Sawtooth Quilt Block
Sawtooth is an angular block of half-square triangles and squares, with contrasting triangles forming a serrated pattern. It makes a bold, directional design at 12 inches square.
How it is pieced
- Pieces
- 24
- Shaped cuts
- 16
- Fabrics
- 2
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Finished size
- 12" × 12"
- Half Square Triangle × 16
- Square × 8
Fabrics
- Fabric 2 — 16 pieces
- Fabric 1 — 8 pieces
Notes
Make and trim the half-square-triangle units first, then lay out all the pieces before joining them into rows or sections. Take care to keep the triangles facing the correct way and match the points at seam intersections; inaccurate or stretched units can make the teeth look uneven.
Make it your own
Draw the Sawtooth block in the Quiltler studio — free in your browser, or on iPhone and iPad — to recolour it, swap in your own fabrics, resize it and lay it out into a whole quilt. When it looks the way you want, download the full quilt template of your version, with the fabric list and cutting sizes worked out for you.