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Eight inch quilt blocks are commonly used in quilts that are made up of one block only and the parts are easily divisible by four. Also, by setting the blocks in different layouts, you can create many different new designs -- sometimes with just a simple rotation of the block. This is not to say that larger or smaller versions of the same quilt block cannot be used in your quilt. Once again, you are the designer.
Checkmate
Free Quilt Block Pattern
I decided to add the Checkmate quilt block to the intermediate category of blocks, simply because of the number of pieces in the blocks and therefore more seams. There is nothing difficult in the making of this uneven nine patch block other than being very aware of sewing a precise quarter inch seam allowance.
The centre of this block uses the patch known as square in the square and that would be the most "difficult" patch (which is not at all). Half square triangles are used for the corners and the rest is comprised of squares and rectangles.
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