Varsity Letters Quilt Block Pattern - Paper Piecing - PDF

The Varsity letters quilt block pattern includes blocks for 26 letters, 10 numbers and some bonus punctuation.

This pattern assumes some previous experience with foundation paper piecing (FPP), but if this technique is new to you, I’ve made a video to walk you through how to sew the letter A, step-by-step. You can do this!

Varsity Tutorial

BLOCK SIZES

Letter and number blocks are 5 1/2" wide by 6 1/2" high, unfinished. Punctuation blocks are 6 1/2" high to make alignment with other blocks easy, but vary in width.

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

These blocks are scrap-friendly and the amount of background and foreground fabric required varies depending on the block. In general, for one letter, allow roughly:
• one 7 x 7 piece for the strokes of the letter
• one 8 x 8 piece for the background

TOOLS

To create your blocks, you will need: a printer, scissors, lightweight paper, a sewing machine, thread, needle, ruler with markings in inches, cutting mat, and a rotary cutter.

This is a PDF download - be sure to print at 100% scale. Please let me know if you have any questions!

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