Two one block wonders: a four patch and a hexagon block

All you need is any large print that has 4 or 6 repeats, one per 60 degree triangle.

I’ve made 3 quilts using these techniques. Four patch and hexagon blocks are similar in difficulty. Beginners may be more comfortable with four patch blocks since the only shape you’ll cut is squares.

The idea is to stack the repeats of fabric and cut 60 degree triangles or squares out of it.It’s as simple as that.

Hexagonal quilt

If you plan to make a full hexagonal quilt I would recommend investing in a a 60 degree ruler.

Four patch quilt

No special ruler is required for this one.

Learn how to make one block wonder quilts.

Fabric suggestions

Floral fabrics, large print fabrics of any sort and panels are the best fabrics to pick. Busy fabrics in general are good. One thing to bear in mind is to pick fabrics with some areas that are less busy so you get more interesting kaleidoscopes.

For instance either of this fabric would look great for either quilt:

This novelty print would work well too as you can see with the mock below:

Or a panel like this one would make a quilt similar to the mockup below:

All of the fabrics above have busy areas and some areas that are less busy. For instance in the panel the sky and the grass are king of less busy.

If you combine more and less busy prints you’ll get a more interesting quilt.

If you like the technique and you wish to know more about it, there’re quite a few one block wonder books on technique.

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