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Country Farm Block of the Month #11 | Quilt Sew-Along (2023)

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Debbie Shore's quilt block may look intricate, but it’s both quick and easy to sew.

It's time to make the latest quilt block: Country Farm. This is actually a nine-patch block, meaning that it comprises three rows of three squares each. Four of the squares are a variation of quarter square triangle units, these are known as split quarter square triangle units.

What are split quarter square triangle units? Split Quarter Square Triangle (SQST) units are a variation of the Quarter Square Triangle (QST); it gets its name because one of the triangles is split in half and made from two fabrics. This creates a more complex and visually dynamic quilt block.

By positioning these units around the centre checkerboard square so that the points of the split triangles face outwards, the checkerboard pattern of the central square is expanded to form a larger square on point.

Untrimmed block size: 12½in (31.75cm) square

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You will need:

Equipment

• Sewing machine 
• Rotary cutter 
• Quilting ruler 
• Quilting mat 
• Scissors 
• Iron 

Materials

Fabrics (see my Introduction to the 2023 Block of the Month). From these, you will need to cut: 

• Four 4½in (11.5cm) squares in WW 
• Two 5¼in (13.25cm) square in FAB2 (each sub-cut diagonally into four pieces) 
• Two 2⁷⁄₈in (7.25cm) squares in FAB6 (each sub-cut diagonally into two pieces) 
• Two 2½in (6.5cm) squares in FAB6 
• One 5¼in (13.25cm) square in FAB7 (sub-cut diagonally into four pieces) 
• Two 2⁷⁄₈in (7.25cm) squares in FAB7 (each sub-cut diagonally into two pieces) 
• Two 2½in (6.5cm) squares in FAB7 

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