Quilt block · Four-patch · Intermediate

Katie’s Choice quilt block

An album block set on point: a light cross of a long strip and two squares in the center, framed by dark squares and rectangles, with setting triangles round the edge. Also called Album Block.

FamilyFour-patch

Grid8 × 8

Shapes5

Pieces29

Design with Katie’s Choice Cutting at 6″, 9″, 12″

What to cut for one block

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

2 squares, 1 rectangle and 16 triangles

D1 square 6¾″then cut with template D
B3 squares 4¼″cut twice on the diagonals
C2 squares 3¾″then cut with template C
A2 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal

¾ yd

Dark · Navy in the picture

2 squares and 8 rectangles

D2 squares 6¾″then cut with template D
E6 squares 5¼″then cut with template E
C2 squares 3¾″then cut with template C

⅝ yd

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 Katie’s Choice’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.

Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across each corner in turn, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Make 2 sections
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Dark E piece to Background C piece. Press the seam to one side.
Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Background D piece to Dark E piece. Press the seam to one side.
Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Make 2 sections
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. 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 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B 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.
Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across each corner in turn, 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.
Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B 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
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. 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 3 corner triangles
Sew the Background A triangle across each corner in turn, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Add the last corner triangle
Sew the Background A triangle across the last corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).

For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.

Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across each corner in turn, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Make 2 sections
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Dark E piece to Background C piece. Press the seam to one side.
Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Background D piece to Dark E piece. Press the seam to one side.
Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Make 2 sections
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. 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 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B 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.
Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across each corner in turn, 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.
Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B 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
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. 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 3 corner triangles
Sew the Background A triangle across each corner in turn, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Add the last corner triangle
Sew the Background A triangle across the last corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).

For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.

Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across each corner in turn, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Make 2 sections
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Dark E piece to Background C piece. Press the seam to one side.
Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam: Background D piece to Dark E piece. Press the seam to one side.
Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Make 2 sections
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. 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 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B 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.
Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across each corner in turn, 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.
Add a corner triangle
Sew the Background B 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
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. 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 3 corner triangles
Sew the Background A triangle across each corner in turn, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
Add the last corner triangle
Sew the Background A triangle across the last corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).

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Questions

Short answers.

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Is Katie’s Choice the same block as Album Block?

Usually, yes. Block names vary by region and by book, and the same block is often sold under several. Our library lists Album Block as other name for this one, so a search for any of them finds it.

What size should I make it?

Its 8 × 8 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 4″, 7″, 8″, 10″, 14″, 15″, 16″ 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 5 sections (A, B, C, D and E), 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 24 points to match. Take it slowly and pin the points. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.