Free Quilt Blocks
Quilt Block Library
Nine classic quilt block patterns — from the straightforward Four Patch to the Sawtooth Star — each with a complete cutting guide, numbered assembly steps, accuracy tips, and a common mistakes section. Free, no account required.
Nine Patch
BeginnerA timeless quilt block built from nine equal squares arranged in a 3×3 grid. Perfect for beginners, scrap quilts, vintage styles, and quick projects.
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Pinwheel
BeginnerA classic quilt block made from four half-square triangle units arranged to create spinning motion. A favorite for beginner quilts, baby quilts, and traditional patchwork.
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Log Cabin
BeginnerA classic quilt block built by sewing strips around a center square. Light and dark fabrics are often placed on opposite sides to create strong diagonal movement across a quilt.
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Flying Geese
IntermediateConfident Beginner · Traditional
A classic rectangular quilt unit made with one center triangle, called the goose, and two side triangles, called the sky. Flying Geese are often used in stars, borders, rows, and traditional sampler quilts.
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Sawtooth Star
IntermediateConfident Beginner · Traditional
A beloved classic star block built from Flying Geese units surrounding a center square. Popular in sampler quilts, patriotic quilts, and traditional patchwork.
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Four Patch
BeginnerThe simplest patchwork block: four equal squares arranged in a 2x2 grid. Two squares of one fabric and two of another create a classic checkerboard-style unit. A foundational block used on its own and as a building unit inside dozens of more complex blocks.
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Rail Fence
BeginnerA simple strip-pieced block made from three equal strips sewn side by side. On its own it is just a striped square, but the magic happens in the quilt layout: rotating every other block 90 degrees creates a woven, zigzag, or rail fence effect across the entire quilt without any additional piecing.
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Churn Dash
IntermediateConfident Beginner · Traditional
A beloved 3×3 traditional block combining half-square triangle corners, two-rectangle bar units, and a plain center square. The name references the paddles of an old butter churn. Churn Dash has appeared in American quilts for over 200 years under many names — Monkey Wrench, Sherman's March, Hole in the Barn Door — but the structure is the same. This is the most common beginner-friendly version using the two-at-a-time HST method.
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Friendship Star
BeginnerA simple and beautiful 3×3 star block made from four half-square triangle units, four plain corner squares, and one center square. The Friendship Star is one of the most recognizable beginner star blocks in quilting and has a long tradition of being made for gift quilts, community quilts, and blocks exchanged between friends — hence its name.
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About this quilt block library
This quilt block library covers nine foundational patterns — from the Four Patch and Nine Patch, which are ideal first projects, to the Churn Dash and Sawtooth Star, which introduce the triangle piecing and precise matching skills that every quilter builds toward.
Every quilt block pattern page follows the same format: a complete cutting guide with measurements for standard finished sizes, numbered assembly steps in the order you sew them, and accuracy tips focused on the specific points where each block tends to go wrong. The common mistakes section is the part most tutorials skip — each entry names the problem and explains why it happens, so you can catch it before it becomes a seam-ripper situation.
Beginners should start with Rail Fence or Four Patch, both straight-seam blocks with no bias edges to manage. Once you have a consistent quarter-inch seam, move to Pinwheel or Friendship Star to learn half-square triangles, then tackle Flying Geese and Sawtooth Star once your triangle points are landing consistently.
Need yardage for your block?
The HST Calculator covers no-waste and stitch-and-flip methods. The Binding and Backing Calculators handle yardage once you know your finished quilt size.