Rolling Stone quilt block
Square-in-a-square units in the corners, two-strip units on the sides and a plain center, on a nine-patch grid.
The Rolling Stone is pieced on a 3 × 3 grid, so a 12" block has 4" grid squares.
Cutting for 6", 7½", 9", 12" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 6" block | 7½" block | 9" block | 12" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background | Squares | 5 | 2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4½" |
| main | Stitch-and-flip corners | 16 | 1½" | 1¾" | 2" | 2½" |
| background | Rectangles | 4 | 1½" × 2½" | 1¾" × 3" | 2" × 3½" | 2½" × 4½" |
| main | Rectangles | 4 | 1½" × 2½" | 1¾" × 3" | 2" × 3½" | 2½" × 4½" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 12" Rolling Stone block
Make 4 stitch-and-flip units, 4" finished. Lay a 2½" main square on each corner of a 4½" background square, sew corner to corner, trim ¼" past the seam and press.
Make 4 two-strip units, 4" finished. Sew a background rectangle to a main rectangle along the long side and press toward the darker fabric. For many blocks, sew strips first and cut the units from the strip set.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 3 rows. Press the seams of each row the opposite way from the one before so they nest, then sew the rows together. The block measures 12" finished, 12½" with seam allowance.
Quilts made with the Rolling Stone block
Rolling Stone quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Rolling Stone barn quilt pattern has the measurements for 2, 4 and 8 ft boards and the paint for each color.
Design a quilt with this block
Quiltspiration draws it in your own fabric and gives the cut list for any size.
