Originally Posted by
nativetexan
I doubt my size of block was correct but think she will get the idea. I took pics as I did it. this one is ugly but was only trying out directions.
This is the same from looking at your pictures that I have made, I just called it a square in a square, have no idea what the true name is. I started with a 4" square, if you use larger starting squares your completed block is huge. Anyway, start with a 4"square of fabric you want for the center block, cut another 4"square and lay them right sides together, sew completely around the square, then take the piece that you added NOT the center square, pull it up in the center make a snip and cut from center to each corner, careful not to cut through stitching, thus making an X, press open, then cut a new square the size the open square turns out to be about 5", lay it face down or right sides together with the opened piece and sew around it, repeating the process of pulling the last added square up and snip in the same way you did the first, thus creating a new and larger square, repeat the process until you have the finished size you want MAKE SURE you do not snip the dog ears each time, as this messes up the block somehow, ask me how I know. My quilt I made ended up with perfect 9" blocks. When they were all sewn together, you had another design where four blopcks joined together. I love this pattern, it is so easy and quick to do. I don't have my directions in front of me, so I am not exactly sure of the dimensions, but if I remember correctly, beginning block 4", new square or 2nd square 5", next one is 7" and final block is 9". I first tried starting with a 6" square and ended up with an 18" completed block I do remember that. I used different fabrics and it turned out beautiful. I cn not remember where I found the directions for this block, so I can not give the credit to whoever- so it is not my design, but I love it. Looks like what you did in your picture. I will look in my pics and see if I still have a picture of the one I made for my friend using this process. For the rest of you like Mikey says in his commercial - "Try it you'll like it. " lol I didn't draw lines on mine, just cut from the center to each corner.