Spool quilt block
A thread-colored center between two spool ends. Each end is a rectangle with stitch-and-flip corners, so the block needs no templates.
The Spool is pieced on a 3 × 3 grid, so a 12" block has 4" grid squares.
Also called Spools.
Cutting for 6", 7½", 9", 12" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 6" block | 7½" block | 9" block | 12" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| main | Rectangles | 2 | 2½" × 6½" | 3" × 8" | 3½" × 9½" | 4½" × 12½" |
| background | Stitch-and-flip corners | 4 | 2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4½" |
| background | Squares | 2 | 2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4½" |
| accent | Squares | 1 | 2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4½" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 12" Spool block
Make 2 units, 12" × 4" finished. Sew a 4½" background square corner to corner across each end of a 12½" × 4½" main rectangle, trim ¼" past the seams and press.
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 Spool block
Spool quilt pattern
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