I received an email this month asking if I could give any information on the history of the Rail Fence Block and where it came from.  While searching around for this information I decided that this would be a wonderful quilt to make.

You Need To …

Cut 8 2.5” strips from your three different coloured fabrics.

Sew your three strips together using a quarter inch seam allowance and press seams to one side.  Your strips should now measure 6.5” x length of strips.

Cut your three sewn together strips into 6.5” squares.

Now take 4 of your 6.5” squares and place them as your heart desires.

Sew these together to make a 12.5” square four patch block.

Repeat this until you have 9 12.5” squares.

Now take the 9 your 12.5” squares and place them as you wish.

Sew these together to make the quilt top.

You can now add a 2.5” border and then a 4.5” border if you wish.  If you do this your quilt top will be 48.25” square.

Then all you need to do is Layer, Baste, Quilt,  Bind, and finally add a label to finish your quilt.

The images I have included are just one way of placing the blocks together, try turning them around for a completely different effect.

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