Square in a Square®, a new technique for rotary cutting and strip piecing that allows quilters to achieve perfect points with improved accuracy, simplicity of construction, and speed. The resulting blocks go together with great ease and lie very flat. Sound too good to be true? Trust me, it’s true.
The amazing technique begins with a square piece of
fabric, or other shape, to which strips of fabric are attached and then cut with a rotary cutter in a very special
way. The results are entire blocks or
parts of blocks quickly and accurately achieved.
To this end, the creator, Jodi Barrows has designed a special ruler called
the Square in a Square® Technique
Ruler. The theme is a square inside a square, but the variation which
Jodi calls “Options™” are quite remarkable.
The technique now encompasses 38 Options™. Using these options, you can
make half
square triangles four at a time and flying geese blocks two at a time, and the
resulting points are sharp and easily achieved. The 38 Options™ provide the
quilter with the ability to construct increasingly complex patterns.
My background includes teaching a myriad of classes
including Textiles at the Art Institute Online. I have taught sewing,
tailoring and quilting to private clients. I
have sewn for forty years. I teach fusible art quilts in