This patchwork-filled quilt block pattern includes a nine patch unit at each corner, but overall it is a seven patch design.
The block is easy to rotary cut and strip piece. There are no stretchy bias edges to deal with, and careful placement of color value offers lots of possibilities to create a unique layout.
Change fabrics to suit your own style.
Finished Block Size: 10-1/2" square
The instructions make two identical blocks.
Repeat to make more, varying the fabrics for each set of two if you're making a scrap quilt.
See Page 4 for instructions that explain how to make 20 quilt block at a time.
Quilt Block Cutting Chart
Light neutral for nine patch unitsLight background for blue "crossbars"
- Cut two 4-1/2" x 5" pieces
- Cut four 2" x 5" strips
Dark for nine patches and center squares
- Cut one 2" x 18" strip
- Cut two 2" x 4-1/2" strips
Medium fabric for nine patches**
- Cut two 2" x 35" strips
- Cut two 2" x 18" strips
**Fabric Option: You can use a 3-1/2" x 35" medium strip instead of two 2-inch wide strips. I chose the narrower strips because I like the extra texture that's created by the piecing, and because using two strips makes it easy to add even more interest by selecting two different medium prints of the same color value.
