Scrappity-Do-Dah Block Tutorial

Using a free pattern sent by McCall's Quilting, Hope Quilters has adapted "Scrappity-Do-Dah" to make use of our bin of 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" "Quarry Stone" fabric squares.

A quilt made of Scrappity-Do-Dah blocks is an ideal way use up small - donated - pieces of fabric. Each finished block measures 6" X 6". For a quilt that measures 72" X 84" (no borders), make 168 blocks. 

From both light and dark fabric prints cut 6-1/2" X 6-1/2" squares.

Make a diagonal cut from corner to corner. 

Cut light and dark print, 1-1/2" wide fabric strips. A 10"-long strip is needed for each block.

Fold each triangle in half. Finger press at the center.

Using a scant quarter-inch seam, sew to join the 1-1/2" wide strip to the length of one triangle.

Sew the second triangle to the strip, aligning the finger-pressed folds.

Press seam allowances toward the center strip.

Use a 6-1/2" X 6-1/2" square ruler with a diagonal marking to trim the block to 6-1/2" X 6-1/2".

Make sure the ruler's diagonal line aligns with the center of the strip.

6-1/2" X 6-1/2" unfinished block

Even the ugliest scraps look great in a quilt like this!