Thursday, March 17, 2022

Square in a Square Paper Piecing Templates

There are many different ways of making square in a square blocks, but especially for smaller blocks I think that paper piecing is an ideal way to make accurate and quick square in a square blocks.

For the smaller square in a square blocks, sewing those bias triangle edges onto the squares can be sometimes very frustrating.  Paper piecing means not having to worry about the bias side of the triangle moving while I sew or keeping a perfect 1/4" seam allowance.  




For a mini quilt I made a few years ago making, I needed a bunch of 2" (finished) square in a square blocks.  I created the block template in Corel Draw and thought that the template might be helpful to other quilters.  

I created a set of ten (10) templates for 2" up to 6 ½" (finished) square in a square blocks in ½" increments.  You can get a copy of the Square in a Square Template Set (for free) by signing up for my Meadow Mist Designs Newsletter.  

Please note: the file does not contain paper piecing or fabric cutting instructions, the file is only the templates for paper piecing.

When printing these templates, print at either “no scaling” or “100% scaling”.  Each page contains a test 1” square to ensure the correct sizing of the blocks.

I hope you find the templates useful :)






Happy sewing!  I would love to see what you make with the templates!


 




11 comments:

  1. I signed up for your newsletter (I think I already am) but could not find the templates. ??? (BTW I think these templates will be very helpful. Square in a square block is one of my least favorite blocks to sew.)

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    1. I am already a subscriber and entered my info to subscribe. Received an email within a second. I clicked on the free patterns and goodies button in the email and went to the free page. Partway down are the templates. Hope this helps.

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  2. Thank you!!! I have always struggled to make these units accurately. Life-saver!!

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  3. I love these templates! ❤️❤️❤️

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  4. I signed up even though I am already a subscriber and easily found the pattern templates and downloaded it. I just hope I don't start getting double emails because I signed up again.

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    1. P.S. Thanks for the templates. I am sure this will help in making these blocks.

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  5. Paper piecing SiaS blocks, especially when they are small, is such a smart idea!

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  6. Sure wish I'd had this for my border of SiaS blocks on Moorwood Mystery. Tore my hair out making them and trying to keep them accurate. Lesson learned. Thanks for all your great patterns and fun mysteries.

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  7. Thank you so much! These blocks are the hardest ones for me to make.

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  8. Thank you for sharing the templates. The block looks simple, but I usually struggle with getting them even.

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