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Many quiltmakers like to make six inch quilt blocks in order to use a greater variety of blocks in a sampler style quilt. Another reason might be to test out the look of a block in a smaller size in order to save on the fabrics (just in case the block looks very different than in your imagination).
Whatever your reason for creating six inch blocks, the pieces are all just smaller versions of larger sized quilt blocks -- such as the most popular size, the 12" quilt block. This is what makes quiltmaking so exciting -- you are the designer and get to choose all the components.
Ocean Waves
Free Quilt Block Pattern
The Ocean Waves quilt block is inspired by the New England coastline and dates from the mid 1800s.
The quilt block has seen many iterations, and this pattern is designed with ease in mind and sewn using common shapes as a four patch.
The half square triangles shown in this example use lots of different scraps in shades of blue and green to reflect the waves. However, it could easily be made using only two contrasting fabrics. The directional nature of the block allows for all sorts of possibilities in your final quilt design.
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