Test Tubes Quilt Block
October is Science Month for Quilt Block Mania, and we have a collection of free* blocks for you from across the science spectrum.
I've gone back to the chemistry lab of my high school and designed a foundation paper pieced Test Tubes block for you. This one is suitable for more confident paper piecers, but don't let that put you off if you're not there just yet. Practice on a few simpler patterns (such as my Festive Forest, Mini Flocks, or last month's Twisted Log Cabin) and then dive into chemistry.
Of course, as with all the blocks you can make them in any colour scheme you like. I'm thinking I might put all my Quilt Block Mania blocks from a year together into a quilt, so I'm using my signature colour scheme of bright solids for all my samples.
My FPP patterns all include a colouring page so you can try out your own colour combinations before cutting into your fabrics. Grab your box of crayons or coloured pencils and let the creative side of your brain do the work. Here are a few options to get you started.
The Test Tubes FPP block pattern is available in the pattern shop*.
Don't forget to check out all of this month's quilt blocks!
Rocket Ship Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Using Fibonacci in Quilts at Scrapdash
Microscope & Test Tubes by Appliques Quilts and More
Test Tubes FPP Block at Penny Spool Quilts
Benzene Ring from QuiltFabrication
Erlenmeyer flask at Patti's Patchwork
Fall Prism at Blue Bear Quilts
Atomic at Pretty Piney Quilts
Test Tubes by Mom and Me Quilting Co
Discovery by Inquiring Quilter
Molecules at Perkins Dry Goods
Gravity at Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
*my QBM blocks are free for the duration of the month they were designed for. After that, they will be available in the pattern shop.
Hi Susan, thanks for letting me know. The link seems to work for me when I type it out, but not when clicking on the blog post for some reason. Here it is, though https://www.duckcreekmountainquilting.com/blog/2021/10/4/science
The link for Duck Creek Quilting doesn’t work.
That’s wonderful, Lori. I’ve always loved chemistry, especially the “creative” kind where we got to mix things and see what happened ;-)
this is wonderful. thanks for the pattern. I remember my dad working with lots of test tubes. He was a chemist for his own company