How to Make Quilt Blocks

Need help from a quilter? This page lists free tutorials and how-to information on the most common quilt blocks, including quilting and sewing tips, terms, and techniques for the beginning quilter.

Make A Four-Patch Block

Using a Stripology or June Tailor ruler with free pattern

How to Twirl the Seams to reduce bulk

Two methods of making a Shaded Four-Patch Quilt Block (Cat’s Cradle)

Make Half-Square-Triangle Units

Using a Traditional Method

Using Magic with free technique sheet

Bias Beauty (4 at once) with free technique sheet

Make 3-Part and Quarter-Square-Triangle Blocks

Using a Traditional Method

Made with Four Triangles

Three-Part Triangle QST made with squares

Three-Part Triangle QST made with strips using the Bias Beauty method

Using Four-Patches and the Bias Beauty Method

Free Pattern – 26 Acts of Kindness

Make Half-Rectangle Quilt Blocks

Using Templates with free block pattern

Using The Tri-Recs Ruler

Make Flying Geese Quilt Blocks

Using a Traditional Method

Using the Quilt-in-a-Day Flying Goose Ruler – free table runner pattern

Free Block Pattern – Apple Blossom

Using the Wing Clipper or No Math Ruler

Using the One-Seam Method – Free table runner pattern

Free Block Pattern – Diamond Sawtooth Star

Make Triangle in a Square Quilt Blocks

Using the tri-recs ruler – free block pattern

Using the V-Block ruler from Studio 180 – free mini-quilt pattern

How to Make a Triangle-On-Point Block – free technique sheet

Make Square in a Square Quilt blocks

Adding corners to a center – free technique sheet

Cutting a Bias Square

Squares on a Square

Templates – Accuquilt, Electric Quilt, full size PDF from Generations (above)

HSTs – free pattern “Fireflies”

Foundation or Paper Piecing – detailed general tutorial, plus a freezer paper tutorial from the Crafty Quilter

Comparing Square-in-a-Square rulers – Studio 180, Creative Grid, Easy Angle

How to make a Snail Trail Block

Strips on a Square – paid pattern “Square Deal”

Make Dimensional Quilt Blocks

How to make a 3D Bow Tie

How to make a Faux Cathedral Window (video)

3D Square in a Square – Free technique sheet

3D Flying Goose Block – free table runner pattern

3D Pinwheel – Free Pattern

How to make and use Prairie Points – free technique sheet

3D Attic Windows – free pattern

Faux Piped Binding

How to Chenille Fabric

Make a Log Cabin Quilt

History and Barn Raising – free pattern

Curved Log Cabin – free pattern

Faux Log Cabin

Make a Storm at Sea Quilt

Using templates from Accuquilt or Marti Michell

Paper Piecing

Using Specialty Rulers – free pattern

Sewing Secrets

How to set a quilt (or block) on point – free block pattern

How to Make a Controlled Scrappy Quilt

How to Make a Baby Blocks quilt with no Y seams with video

Photo Transfer Tips and Projects/Printing on Fabric

Coloring a Crayon Quilt – free block pattern

Redwork Tips

Fleece Facts – How to Sew with Fleece

Sewing with Flannel – quilt photo courtesy of Rita P. Free pillowcase pattern

Sewing with Minky

Block Projects

How to Make a Quillow

How to Make Microwave Heating Bags

Making a Silk Purse out of a Sow’s Ear – Using antique and vintage quilt blocks in new settings.

Fabric Postcards – 4 x 6 Works of Art

Make a Snowball Quilt Block

T-shirt Quilts

Tie”ing Up Loose Ends – Using Men’s Ties

How to Fussy Cut a Quilt Block

Here are 18 more ideas of What to Do with Orphan Blocks. Use up those test blocks!

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