Birds in Air - a nine patch block

one of the many blocks with this name , this is one of the simpler ones, basically you have one side of the half square triangle made from 9 smaller triangles.  Variations for the number of small triangles that make up the bigger half square triangle are the commonest variation with have four of the single blocks arranged together in a four patch as another.

Quilt codex include cutting instructions for a 9 inch block

Written instructions from Chock-A-Block for a block that is 8 inches finished.

this one is from adventures of a DIY mom and is a 9 inch block

and another from Eleanor Burns and Quilt In  A Day which makes the blocks using a two at a time method

This block is based on a 3x3 grid, for more 3x3 blocks click here

Free Pattern: Carnaby Street Quilt

 

click here to download pattern

This uses the ribbon star block as an alternate block

Free Pattern: A Fruitful Life Quilt

 

click here for the pattern

Broken Wheel

 

This block is

based upon a 3x3 grid.  Click here for other 3x3 blocks

union square

Tutorial from Chock a block

The Union Square Quilt Block Tutorial - a Beautiful Traditional Pie
ced – fabric-406

from Art Gallery Fabrics

two colour version from the Quilt Codex

Fat Quarter shop alternated the two colour block with an accent colour for its classic and vintage quilt

Tracy at the Sewing Channel uses the block on point

Fabric 406 does a three colour variation

This block is based on a 3x3 grid.  Click here for other 3x3 grids.

Free Quilt Pattern: Blue and Pink Collection Quilt by Kim Diehl

 

This free pattern uses a shoo fly in the centre of the feathered star block

Click here to download the pattern.

rail fence

This is a four bar rail fence pattern from chock a block

The Rail fence block is thin rectangles which are sewn together to form a square. The number of rectangles can be anything from two on up.

Here is the five bar rail fence with sashing from Fat Quarter Shop

Here is a 72x85 inch quilt using a four bar block arranged in the "Endless Stair" or "London Steps" arrangement.

This quilt uses a 2 bar rail fence

Materials Girls uses a three bar block

This one uses scraps as the bars

Donna Jordan makes a more modern quilt by using accents between the bars