Road to Tennessee is a classic. It is also a very versatile block that you can place in many ways to come up with very different layouts.

You can use two colours to give some depth to the block as well.

Both blocks are suitable for beginners and are perfect to start quilting.

How to make these two Road to Tennessee blocks

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Are you starting, do you want to make a quick quilt? Choose one of these two blocks and make a quick quilt in a weekend.

Both blocks are perfect for the beginner. Both are also a stash buster.

The gingham quilt works better with tone on tone or solids. You can make a bricks quilt with fabric scraps too and experiment with different sashing colours.

And above all have fun!

How to make a bricks quilt

New book out on December 3

“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.

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Or preorder on Bookdepository and get it delivered for free.

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These are two of my favourite blocks: garden fence and windmill cathedral window block.

I love blocks with narrow white strips like this one. It’s a quick and fun block to make. I also love fabric manipulations and this windmill block is easy enough and quick enough. It can get a bit bulky.

How to make a Garden fence quilt block and a Windmill cathedral window block

Learn in no time:

Garden fence credit: Hyacinth quilt designs

Hole in the wall quilt pattern

If you’d like to make a full quilt with a similar block as garden fence, check out Hole in the wall.

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“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.

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I never throw away any fabric scraps left over from other projects.

I put them together by shape and colour and from time to time I get them out and make something with them. Usually the projects I make are just for fun. So here you have 2 such blocks. Quick and easy and very colourful and a pleasure to make.

How to make 2 strip quilt blocks

Note: A French braid can be made any size. Also it can be made in long strips rather than squares.

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I never throw away any fabric scraps left over from other projects.

I put them together by shape: squares, strips, triangles. This makes it easier when I decide to make a block like this one.

How to make 2 scrappy strip half square triangles

If you don’t like using scrappy strips but still like the half square layouts, you can try this other similar block:

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