
FREE QUILT BLOCK TUTORIAL: Bow Tie Block
Want to learn to sew a versatile quilt block? The Bow Tie Block is great for projects small and large and quick to put together!
This tutorial creates a 6″ finished block – a chart follows to show how to create a 9 or 12″ block as well.
All seams are sewn at scant 1/4″
For this example I used 2 prints from my Send Me to the Woods Fabric sold by Riley Blake Designs.

- (2) 3 1/2″ squares

- (2) 3 1/2″ squares
(2) 2″ squares

OPTIONAL: Fussy Cutting the Small Squares
When deciding on fabric for this tutorial I wanted to create a 6″ mug mat (instructions to follow) with a lodge feel.
I chose the forest print as my background – watch the direction as you use that so you don’t have your trees upside down!
Then I chose the animal print for the “bow tie”. Since I didn’t want an animal cut through the face or upside down on the final project, I needed to be careful about how I fussy cut the 2″ square AND check and double check how I sewed the pieces to the background blocks.
My 2.5″ Cute Cut® square ruler by Lori Holt (from Riley Blake Designs – see link to purchase at the bottom of the post) was perfect for fussy cutting my squares.
Here is what you need to do…

Remember that 1/2 the square will be cut away so you need to place your desired image on one side or the other of the square.


How to Assemble the Bow Tie Quilt Block





– Tara Reed
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