The Piastrella (“tile” in Italian) quilt uses a quilt block called The Old Italian, which dates back to the early twentieth century. This pattern teaches you how to make the block super efficiently—with little waste and in record time. You’ll also learn a technique for creating an overall harmonious design by laying out blocks using the color wheel.
This listing is for a PRINTED booklet of the pattern. The pattern is 8 pages, full color.
Why we love this pattern:
Layer cake (10-inch pre-cuts) friendly
No-waste design
Chain-piecing technique explained for faster construction
Layout guidance for making an entire fabric collection shine
Finished quilt size: 72 x 72 inches
Unfinished block size: 8.5 inches
Finished block size: 8 inches
Fabric Needed to Make this Quilt:
Quilt Front:
2 packs of 10-inch (“layer cake”) pre-cut squares*
*If not using pre-cut packs, you’ll need 3 yards of a solid fabric and 3 yards of patterned fabric cut into 84 10-inch squares (42 of each).
Backing: 4 1/2 yards
Binding: 3/4 yards
Batting: Full/queen-size package or 2 1/2 yards of 90-inch width
Special tool strongly recommended: 14 x 14-inch rotating cutting mat
Tips for Selecting Your Fabric: The Piastrella looks great in any fabric collection, modern or traditional. One of the tricks with this quilt is keeping all your cut pieces in the right order to make chain piecing easy. Therefore, less experienced quilters will find the solid-and-print combination an easier approach. For a more complex and unusual look—but a little bit harder sew—use all printed fabric from the same collection.
The Piastrella (“tile” in Italian) quilt uses a quilt block called The Old Italian, which dates back to the early twentieth century. This pattern teaches you how to make the block super efficiently—with little waste and in record time. You’ll also learn a technique for creating an overall harmonious design by laying out blocks using the color wheel.
This listing is for a PRINTED booklet of the pattern. The pattern is 8 pages, full color.
Why we love this pattern:
Layer cake (10-inch pre-cuts) friendly
No-waste design
Chain-piecing technique explained for faster construction
Layout guidance for making an entire fabric collection shine
Finished quilt size: 72 x 72 inches
Unfinished block size: 8.5 inches
Finished block size: 8 inches
Fabric Needed to Make this Quilt:
Quilt Front:
2 packs of 10-inch (“layer cake”) pre-cut squares*
*If not using pre-cut packs, you’ll need 3 yards of a solid fabric and 3 yards of patterned fabric cut into 84 10-inch squares (42 of each).
Backing: 4 1/2 yards
Binding: 3/4 yards
Batting: Full/queen-size package or 2 1/2 yards of 90-inch width
Special tool strongly recommended: 14 x 14-inch rotating cutting mat
Tips for Selecting Your Fabric: The Piastrella looks great in any fabric collection, modern or traditional. One of the tricks with this quilt is keeping all your cut pieces in the right order to make chain piecing easy. Therefore, less experienced quilters will find the solid-and-print combination an easier approach. For a more complex and unusual look—but a little bit harder sew—use all printed fabric from the same collection.
