The Uneven Nine Patch style of quilt block is so named because not all of the nine individual patches are the same size as is the case in a regular nine patch quilt block. This style of quilt block is often used in 10" quilt block to make the math easier, but you will find this construction method in many other quilt blocks as well.

Tonganoxie

Free Quilt Block Pattern

I thought Tonganoxie was an interesting word, since I had never heard of it before. I just thought it was a neat name for a quilt block. Upon further research, I found it is a city in Kansas, which was incorporated in 1870. The story goes that the city was named for a local Delaware Indian chief whose name meant "shorty" in the Delaware language.

This seven patch quilt block is an easy one to construct as it is comprised of only squares and rectangles. However, don't let that fool you into thinking it will only make a boring quilt.

More "American Places" Blocks
~ Baton Rouge Square
~ Gettysburg
~ Providence

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