Twelve of the twenty Checkerboard blocks I’ve completed are pictured above!
It is gratifying to see them side-by-side on the design wall. Some of the rows are strip-pieced, but most are constructed of squares from my container of 2 1/2″ scrap squares. I’m also dipping into a stack of 5″ blue print squares to add variety. While I anticipated making Checkerboard blocks as a leader/ender project, I didn’t reckon on an additional perk. Some days I want/need a simple project to complete. What could be simpler than sewing squares together? So some blocks are assembled just because I want to make a block, not as leaders/enders while chain piecing another project.
Having made twenty blocks, I’m considering how large to make the quilt. Just how many more blocks do I want to make? If I make ten more blocks, I can arrange them in a 5 x 6 grid, and the quilt will measure 60″ x 72.” That’s a nice throw size. To make a queen size quilt, I would need at least 56 blocks total (36 more to add to my 20 . . . that’s more blocks than I care to make). I am going to go with making 10 more blocks for a total of 30.
Click here to see the blog post in which I issued the “Checkerboard Challenge.” For more inspiration, check out #checkiequilt on Instagram, a QAL hosted by Melanie Traylor.
Comment below with an update if you are also making a Checkerboard quilt.