Rail Fence Quilt Block
If you are looking for something different but easy to make, rail fence block is the right choice. It is a beginner friendly quilt block which can also be made uniquely different in so many ways. This quilt blok just requires bacis quilting skills and some imagination.
A classical rail fence pattern is made up of a quilt block which is made by sewing three, four or five strips of fabric to get a square. A little playing with colors and direction of the squares you can have various quilting designs.
Here I prepared a tutorial for a 12" rail fence quilt block with three fabrics. I hope you find it helpful. So here we go:
Cutting instructions
- With 3 different fabrics cut 2 1/2 x30" strips (You can use longer strips in order to make more blocks at once.)
How to mke rail fence quilt block
- Sew the three pieces of strips right sides together. (Always use 1/4" seam allowance)
- Press the seams open. The strip set measures 6 1/2x30" including seam allowances.
- Next step is placing the squares, then sew together squares in pairs. Press the seams open. When you join the pairs, you make a rail fence quilt block. The finished size of the clock is 12 1/2" with seam allowances.