Making Negative Quilt Blocks
If you want to have fun with traditional quilt blocks, turning them into negative quilt blocks is an interesting exercise. A negative block is a block in which the two sides are negative images of each other.

If you want to have fun with traditional quilt blocks, turning them into negative quilt blocks is an interesting exercise. A negative block is a block in which the two sides are negative images of each other.

Churn Dash is a traditional quilt block that is easy to make and can be used in many different quilt designs. There are hundreds of quilt options that use only this block, but it also plays well with others. This block is also known as a Monkey Wrench block, so if you see that term…

The Donut quilt block is a traditional quilt block in disguise.


Shoo Fly is an easy traditional quilt block. If you have never made quilt with triangles before, it is a great introduction. Once you learn this, you will be able to make many other more complex blocks.

Rail fence is an easy and versatile traditional quilt pattern, and this block is a fun variation of it.