All Trades
All That Glitters
Arlington Square
Autumn Stretched Star
Big Dipper
Buffalo Ridge
Dutchman's Puzzle
Flying Home from Bali Bali
Four Patch Plaid
Jewel Box
Labor Day Madness & Pinwheel Quilt
Millennium Star
Morning Star
Mt. Hood
Northern Lights
Ozark Maple Leaf
Paducah Nine Patch
Shaded Four Patch
Sunny Lanes
Tillie's Treasure
All That Glitters
Trade Total Squares: 256
| Dark |
128 Squares |
2/3 yd. of 4 different dark fabrics |
| Light |
128 Squares |
2/3 yd. of 4 different light fabrics |
Each 2/3 yd. cut of fabric will yield 32 – 5" squares
Trade in pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield almost enough squares for a lap size quilt.
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Arlington Square
Trade Total: Squares: 192
| Darks |
96 squares |
3/8 yd. of 6 different darks |
| Lights |
96 squares |
3/8 yd. of 6 different lights |
| Tone on Tone |
10 half strips (5" x 21") |
7/8 yd. of a medium or dark tone on tone |
Each 3/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 16 - 5" squares.
This 7/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 10 Half Strips 5" x 21"
After trading the Half Strips can be cut into 5" squares
The dark and light 5" squares may be traded as singles or
in pairs. The tone on tone must be traded as a half strip.
This trade will yield almost enough squares for a lap size quilt.
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Autumn Stretched Star
| Fall Colors |
120 squares |
1/2 yd. of 5 different fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 squares.
Trade in pairs or single 5" squares.
This trade will yield almost enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
Other fabric suggestions: What about an I Spy Quilt!
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Big Dipper
Trade Total Squares: 192
| Darks |
96 squares |
1/2 yd. of 4 different dark fabrics |
| Lights |
96 squares |
1/2 yd. of 4 different light fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 – 5" squares.
Trade in pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
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Buffalo Ridge
Trade Total Squares: 128
| Plaids |
64 squares |
3/8 yd. of 4 different plaids |
| Prints |
64 squares |
3/8 yd. of 4 different prints |
| Tone on Tone Prints |
9 strips, 2 1/2" x 42" |
3/4 yd of a medium to dark tone on tone |
Each 3/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 16 – 5" squares.
Cut the 3/4 yd. tone on tone into 9 strips 2 1/2" x 42".
The squares may be traded as singles or in pairs.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
For the quilt as shown in the book Nickel Quilts Pat used a variety
of prints and plaids, all with a Lodge Look to them, greens, blues,
brown, reds etc., all with a medium to dark value.
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Dutchman's Puzzle
| 80 squares |
3/8 yd. of 5 different fabrics |
| 48 sashing pieces |
1/3 yd. of 4 different fabrics |
Each 3/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 16 – 5" squares.
Each 1/3 yd. cut of fabric for sashing will yield 12 pieces 2 1/2"
x 8 1/2".
Trade in singles or pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough 5" squares and sashing pieces
for a lap size quilt. Background fabric is not included in this
trade.
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Flying Home From Bali Bali
Trade Total Squares: 192
| Batiks |
96 squares |
1/2 yd. of 4 different Batiks |
| Lights |
96 squares |
1/2 yd. of 4 different Lights |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 squares
Trade in pairs or single 5" squares
This trade will yield almost enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Other fabric suggestions: Lodge, Christmas, Civil War Reproductions,
Brights!
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Four Patch Plaid
Trade Total Squares: 280
| Prints |
80 squares |
3/8 yd. of 5 different prints |
| Plaids |
80 squares |
3/8 yd. of 5 different plaids |
| Backgrounds |
120 squares |
1/2 yd. of 5 different backgrounds–creams, tans, etc. |
Each 3/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 16 - 5" squares.
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 - 5" squares.
The squares may be traded as singles or in pairs.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
For the quilt as shown in the book Nickel Quilts, Pat used a variety
of prints and plaids, all with a Lodge Look to them, greens, blues,
brown, reds etc. all with a medium to dark value. This quilt would
also look great using '30s reproduction fabrics with a white background,
Christmas prints with a white or cream background, or completely
scrappy.
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Jewel Box
Trade Total Squares: 96
| Red |
48 squares |
1/2 yd. of 2 different reds |
| Green, Blue or Black |
48 squares |
1/2 yd. of 2 different fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 – 5" squares.
Trade in pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
Other fabric suggestions: Batiks, 30's, Lodge, Brights or completely
scrappy!
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Labor Day Madness & Pinwheel
Quilt
| Darks |
36 Half Strips* (5" x 21") |
1 yd. of 3 different dark fabrics |
| Lights |
16 Full Strips* (5" x 42") |
1 1/4 yd. of 2 different light fabrics |
* Since the Labor Day Madness and Pinwheel blocks require more
than just a pair of squares we trade in Half Strips for the dark
fabric and Full Strips for the light fabric. After the trade is
done the strips can be cut into 5" squares.
Each 1 yd. cut of fabric will yield 12 pieces 5" x 21"
Each 1 1/4 yd. cut of fabric will yield 8 strips 5" x 42"
This trade will yield enough 5" squares for a lap size Labor
Day Madness quilt and a 16 block Pinwheel quilt. .
Other fabric suggestions: 30's Reproductions, Christmas, Civil
War Reproductions, Brights!
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Millennium Star
| 64 squares |
2/3 yd. of 2 different fabrics |
Each 2/3 yd. cut of fabric will yield 32 – 5" squares.
Trade in pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
No millennium fabric? Try substituting a gorgeous Christmas print
and a variety of Christmas prints for the star points.
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Morning Star
| All types of prints |
168 squares |
1/2 yd. of 7 different fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 squares
Trade in pairs or single 5" squares
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
Other fabric suggestions: Lodge, Batiks, Civil War Reproductions,
Brights!
This would also make a great I Spy Quilt and we have seen this
done in '30s reproduction fabrics, very pretty.
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Mt. Hood
Trade Total Squares: 192
| Darks |
96 squares |
3/8 yd. of 6 different dark fabrics |
| Lights |
96 squares |
3/8 yd of 6 different light fabrics |
Each 3/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 16 – 5" squares.
Trade in pairs or single 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
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Northern Lights
| 96 squares |
1/2 yd. of 4 different fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 – 5" squares
Trade in pairs of 5" squares
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
Fabric suggestions: Christmas prints, Batiks, or any fabric that
you would like to showcase, this is not a good block for an ugly
fabric trade!
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Ozark Maple Leaf
Trade Total Half Strips*: 64
| Batiks |
32 Half Strips (5" x 21") |
1 1/4 yd. of 2 different batiks |
| Lights |
32 Half Strips (5" x 21") |
1 1/4 yd. of 2 different lights |
*Since each block requires 3 5" squares of the same batik,
we trade 5" x 21" strips of fabric. Once the trade is
completed the strips can be cut down into 5" squares.
Each 1 1/4 yd. piece of fabric will yield 16 pieces 5" x
21"
Other fabric suggestions: Fall colors, Orientals or Civil War Reproduction
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Paducah Nine Patch
Trade Total Squares: 360
| Darks |
120 squares |
1/2 yd. of 5 different dark fabrics |
| Mediums |
120 squares |
1/2 yd. of 5 different medium fabrics |
| Lights |
120 squares |
1/2 yd. of 5 different light fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 – 5" squares.
Trade in pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough fabric for a lap size quilt.
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Shaded Four Patch
| Christmas Fabrics |
192 squares |
1/2 yd. of 8 different fabrics |
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 squares
Trade in pairs or single 5" squares
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
Other fabric suggestions: Lodge, Batiks, Civil War Reproductions,
Brights!
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Sunny Lanes
| 160 squares |
3/8 yd. of 10 different fabrics |
Each 3/8 yd. cut of fabric will yield 16 squares.
Trade in singles or pairs.
This trade will yield enough squares for a twin size quilt.
Background fabric is not included in this trade.
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Tillie's Treasure
Trade Total Squares: 240
| Darks |
120 |
1/2 yd. of 5 different dark fabrics |
| Lights |
120 |
1/2 yd. of 5 different light fabrics* |
*For your light fabrics be sure to have some light pinks, blues,
greens, etc.
Each 1/2 yd. cut of fabric will yield 24 – 5" squares.
Trade in pairs of 5" squares.
This trade will yield enough squares for a lap size quilt.
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