Easy Quilt Block Tutorial - Great for Beginners - Linoleum!

The Linoleum quilt block is so easy, you'll have a quilt made in a flash! And it creates a wonderful secondary design! The block is made with just squares, rectangles, and a modified Square in a Square patch. Let's get sewing!

I can imagine that some lady looked at her floor and thought "I can make a quilt with that design". Inspiration can come from so many places if we just take the time to look!

Fabric Requirements for a 12" Finished Linoleum Quilt Block:

• Light/White: 1 - 4.5" square, 4 - 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles, and 8 - 2.5" squares
• Medium/Pink: 4 - 4.5" squares
• Dark/Blue: 4 - 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles

Sewing Directions:

Corner Unit:

Step 1:

This unit is half of a Square in a Square block (you can find the tutorial for that block at https://fabric406.com/blogs/fabric406-blog/how-to-sew-a-basic-square-in-a-square-block. I've combined the steps into the picture below.

• First you mark a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back of the Light/White 2.5" squares.
• Place two of the 2.5" squares on opposite corners of a Medium/Pink 4.5" square and sew on the marked line. 
• Fold the Light/White square along the sewn line, match up the corners, and press.
• Trim away the excess seam allowance fabric and refold the Light/White fabric to complete the unit.

Step 2:

Repeat Step 1 for a total of four Corner units as shown in the picture below.

Rectangles Unit:

Step 3:

Sew a Dark/Blue 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle and a Light/White 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle together and press the seam allowance toward the Dark/Blue fabric as shown below.

Step 4:

Repeat Step 3 for a total of four Rectangles units like you see in the picture below.

Putting It All Together:

Step 5:

Lay out the Corner units, Rectangles units, and Light/White 4.5" square as shown in the picture below. From here the block goes together just like a Nine Patch block.

Step 6:

Sew the units into three rows as shown below.

Step 7:

Press the seam allowances toward the Rectangles units as shown in the picture below.

Step 8:

All that's left is to sew the three rows together and...

Step 9:

Press the seam allowances away from the center of the block. Easy Peasy!

Layout Ideas:

Here's the basic 4 x 4 layout that shows the "X" design that appears when multiple blocks are sewn together.

Conclusion:

The Linoleum block really is an easy block to construct. It's great for beginning and more advanced quilters alike. I have been doing some complicated blocks lately and really enjoyed sewing together a simpler block!