Tips and Tricks for making a Rail Fence Quilt Block | Constructing Units and Blocks

Let's explore tips and tricks for making your best ever Rail Fence Unit and see ways to piece it into a Rail Fence Quilt Block. Rail Fence is a fun way to explore color and value and to dig into leftover 2.5" strips hanging out in your stash.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - 03:10 What is the Rail Fence Unit and why is Rail Fence a good pattern to construct?
03:56 - 06:03 How to construct the base unit using strip sets
06:04 - 06:27 Comparison of 16" and 12" quilt blocks
06:28 - 09:07 Steps to construct 6" Rail Fence Units and tips for making your own quilt design
09:08 - 12:39 Cutting Instructions with tips for accurate units
12:40 - 14:40 Tips and tricks for laying out units into a 4 patch style block
14:41 - 19:00 How to piece the block together for best results
19:01 - 22:20 Experimenting with block layout. Entertain different possibilities.

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