Quilt block · Nine-patch · Advanced
Sage Bud quilt block
A large center square, with a bud of small squares, half-square triangles and a large triangle in each corner.
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 squares and 16 triangles
- D4 squares 2½″
- E4 squares 1½″
- A8 squares 1⅜″cut once on the diagonal
Dark · Navy in the picture
12 squares and 12 triangles
- C2 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- A4 squares 1⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- B12 squares 1″
Medium · Denim in the picture
1 center square, 8 squares and 16 triangles
- D1 square 2½″
- A8 squares 1⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- B8 squares 1″
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 squares and 16 triangles
- D4 squares 3½″
- E4 squares 2″
- A8 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
Dark · Navy in the picture
12 squares and 12 triangles
- C2 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- A4 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
- B12 squares 1¼″
Medium · Denim in the picture
1 center square, 8 squares and 16 triangles
- D1 square 3½″
- A8 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
- B8 squares 1¼″
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 squares and 16 triangles
- D4 squares 4½″
- E4 squares 2½″
- A8 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
Dark · Navy in the picture
12 squares and 12 triangles
- C2 squares 2⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- A4 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- B12 squares 1½″
Medium · Denim in the picture
1 center square, 8 squares and 16 triangles
- D1 square 4½″
- A8 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- B8 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
How it’s sewn
For the 6″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units: Dark and Background
Sew a Dark A triangle to a Background A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 1″ (½″ finished).
- Make 8 half-square triangle units: Medium and Background
Sew a Medium A triangle to a Background A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Medium. Each measures 1″ (½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 1½″ × 1″
Sew a Dark B square and a Medium B square together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 1½″ × 1″ (1″ × ½″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Medium A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 4 sections, 1½″ × 1″
Sew 2 half-square triangle units together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 1½″ × 1″ (1″ × ½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 1½″ × 1″
Sew a half-square triangle unit and a Dark B square together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 1½″ × 1″ (1″ × ½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 1½″ × 1″
Sew a half-square triangle unit and a Medium B square together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 1½″ × 1″ (1″ × ½″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Medium A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 8 sections, 1½″
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Dark C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2½″ × 1½″
Sew a Background E square and a section together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2½″ × 1½″ (2″ × 1″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2½″ × 1½″
Sew 2 sections together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2½″ × 1½″ (2″ × 1″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2½″
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2½″ (2″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 3 rows
Lay out the units and pieces 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 8 half-square triangle units: Dark and Background
Sew a Dark A triangle to a Background A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 1¼″ (¾″ finished).
- Make 8 half-square triangle units: Medium and Background
Sew a Medium A triangle to a Background A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Medium. Each measures 1¼″ (¾″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2″ × 1¼″
Sew a Dark B square and a Medium B square together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2″ × 1¼″ (1½″ × ¾″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Medium A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 4 sections, 2″ × 1¼″
Sew 2 half-square triangle units together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2″ × 1¼″ (1½″ × ¾″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2″ × 1¼″
Sew a half-square triangle unit and a Dark B square together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2″ × 1¼″ (1½″ × ¾″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2″ × 1¼″
Sew a half-square triangle unit and a Medium B square together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2″ × 1¼″ (1½″ × ¾″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Medium A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 8 sections, 2″
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Dark C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 3½″ × 2″
Sew a Background E square and a section together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 3½″ × 2″ (3″ × 1½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 3½″ × 2″
Sew 2 sections together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 3½″ × 2″ (3″ × 1½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 3½″
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 3 rows
Lay out the units and pieces 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 8 half-square triangle units: Dark and Background
Sew a Dark A triangle to a Background A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Make 8 half-square triangle units: Medium and Background
Sew a Medium A triangle to a Background A triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Medium. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2½″ × 1½″
Sew a Dark B square and a Medium B square together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2½″ × 1½″ (2″ × 1″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Medium A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 4 sections, 2½″ × 1½″
Sew 2 half-square triangle units together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2½″ × 1½″ (2″ × 1″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2½″ × 1½″
Sew a half-square triangle unit and a Dark B square together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2½″ × 1½″ (2″ × 1″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2½″ × 1½″
Sew a half-square triangle unit and a Medium B square together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2½″ × 1½″ (2″ × 1″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Medium A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 8 sections, 2½″
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 2½″ (2″ finished).
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Dark C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2½″ (2″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 4½″ × 2½″
Sew a Background E square and a section together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 4½″ × 2½″ (4″ × 2″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 4½″ × 2½″
Sew 2 sections together in a row. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 4½″ × 2½″ (4″ × 2″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 4½″
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side. Each measures 4½″ (4″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 3 rows
Lay out the units and pieces 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.
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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 23 sections (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W), 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 advanced block: 73 pieces in 5 different shapes and 20 points to match. Practise the hard seams on scraps first. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.