Finished Size: Approx 50” square

• AUNT GRACE SCRAPBAG 2005
  • Light/Med 1/4 yard of at least 7 different fabrics
  • Med/Dark 1/4 yard of at least 7 different fabrics
  • Light Background 1-1/4 yard
  • Backing 3 yards
  • Binding 1/2 yard
• Template Plastic
• Batting

1. On 70 of the light/medium 4” squares, draw a line on the diagonal from corner to corner, then draw another line 1/2” from the line just drawn, on either the left or right side of center. These lines are your stitching lines (Diagram 1)
2. With right sides together, pair up the marked light/medium squares with 70 medium/dark 4” squares; sew on the drawn corner-to-corner lines. (Donie’s note: “I like to chain stitch so I will start with the corner-to-corner line and chain all 35 together, then turn and stitch down the other line.”) Cut apart between the 2 lines sewn. Press to the darker of the 2 half-square triangle blocks (Diagram 2).

3. Again, draw a line on the diagonal from corner to corner and another line 1/4” to the left or right of the center line (Diagram 3), this time, using 35 of the 4” half-squares, and 35 of the 3-1/4” half-squares. With right sides together, stitch down both lines and cut between the two lines sewn. Press. The crazy quarter blocks are now ready for assembly (Diagram 4.)

4. Set aside the largest block; it should still measure 4”. There should be 70 – 3-1/4” crazy quarters. Square-up 35 of these and set aside the other 35. Then square up the 35 smallest blocks to 2 1/2” squares. Once done the crazy quarters become crazier. Center the 3 1/4” over the 4” square; sew in place. Also center the 2 1/2” square over the 3” square and sew in place. Take these 2 units and center and sew together, forming a building block tower as shown in Diagram 5. Press all seams in 1 direction, with half of the block sets going up and half going down. On one unit, you might want to press the seam open.

5. Mark template plastic as follows to create the wedge template: through the center, measure approximately 11-1/4” long. At the top of the set make two marks 4” apart then make a mark in the center. Draw a line from the center mark to the bottom of the sheet. Measure 1” on each side of your drawn center line. Line up your ruler and the outer marks on the top and the bottom outer marks and cut. (Donie’s note: “I used the quarter-inch tape to mark the edge of my wedge so that when she lined it up on the blocks I could see it though the ruler.”) When lining up template on the block stack unit, be sure that the template center line runs though the center of the blocks; trim away on each side of the wedge. Seam your wedges together with 1/4” seam allowance. You can do this in 4 pieces with 9 wedges in three of the four units and 8 in the last unit.
6. Center the completed wedge unit over the background fabric square and tack it down with fabric glue or pins. Buttonhole stitch in place around the inner circle and the outer circle.
7. To add interest to the large open center section, add a 9 1/2” hexagon crazy patched center, using up any left over quarter square blocks on hand.

(Donie’s note: “Since it still was not crazy enough for me, I added the 4” squares for the outer border of the quilt -- to do this, seam together 12 of the 4” squares for the each side of the top and 14 each for the top and bottom. Quilt and bind as desired.