What is a quilt block?
Often quilts are made using a unit called a block. This is usually a square that contains a design created by different fabric pieces; a quilt block can also be a rectangle or other shape. A quilt is created by repeating this block and its design until the quilt top is big enough. Sometimes this block is composed of separate geometric shapes like squares and triangles stitched together along their edges. A quilt made with this kind of block is called a pieced quilt. Sometimes the block is composed of curved or more natural shapes stitched on top of a background square. A quilt made from this kind of block is called an appliquéd quilt. Blocks can be put together right next to each other, or strips of fabric can be put between them to frame them. These fabric strips are called sashing.
