Turnabout square in a square quilt block

With turnabout patchwork the same set of fabric pieces are rotated and rearranged to make multiple quilt blocks.

With just a few fundamental blocks, you can use this technique to create a vast range of designs.

Normally squares or rectangles are the building blocks for this technique but in this instance we’ll cut across the diagonal with spectacular results.

As you can see this simple technique produces beautiful, elaborate quilts with designs that are visually pleasing and appear to be far more complex than the initial collection of fabric pieces.

How to make a simple courthouse steps block and a sliced courthouse steps block

If you like disappearing blocks check out my book Turnabout patchwork. It’s a book about slicing and turning blocks like this one.

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You can now purchase individual chapters from my book as bundles of 4 unique quilt patterns.

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