The Half Time Quilt- Free Pattern

The Half Time Quilt by Reene@ Nellie’s Niceties

This pattern is an excellent way to use up those extra jelly roll strips left over from other projects. The quilt is made up of two types of block which I will refer to as ‘H’ and ‘T’.

Finished quilt size is approx. 71.5” x 71.5”. Due to the repeating nature of this pattern it is possible to make a smaller quilt or pillow cushion using the block layout included later. I have included photos of a small table cover and a placemat that I made using a smaller portion of the block layout. I’ve also tried reversing the placement of the print and solid with pleasing results. So go ahead, have fun with this super simple pattern.

You will need: A Jelly roll of a solid colour, 24 jelly roll strips of different prints, a rotary cutter and a ruler for cutting strips into blocks.

1.    Construct twelve lots of 3 strips as below using a ¼” seam allowance. Press the seams flat in your preferred manner. Try to mix the prints/colours up a bit to give a nice scrappy effect when the quilt is finished.

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2. Cut seven blocks of 4 ½” and four blocks of 2 ½” from each of 10 of the above completed strips.

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3. Cut nine blocks of 4 ½” from one completed strip and retain excess for back of quilt.

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4. Cut two blocks of 4 ½” from one completed strip, retaining excess for back of quilt.

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5. To construct the T blocks, chain piece six 4 ½” blocks to one solid jelly roll strip x14. Cut in between each of the 4 ½” strips and press seams flat to create the individual T blocks. You will end up with 81 T blocks.

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6. To construct the H blocks, chain piece six 2 ½” blocks to two solid jelly roll strips x7. Cut in between each of the 2 ½” strips and press seams flat to create the individual H blocks. You will end up with 40H blocks.

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Below is the layout for the quilt top. T blocks are shown in blue and H blocks are in purple. The red areas are the print fabrics.

The T block is used in the above position but is also rotated 90 degrees to the left or the right as shown in the layout plan.

   The H block is used in the above position or rotated 90 degrees as shown in the layout plan.

I found it best to piece this quilt in rows starting at the left and finishing on the right but do whatever suits you. When deciding where to place your blocks try to spread colours and patterns around to give a balanced scrappy effect.

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As this is a repeating pattern it’s very easy to downscale so you aren’t left with a monster to quilt if that scares you.

I used this smaller portion of the pattern to make a small tablecloth for my sewing machine table.

Here is a small scale version of the pattern using a honey bun instead of a jelly roll. For this placemat I switched the placement of the solid and the patterned fabric during the construction stage to see what it would look like. I think it’s equally attractive as the original.

©2011 by Reene@Nellie’s Niceties. Please do not use this pattern for commercial purposes.