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Reference

Quilt block library

Forty-seven traditional blocks, each drawn by the FourPatch engine rather than scanned from a book — so every one comes with exact cutting sizes at whatever size you want to make it, and the yardage for a whole quilt of them.

Every block below is live geometry. That means the cutting chart on each page is calculated for the size you pick — 6″, 9″, 10″, 12″ or 15″ finished — instead of being fixed to whatever size the original pattern happened to use. It also means the diagrams show the block as it will actually be pieced, including which way each triangle leans, which is the detail most block dictionaries lose.

Pick a family below, or open any block and press Open in the studio to start a quilt with it.

All 47 quilt blocks

Common questions

How many quilt blocks are in the FourPatch library?

Thirty-five, covering the patchwork, star, triangle, curve, chain and strip families. Every one is drawn by the design engine rather than stored as an image, so each block page shows exact cutting sizes at any finished block size you pick.

What is the easiest quilt block for a beginner?

A four patch or a nine patch — straight seams only, and the centre match tells you immediately whether your quarter-inch seam is accurate. Rail Fence is the fastest to make in quantity because it strip-pieces.

What size should I make my quilt blocks?

Twelve inches finished is the most common choice because it divides evenly into standard quilt sizes and most traditional blocks resolve to clean cutting numbers at that size. Nine and fifteen inches also work well for 3×3 and 5×5 grid blocks.

Want a block that isn't here?

The studio has a block editor: start from any library block or an empty grid, then rotate, mirror and recolour every patch. Your own blocks get the same cutting list and yardage.

Open the editor