Drafting Blocks

Designing your own quilts is so much fun; searching the internet for inspiration for a quilt design or block that you’d like to use, even more so. But what do you do when you can’t find a tutorial or pattern for your chosen block?

Don’t worry — you can draft your own quilt blocks. It’s easier than you think, so today I’m going to give you a step-by-step guide to draft your own blocks.

First we need to decide how you’re going to draw up your block. If you’re going ‘old school’, a notepad that is ruled up with a grid is really handy. If you’re comfortable with your computer, there is some brilliant software around that