Yardage & patterns

Choose how each block is sewn

The printable pattern's Construction tab picks the quickest way to make each block (strip sets, half-square triangles two, four or eight at a time, flying geese, stitch and flip) and lets you choose another. The cutting chart, yardage and steps follow your choice.

Where to find it

Designer → More → Printable pattern — cutting & sewing → Construction tab.

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On the printable pattern's Construction tab, How it works compares Cut every piece with In sections for a Churn Dash block: the film splits the block into units U1, U2 and U3, In sections is chosen, and the totals read 2 strip sets, 4 units made in bulk and 255 patches not cut singly, with the block split into three columns

How to do it

  1. Open the quilt's Printable pattern page and choose the Construction tab. It shows How this quilt is sewn, with a card for each block.
  2. On a block's card, each part has its methods, such as Piecing or Half-square triangles. The one marked Least work is chosen for you.
  3. Pick another method, like Eight at a time or Strip sets, by row. Open How it works to watch a short film of each before you choose.
  4. Open Split into sections to break the block into units: tap a seam to split it there, and tap it again to join.
  5. Open Steps for the block and press Rewrite these steps to put the sewing in your own words, then Save steps.

Good to know

  • The totals at the top count your strip sets, units made in bulk and patches you no longer cut one by one.
  • Use the generated steps brings back Quiltler's wording after a rewrite.
  • A quilt made only of equal squares shows a Sections tab here instead.
Who can use it
Part of a subscription, or comes with a quilt you've unlocked
Where it works
Web studio

This guide answers

  • Can I make half-square triangles eight at a time?
  • How do I use strip sets instead of cutting every square?
  • Can I pick a different piecing method in my pattern?
  • How do I split a block into sections?
  • Can I rewrite the sewing steps in the pattern?
  • How do I make flying geese four at a time?