Quilt block · Nine-patch · Intermediate
Coarsewoven quilt block
Strips woven in steps: medium strips shorten down from the top, dark strips four long stand side by side in a V, and light strips fill the bottom corners.
What to cut for one block
A 6″ finished block measures 6½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Dark · Navy in the picture
9 strips
- F9 rectangles 3¼″ × 1¼″then cut with template F
Medium · Denim in the picture
4 strips and 1 square
- A1 rectangle 6½″ × 1¼″then cut with template A
- B1 rectangle 5¼″ × 1¼″then cut with template B
- C1 rectangle 3⅞″ × 1¼″then cut with template C
- D1 rectangle 2½″ × 1¼″then cut with template D
- E1 square 1¼″then cut with template E
Light · Powder Blue in the picture
6 strips and 2 squares
- F2 rectangles 3¼″ × 1¼″then cut with template F
- D2 rectangles 2½″ × 1¼″then cut with template D
- G2 rectangles 1⅞″ × 1¼″then cut with template G
- E2 squares 1¼″then cut with template E
Between the lines. Coarsewoven cuts cleanly at 4½″ or 9″. At 6″ its rectangles are ⅔″ wide, so they need templates.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 9″ finished block measures 9½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Dark · Navy in the picture
9 strips
- F9 rectangles 4½″ × 1½″
Medium · Denim in the picture
4 strips and 1 square
- A1 rectangle 9½″ × 1½″
- B1 rectangle 7½″ × 1½″
- C1 rectangle 5½″ × 1½″
- D1 rectangle 3½″ × 1½″
- E1 square 1½″
Light · Powder Blue in the picture
6 strips and 2 squares
- F2 rectangles 4½″ × 1½″
- D2 rectangles 3½″ × 1½″
- G2 rectangles 2½″ × 1½″
- E2 squares 1½″
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 12″ finished block measures 12½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Dark · Navy in the picture
9 strips
- F9 rectangles 5⅞″ × 1⅞″then cut with template F
Medium · Denim in the picture
4 strips and 1 square
- A1 rectangle 12½″ × 1⅞″then cut with template A
- B1 rectangle 9⅞″ × 1⅞″then cut with template B
- C1 rectangle 7¼″ × 1⅞″then cut with template C
- D1 rectangle 4½″ × 1⅞″then cut with template D
- E1 square 1⅞″then cut with template E
Light · Powder Blue in the picture
6 strips and 2 squares
- F2 rectangles 5⅞″ × 1⅞″then cut with template F
- D2 rectangles 4½″ × 1⅞″then cut with template D
- G2 rectangles 3¼″ × 1⅞″then cut with template G
- E2 squares 1⅞″then cut with template E
Between the lines. Coarsewoven cuts cleanly at 9″ or 13½″. At 12″ its rectangles are 1⅓″ wide, so they need templates.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
How it’s sewn
For the 6″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Sew the set-in seams
These pieces meet where a straight seam can’t run right across, so they’re joined with set-in (Y) seams. Mark the ¼″ seam points at each piece’s corners. Sew each seam only from mark to mark, backstitching at both ends, so the seam allowances stay free; sew the two seams into the corner, then pivot and sew the last one. Press the allowances so they swirl round the point. Its size isn’t on the ⅛″ ruler at this block size, so sew it as cut and don’t trim it.
- Sew the block
Sew a Medium A piece and a section together in a column, in the order shown. Press the seams to one side. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Sew the set-in seams
These pieces meet where a straight seam can’t run right across, so they’re joined with set-in (Y) seams. Mark the ¼″ seam points at each piece’s corners. Sew each seam only from mark to mark, backstitching at both ends, so the seam allowances stay free; sew the two seams into the corner, then pivot and sew the last one. Press the allowances so they swirl round the point. The part measures 9½″ × 8½″ (9″ × 8″ finished).
- Sew the block
Sew a Medium A rectangle and a section together in a column, in the order shown. Press the seams to one side. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).
For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Sew the set-in seams
These pieces meet where a straight seam can’t run right across, so they’re joined with set-in (Y) seams. Mark the ¼″ seam points at each piece’s corners. Sew each seam only from mark to mark, backstitching at both ends, so the seam allowances stay free; sew the two seams into the corner, then pivot and sew the last one. Press the allowances so they swirl round the point. Its size isn’t on the ⅛″ ruler at this block size, so sew it as cut and don’t trim it.
- Sew the block
Sew a Medium A piece and a section together in a column, in the order shown. Press the seams to one side. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).
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Questions
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What size should I make it?
At 9″ every piece measures with a ruler. On its 9 × 9 grid, 6″ and 12″ put some pieces between the ⅛″ marks, so they need templates. It cuts cleanly at 9″ or 13½″.
Can I paper piece it?
Not as drawn: it has set-in (Y) seams, where three seams meet and none runs straight through. Piece it with a rotary cutter and templates instead, as the cutting list above does.
Is it a good block for a beginner?
It’s an intermediate block: 22 pieces in 7 different shapes. Take it slowly and check each piece against the list. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.