A quilter's favourite - the twelve inch quilt block. These are probably the most commonly used. The measurements divide easily and evenly for quick calculations. Whether the goal is a bed-sized quilt or a cuddle quilt in an afghan size, a 12" quilt block is your go-to choice.

Tree of Life

Free Quilt Block Pattern

The Tree of Life is an old and well known quilt block, but you don't see it frequently. I imagine this is because of the number of pieces in the block, but really, there is nothing difficult here - squares, rectangles and half square triangles are the only patches used in this block. The only consideration is to be precise when sewing your quarter inch seam allowance so that there is no difficulty in matching the seams of the various patches.

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