Square in a Square quilt block
Squares nested inside each other, each one turned on point: also called the Economy block.
- Family
- Classic blocks
- Grid
- 4 × 4
- Pieces
- 13
- Fabrics
- Corners · 4
- Background · 4
- Frame · 4
- Center · 1
How it’s built
Start from a center square, add a triangle on each side to make a larger square on point, and repeat.
Here, two rounds of triangles surround the center: a frame, then a background, then the corners.
Sewing tips
- Sew triangles to two opposite sides first, press, then to the other two.
- Cut the triangles so their long side is on the straight grain: the block stays straight at the edges.
