Quilt Pattern: Steps to the Altar

Of all the quaint and cheerful names bestowed upon the old-time patchwork, "Steps to the Altar" is certainly about the most romantically cheering! It is all straight line seaming too, and a very charming block when done.

If seams are added to the pattern as given, each block will finish about 10 1/2 inches square, or 15 inches on the diagonal. This means that 25 pieced blocks used with alternate plain ones will make a quilt top. The alternate plain ones are much enhanced by fancy quilting while pieced blocks may be done in straight lines following the seams of the pieced squares and triangles.

Material Estimate: The quilt contains 25 pieced blocks set together diagonally with 16 plain 10 1/2-inch blocks, 16 plain half blocks, cut diagonally, and 4 plain quarter blocks for the four corners of the quilt. It finishes about 75 by 75 inches and strips of white may be added at top and bottom for additional length. You will require 1/2 yard of print, 1 1/3 yards rose and 5 2/3 yards white material. Total 7 1/2 yards.