Shoofly Quilt
Finished community quilt, shared by QuiltNTime, 31 October 2026
by QuiltNTime
Shoofly Quilt by QuiltNTime is a finished quilt in the Quiltler community: 44" × 56" (about a baby quilt), 12 blocks, 164 pieces and 3 fabrics on a straight grid, shared 31 October 2026.
At a glance
- Finished size
- 44" × 56" (about a baby quilt)
- Blocks
- 12 blocks
- Pieces
- 164
- Fabrics
- 3
Watch it being made
How it's made
Hi there! Let's make a sweet and simple shoofly block today. It's a perfect first block.
The shoofly is a traditional nine-patch with triangle corners. Split its sides into strips and you've got its cousin, the churn dash.
Let's start with the corners. Lay a teal square on a cream one and sew a quarter inch each side of the diagonal.
Cut on the line, press toward the teal and trim to four and a half inches. Make a second pair for four corners.
Add four cream squares and a mustard centre, then turn the corners so the teal points into the middle.
Sew three rows of three and join them, nesting the seams. Your shoofly measures twelve and a half inches.
Twelve blocks and a teal border make a fresh, easy throw.
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About this quilt
The shoofly: a traditional nine-patch with four half-square triangle corners, and a perfect first block. 12″ finished (12½″ unfinished).
CUT • Teal: two 4⅞″ squares • Cream: two 4⅞″ squares and four 4½″ squares • Mustard: one 4½″ square
MAKE • Layer each cream 4⅞″ square on a teal one and sew ¼″ either side of the diagonal • Cut on the line, press toward the teal and trim to 4½″: four corners • Lay out the corners with the teal toward the centre, the cream squares at the sides and the mustard square in the middle • Sew three rows of three and join them, nesting the seams
TIP: press the middle row's seams toward the centre and the outer rows' away, so the seams lock together.
OTHER SIZES: cut the triangle squares ⅞″ over the finished unit and the plain squares ½″ over. For a 9″ block: 3⅞″ and 3½″.
What would you put in the middle of yours?
Make this quilt your own
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