If you love a quilt that looks far more intricate than it actually is, you are going to adore this Diagonal Disappearing 4-Patch tutorial from Lori Dickman over at Quilting with Lori. She walks through a clever twist on the classic disappearing 4-patch block, set on the diagonal so the finished quilt has the most lovely sense of movement. And even better, she shares a free PDF to take with you to the cutting table.
Here is why this one is worth watching:
- A clever twist on a classic block. The disappearing 4-patch already feels a bit like magic, and setting it on the diagonal adds a whole new layer of visual interest with the same simple steps.
- A free pattern to take with you. Lori shares a downloadable PDF so you can sew along without scribbling notes from the screen, which makes following the steps so much easier.
- Versatile by design. The pattern plays beautifully with all sorts of palettes, from scrappy stash projects to a curated bundle, so it adapts to whatever fabrics you reach for first.
Have you tried a disappearing block on the diagonal before? Tell us in the comments which fabrics you would reach for if you gave this one a go.
If you want the plain disappearing four patch first, with every cutting measurement written out, we walk through it step by step in the free disappearing four patch quilt pattern.
