Quilt block · Nine-patch · Intermediate
Everybody’s Favorite quilt block
A pieced center of triangles and squares with pentagon points round it and rectangles in the 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.
Background · Snow in the picture
8 rectangles
- B8 rectangles 2″ × 1½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
4 triangles and 4 pieces
- A2 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- C4 squares 2⅛″then cut with template C
Medium · Denim in the picture
1 square, 4 rectangles and 8 triangles
- E1 square 2¾″then cut with template E
- A2 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- D1 square 2¼″cut twice on the diagonals
- B4 rectangles 2″ × 1½″
Templates. Pieces marked “cut with template” aren’t a shape a straight ruler cuts: cut the size given, then trim it to the template’s shape. Quarter Inch prints Everybody’s Favorite’s templates at true size with Quilter.
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.
Background · Snow in the picture
8 rectangles
- B8 rectangles 2¾″ × 2″
Dark · Navy in the picture
4 triangles and 4 pieces
- A2 squares 3⅛″cut once on the diagonal
- C4 squares 2⅞″then cut with template C
Medium · Denim in the picture
1 square, 4 rectangles and 8 triangles
- E1 square 3¾″then cut with template E
- A2 squares 3⅛″cut once on the diagonal
- D1 square 2¾″cut twice on the diagonals
- B4 rectangles 2¾″ × 2″
Templates. Pieces marked “cut with template” aren’t a shape a straight ruler cuts: cut the size given, then trim it to the template’s shape. Quarter Inch prints Everybody’s Favorite’s templates at true size with Quilter.
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.
Background · Snow in the picture
8 rectangles
- B8 rectangles 3½″ × 2½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
4 triangles and 4 pieces
- A2 squares 3⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- C4 squares 3⅝″then cut with template C
Medium · Denim in the picture
1 square, 4 rectangles and 8 triangles
- E1 square 4¾″then cut with template E
- A2 squares 3⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- D1 square 3¼″cut twice on the diagonals
- B4 rectangles 3½″ × 2½″
Templates. Pieces marked “cut with template” aren’t a shape a straight ruler cuts: cut the size given, then trim it to the template’s shape. Quarter Inch prints Everybody’s Favorite’s templates at true size with Quilter.
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.
- Make 4 half-square triangle units
Sew a Medium A triangle to a Dark A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Make 4 rail units
Sew the Background B and Medium B rectangles together along their long edges. Press toward the Medium. Each measures 3½″ × 2″ (3″ × 1½″ finished).
- Add 3 corner triangles
Sew the Medium D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Medium E piece to Dark C piece. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Medium D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section, 3½″
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Sew the units into 3 rows
Lay out the units as in the picture and sew them into 3 rows. Press the seams in row 1 to the left, row 2 to the right, and so on, so they nest when the rows are joined.
- Join the rows
Join the 3 rows, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Make 4 half-square triangle units
Sew a Medium A triangle to a Dark A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2¾″ (2¼″ finished).
- Make 4 rail units
Sew the Background B and Medium B rectangles together along their long edges. Press toward the Medium. Each measures 5″ × 2¾″ (4½″ × 2¼″ finished).
- Add 3 corner triangles
Sew the Medium D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Medium E piece to Dark C piece. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Medium D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section, 5″
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side. Each measures 5″ (4½″ finished).
- Sew the units into 3 rows
Lay out the units as in the picture and sew them into 3 rows. Press the seams in row 1 to the left, row 2 to the right, and so on, so they nest when the rows are joined.
- Join the rows
Join the 3 rows, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).
For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Make 4 half-square triangle units
Sew a Medium A triangle to a Dark A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Make 4 rail units
Sew the Background B and Medium B rectangles together along their long edges. Press toward the Medium. Each measures 6½″ × 3½″ (6″ × 3″ finished).
- Add 3 corner triangles
Sew the Medium D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Medium E piece to Dark C piece. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Medium D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section, 6½″
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side. Each measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
- Sew the units into 3 rows
Lay out the units as in the picture and sew them into 3 rows. Press the seams in row 1 to the left, row 2 to the right, and so on, so they nest when the rows are joined.
- Join the rows
Join the 3 rows, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).
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Questions
Short answers.
Something else? A real person replies.
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What size should I make it?
Its 12 × 12 grid lands on the ⅛″ marks at 6″, 9″ and 12″, so every piece measures with a ruler at all three. It also cuts cleanly at 15″ and 18″. In Quarter Inch you can make it any size, and it says when a cut falls between the lines.
Can I paper piece it?
Yes. It splits into 7 sections (A, B, C, D, E, F and G), each sewn on its own paper in order and then joined with straight seams. In Quarter Inch, the Foundations tab prints its papers at true size (with Quilter).
Is it a good block for a beginner?
It’s an intermediate block: 29 pieces in 5 different shapes and 12 points to match. Take it slowly and pin the points. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.