Quilt block designs
Most patchwork quilt tops are made up of a repeated small design, known as a quilt block. The quilt block is a great way to make making a large quilt seem less daunting, breaking the quilt top down into smaller, more manageable pieces.
There are classic quilt blocks, and more unusual ones, and even copywrited ones that appear in books and patterns and were the invention of the designer or author. Most traditional quilt blocks fall into the following categories, we have included a couple of each from which you can explore further or even start drafting your own blocks!
Four patch quilt blocks
Four patch quilt block patterns are made on a grid of 4 x 4 squares, and easily drafted to any block size divisable by four. Some traditional patterns are:
Bowtie Dutchman's puzzle Pinwheel
Five patch quilt blocks
Five patch quilt block patterns are made on a grid of 5 x 5 squares, and can be drafted to any block size divisable by five. Some traditional patterns are:
Broken arrows Corn and beans Lady of the lake
Seven patch quilt blocks
Seven patch quilt block patterns are made on a grid of 7 x 7 squares, and can be drafted to any block size divisable by seven. Some traditional patterns are:
Bears paw Country roads Walls of Jericho
Nine patch quilt blocks
Nine patch quilt block patterns are made on a grid of 9 x 9 squares, and can be drafted to any block size divisable by nine. Some traditional patterns are:
Card trick Churn dash Ohio star