Choose the finished size for your square in a square quilt block or unit.
Square in a square quilt block sizes.
Cut off the excess outside fabric and open up the squares to reveal the finished block plus seam allowance of 1 4 inch all around.
It is the part that will be the center square in the finished square in a square block.
Cut 1 from freezer paper.
The size of these squares is one half of the sewn block size 1 2 inch.
Pin one smaller square on each corner of a larger square with the right sides together.
Stitch a diagonal line across each smaller square sewing across each corner of the larger square.
2 2 2 1 3 8 3 3 2 2 1 8 4 4 3 2 5 5 3 3 6 6 4 4 8 8 1 2 5 5 5 8.
Thus for a 6 finished block your corner squares will be cut 3 5 inches.
Triangles on the square.
Because the easy ngle works in 1 2 inch increments some of the sizes are used twice as the sizes increase.
I tend to think of this as a traditional method but there are several others that can wear that hat as you will see.
For square in a square units remember.
Now you will cut squares of fabric to make the 4 corner triangles of the square in a square block.
The corner triangles sizes below are larger than they should be so you can square them down.
Cut the center square fabric equal to the finished block size plus 1 2 for seam allowances.
Cut four corner patch fabrics equal to the finished size of the block divided by 2 and add 1 2 for seam allowances.