This page is a collection of information, patterns and handouts for the Economy Block.
The Economy Block looks like this. Sometimes it’s called the Thrift Block. Or the Square in a Square block.
The First Monday Group, a beginner quilting group, tackled it one month. The webpage with all the listing of the beginner’s blocks is found here. (We did all kinds of easy blocks.)
You can download the block handout (shown above):
#scrappymeetsthriftchallenge blog posts
In 2025, I joined the #scrappymeetsthriftchallenge on Instagram, run by @reproquiltlover. Here is my pattern/handout for this group:
The #scrappymeetsthriftchallenge Tally
March 2025 — total 25
April 2025 –total 50
August 2025 — total is now 168 blocks, sewn to green blocks
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