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.

Crystal Star

Sample Quilt Layouts

The two sample quilt layouts shown below both use diagonal settings of the blocks.

The quilt layout featured on the left sets full and half blocks on point and separates many of them with blank blocks for added splashes of colour and a spot to showcase your quilting designs.

The quilt layout illustrated on the right also uses a diagonal setting. It too adds blank blocks to feature a subtle secondary design around the centre of the quilt.

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