What I call a Candy Stripe Unit in quilt block construction is when you have a parallelogram flanked by two right triangles. The resulting unit is
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Skill level: Confident beginner Just as you might think based on the name, A “V Block Unit” is a block that contains a triangle within
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Skill level: Intermediate The 54-40 or Fight Block is a star block created by a central 4-patch unit flanked by V-block units on each side.
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Skill level: Advanced The Grapevine Quilt Block is probably the most difficult block I have illustrated so far, so it’s got to be more difficult
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The Fancy Stripe Quilt Block is a fascinating block. On the surface, it appears to be a square around a square set on point. While
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If you want to make a classic Chevron designed quilt, the Streak of Lightning Quilt Block is the block you need. This simple arrangement of
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The Right and Left Quilt Block is aptly named. Each corner of the Right and Left Quilt Block has a lighter valued piece on the
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Skill level: Easy Beginner The Autumn Tints Quilt Block is a simple arrangement of small and large squares. It’s basically a four-patch inside a four-patch.
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Like the name implies, the Four H Quilt Block resembles four H’s arranged in two rows in alternating fashion. I’ve illustrated the design in two
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Skill level: Intermediate We know that the Kansas City Star published a block named The Blockade Quilt Block in 1938, but this block is traditionally
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