Quilt block diagram

Rail fence quilt block

Four striped units turn ninety degrees around the block, creating a woven path with only straight divisions.

Block structure

How the geometry is organized

A 2 × 2 arrangement of equal striped units. Each unit contains three equal-width rails.

  1. 1Choose three values with visible contrast.
  2. 2Build four equal three-strip units.
  3. 3Rotate neighboring units to alternate horizontal and vertical rails.
Repeat this block

Finished-size planning

Basic unit sizes

These values divide the finished block evenly for drawing and layout. They do not include seam allowance or method-specific trimming.

6 in block1 in unit
8 in block1.33 in unit
9 in block1.50 in unit
10 in block1.67 in unit
12 in block2 in unit