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The Basics for Beginning Quilters Learning to Quilt Tools & Equipment Pressing Fabric Choices Value 1/4 Inch Seam Rotary Cutters Starting Out Piecing Color Backing Batting Quilting Binding Borders The 4-Patch Grids and Patches Quilt Block Lessons for Beginning Quilters   Squares Rectangles Triangles Snowball  Square in a Square Rail Fence Pinwheel Flying Geese Stars Square in a Star Bearclaw Churn Dash   Challenge Blocks Pages 1 2 3   The Quilt Block Showcase   Fun with Squares Novelty Blocks Showcase Stars Woodsy Blocks Fancy Cut Blocks   All the Blocks on the Site in Alphabetical Order     More Challenges   Paper Piecing Strip Piecing Fabric Braiding Watercolor Quilting         EMAIL       Lesson #6 - The Rail Fence   The Rail Fence is a very easy quilt block for beginners.  It is a perfect square, and made up of three trips sewn together, which you learned to do in the Rectangle lesson. Even though this block is easy, it has a lot of design possibilities, depending on the direction that you turn the blocks. In the picture at the top of the page, you can see that all the blocks are the same, yet they are turned at different angles. The "stair step" layout is one example of the different patterns you can make with this very simple block. The only thing you need to remember with this block is that it is a square.  You must cut enough length so that when the three strips are sewn together, you can cut down the length the same distance as the width. If you are practicing with your 4-inch squares, you would cut them 1 1/4 inch wide.  When sewn together, they will have a width of 2 3/4 inches 1 1/4 + 1 1/4 + 1 1/4 = 3 3/4 inches minus 1 inch (2 seams of 1/2 inch each)  = 2 3/4 inch final width So for practice,  to make your block square, you would have to trim up your block to  2 2/4 inches wide. Normally, when you make this block, you will make wider blocks and  adjust your length accordingly. On to Lesson #7 - The Pinwheel Block          FIND THE PERFECT CREDIT CARD Whether you are looking for CASH BACK , AIRLINE MILES , a BALANCE TRANSFER or even have BAD CREDIT , you can find the perfect credit card for your family. Click on the links below to search the best cards  in each category.   Airline Credit Cards Balance Transfer Credit Cards Cash Back Credit Cards Credit Cards for Bad Credit Instant Approval Credit Cards Low Interest Credit Cards Prepaid Debit Cards Reward Credit Cards Student Credit Cards                        HOME