It’s all the rage among scrap-using quilters. Search for it on YouTube and Pinterest and you’ll see what I mean! Video by Brenda of “Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lyBtI2086I, and video by Ginger of “The Copycat Quilter” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka5QjvXA4Eo
This patchwork block is a great way to use 2″ x 3″ or 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. Do you cut and save rectangles in these sizes? I have a container chock full of the 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ size and a baggie full of the smaller size. Either size can be cut from leftover jelly roll strips, 5″ charm squares, or 10″ layer cake squares.
Since my Checkerboard quilt is complete, I need a new scrappy quilt block for a leader and ender project. I choose the Potato Chip Block! Would you like to sew along with me this spring, turning our rectangles into blocks and our blocks into quilts? I’m planning to donate my quilt to a veteran as I’ve heard many of them prefer old-fashioned scrap quilts like their grandmothers made.
Basic Instructions: Sew two rectangles together. Then, with the seam placed vertically, sew one rectangle to the top and another to the bottom.
Sew together a pair of two rectangles and add one to each side of the unit made above.
Sew together another pair of two rectangles and add one to the top and one to the bottom of the unit.
Sew together two sets of three rectangles and add one to each side of the unit. Voila, your Potato Chip Block is complete.
Of the block arrangements I’ve seen, I prefer the look of alternating blocks having a dark outer ring with blocks having a light outer ring. So this is my plan!
Try making a Potato Chip Block. I bet you can’t make just one!