Larger quilt blocks offer the incentive that there are less to make to produce your quilt. When time is limited, this size of block is your best friend. A second feature is that you can try a more difficult design as the pieces may be many, but the sizes of the patches are easy to work with. A win-win all around.

Six Windows of Sunshine

Free Quilt Block Pattern

The Six Windows of Sunshine quilt block was new to me. I liked it for its simple shapes and it made me think of a blazing sun coming through a window pane. For that reason, I chose these colours, which gave me a "southwestern" feel to the block.

Squares, half square triangles and a few flying geese patches are the units used to make this striking four patch quilt block. Oh, and the centre of the block features the square in a square patch. All in all, this block is a great learning tool in your quiltmaking journey.

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