The general rule is that you cannot copyright anything that is not a "creative work."
A quilt block in itself, for example a 9-patch block, is not copyrightable since it is not an original creative work. However,
you can copyright the instructions for making that block, because your explanation of how to assemble the block is considered creative. If you make lots of 9-patch blocks and set them into a quilt, using different fabrics, etc., or alternate them with other blocks then maybe the quilt as whole could be considered a creative work, and if you made an exact copy of the quilt and tried to claim it was your original work, there would be copyright issues. But the person claiming infringement would have to show that it was more than an arrangement of blocks, that there was some creativity involved in that particular arrangement -- you can't just make lots of blue and white nine patch blocks, assemble them into a quilt, and claim that no one else could do the same because it is your original work. Again, you can copyright the instructions that you write which explains how to make the quilt, but that doesn't copyright the quilt itself.
Also, you cannot copyright a title, so you can call a quilt, or a book, or a movie anything you want without worrying about it.
As to recipes, it is similar to quilt blocks -- you cannot copyright a list of ingredients, but you can copyright your instructions on what to do with the ingredients.