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Step 1
Buy two colors of cotton quilting fabric. For a single block, you need less than 1/4 yard length of fabric. Many fabric stores sell fabric in "fat quarters," which would supply enough fabric for several blocks.
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Step 2
Cut a 4-inch by 4-inch square out of cardboard to use as a template. Using your template as a pattern, cut 5 squares of one color of fabric (fabric "A"), and 4 of the other (fabric "B").
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Step 3
Sew the squares together into three rows with the pattern described above. Lay the first piece of row one face up and the second piece face-down on top of the first piece. Sew ½ inch from the edge along one side.
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Step 4
Lift the second piece and fold it open, so that both pieces are now face-up and use an iron to press the pieces open flat. Continue this method with the right edges aligned, and sew 1/2 inch from the right edge. Repeat to complete rows two and three.
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Step 5
Lay row one down, face up. Place row two face-down on top of row one. Sew 1/2 inch from the bottom, and then pull row two down so that both rows face up. Use an iron to press the rows flat. Repeat for row three.
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Step 6
Complete more nine-patch blocks. In half your blocks, reverse the colors of the squares. To sew the blocks together into a quilt, complete nine, twelve or sixteen blocks. Arrange them in a rectangular pattern.
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Step 7
Sew your nine-patch blocks into rows and sew the rows together to complete a quilt face.
