Square In A Square Quilt Block Paper Pieced

Square in a square blocks are used a dozen times in its construction.

Square in a square quilt block paper pieced.

Paper pieced by alex anderson and machine quilted by paula reid. Triangles on the square. 14 paper piecing with alex anderson 2nd edition quilt square in a square this quilt measures 521 2 581 2 and is made up of seventy two 6 square in a square blocks. By susan druding.

The triangle pieces are sewn to two opposite sides first followed by the final two opposite sides resulting in another square patch as the end product. Square in a square. Some of the patterns are jpegs that. So i decided to take photos and put together a square in square quilt block tutorial.

I recently made a quilt block for my do good stitches charity bee and i had so much fun making this block. A square in a square block is basically a square set on point so all the tips that apply to setting a quilt or block on point also apply to a square in a square block. This version of the economy quilt block is drafted as an uneven nine patch. Square in a square in a square.

Today s block is a single unit paper pieced block in two colors. Connector corners technique first up is a method for a square in a square block that uses the connector corners technique. Nancyc20 december 4 2009 at 12 30 am. Economy square in square quilt block tutorial.

Below is links to free paper piecing patterns i have designed or used to make quilts on this site. Free quilt pattern paper foundation pieced pfp. Posted by kim at 7 34 am. Traditional piecing paper piecing.

2 different methods of making this block. Two ways to make a square in a square block. The square in a square quilt patch is comprised of one or more units where a square is set on point and right angled triangles are sewn to each side. I tend to think of this as a traditional method but there are several others that can wear that hat as you will see.

This is a paper pieced foundation pieced quilt block pattern that works great with all kinds of fabrics. I mentioned that for multiple squares in a square it would be easiest to paper piece. Print the quilt block pattern here. This is reminiscent of the whirlwind quilt block except this one has y seams and just half quarter square triangles.

In a previous article i explained two different methods of making the traditional square in a square quilt block see that earlier article here.