BLOCKS by SIZE 8" Quilt Blocks

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.

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Sample Quilt Layouts

The two quilt layouts shown below give you ideas of how to turn a simple block design into a stunning quilt.

The quilt layout featured on the left increases the size of each block by the addition of large corner triangles in various colours used in the quilt. Careful colour placement of these corner triangles gives a whole new dimension to the final design.

The quilt layout illustrated on the right uses many of the blocks with the patches flipping direction in the sewing process. This creates a secondary design in the quilt by the placement of these flipped blocks.

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