Easy Propeller Quilt Block Tutorial

I can’t tell you enough how much I love quilt projects with curved and fun patterns or designs, they are just so enjoyable to make, and it’s an incredible feeling when you start seeing the pattern come together as you slowly piece the quilt.

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One of my most recent favorites to make is this one by Teresa DownUnder on YouTube and I guarantee you that even if you’re a beginner you can make this quilt block perfectly on your first try. Watch the video tutorial below now to learn how.

Materials for Propeller Quilt Block:

• Print fabric
• Background fabric
• Marking pen, pencil, or chalk
• Ruler
• Scissors or rotary cutter and a cutting mat
• Fabric pins
• Needle and thread
• Iron, for pressing
• Sewing machine
• Pattern (Click here to download the pattern)

How to Make a Propeller Quilt Block:

Step 1

Download and print templates at 100%, then cut the pieces as listed on the template. Place the print square at the center, then lay the background strips on all 4 sides of the square, and fill the spaces between the strips with the curved pieces lining up their edges together nicely as demonstrated in the video. On the empty corners, place the remaining background pieces and the curves should fit together.

Step 2

Start piecing the corner pieces first, fold them in half to find the midpoint, then press it with your finger, and unfold the fabric. Stack them together with their right sides facing, then align the midpoints, pin the center, pin the sides, and then in between. Ease the fabric along the edge, then stitch from the back making sure to avoid sewing the pins, and remove them as you go.

Step 3

Press the block unit nice and flat, then repeat the same steps with the remaining corner units to make a total of 4, and reassemble the pieces together into a block. Start stitching them together per row, then the rows to each other making sure to nest the seams, and press the seams as you go.

*All image credit belongs to Teresa DownUnder via YouTube. Follow and subscribe to her channel for more! 

Easy Propeller Quilt Block Tutorial