Quilt block · Nine-patch · Advanced
Wood Lily quilt block
Eight lilies of a small square and two trapezoid petals with dark leaves, set in pairs along the diagonals round a dark center, with light squares 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
4 squares and 24 triangles
- B12 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- A4 squares 1½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
48 triangles
- B8 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- D16 squares 1⅜″cut once on the diagonal
Medium · Denim in the picture
8 squares and 16 trapezoids
- C16 rectangles 1⅝″ × 1″then cut with template C
- E8 squares 1″
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 Wood Lily’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
4 squares and 24 triangles
- B12 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- A4 squares 2″
Dark · Navy in the picture
48 triangles
- B8 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- D16 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
Medium · Denim in the picture
8 squares and 16 trapezoids
- C16 rectangles 2⅛″ × 1¼″then cut with template C
- E8 squares 1¼″
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 Wood Lily’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
4 squares and 24 triangles
- B12 squares 2⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- A4 squares 2½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
48 triangles
- B8 squares 2⅞″cut once on the diagonal
- D16 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
Medium · Denim in the picture
8 squares and 16 trapezoids
- C16 rectangles 2⅝″ × 1½″then cut with template C
- E8 squares 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 Wood Lily’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 16 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units
Sew a Background B triangle to a Dark B triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 16 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 1½″ (1″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 6 rows
Lay out the units and pieces as in the picture and sew them into 6 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 6 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.
- Add 16 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units
Sew a Background B triangle to a Dark B triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 16 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 6 rows
Lay out the units and pieces as in the picture and sew them into 6 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 6 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.
- Add 16 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units
Sew a Background B triangle to a Dark B triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2½″ (2″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 16 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2½″ (2″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark D triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2½″ (2″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 6 rows
Lay out the units and pieces as in the picture and sew them into 6 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 6 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 24 sections (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X), 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: 100 pieces in 5 different shapes and 36 points to match. Practise the hard seams on scraps first. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.