut 6 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 62½" and 2 at 58½".

Putting it together

1. Make 20 Grandmother's Choice blocks, 10" finished (10½" with seam allowance). That takes 160 half-square triangles.
2. Sew 5 rows of 4 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 6 sashing rows of 4 strips and 5 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (66" × 78"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Main, Cornerstones, Binding: Cut 23 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 363 squares 2½". Cut 10 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 140 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 9 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 340" strip.
• Background: Cut 10 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 140 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 18 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 280 squares 2½".
• Sashing, Border: Cut 21 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 82 strips 2½" × 10½". Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 86½" and 2 at 70½".

Putting it together

1. Make 35 Grandmother's Choice blocks, 10" finished (10½" with seam allowance). That takes 280 half-square triangles.
2. Sew 7 rows of 5 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 8 sashing rows of 5 strips and 6 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (78" × 102"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Main, Cornerstones, Binding: Cut 28 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 434 squares 2½". Cut 12 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 168 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 9 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 364" strip.
• Background: Cut 12 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 168 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 21 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 336 squares 2½".
• Sashing, Border: Cut 25 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 97 strips 2½" × 10½". Cut 9 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 86½" and 2 at 82½".

Putting it together

1. Make 42 Grandmother's Choice blocks, 10" finished (10½" with seam allowance). That takes 336 half-square triangles.
2. Sew 7 rows of 6 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 8 sashing rows of 6 strips and 7 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (90" × 102"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Main, Cornerstones, Binding: Cut 36 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 576 squares 2½". Cut 16 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 224 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 10 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 412" strip.
• Background: Cut 16 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 224 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 28 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 448 squares 2½".
• Sashing, Border: Cut 32 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 127 strips 2½" × 10½". Cut 10 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 98½" and 2 at 94½".

Putting it together

1. Make 56 Grandmother's Choice blocks, 10" finished (10½" with seam allowance). That takes 448 half-square triangles.
2. Sew 8 rows of 7 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 9 sashing rows of 7 strips and 8 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (102" × 114"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Main, Cornerstones, Binding: Cut 42 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 657 squares 2½". Cut 19 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 256 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 11 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 436" strip.
• Background: Cut 19 strips 2⅞" × WOF. Subcut 256 squares 2⅞" for the half-square triangles. Cut 32 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 512 squares 2½".
• Sashing, Border: Cut 36 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 144 strips 2½" × 10½". Cut 10 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 98½" and 2 at 106½".

Putting it together

1. Make 64 Grandmother's Choice blocks, 10" finished (10½" with seam allowance). That takes 512 half-square triangles.
2. Sew 8 rows of 8 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 9 sashing rows of 8 strips and 9 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (114" × 114"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.