Insuring the blocks in your strip quilt are square is a matter of simple multiplication.

Click QUILT > New Quilt > Vertical Strip (or Horizontal strip).

Click the Layout tab.

Click the Add or Delete button until you have the number of strips you want.

Under Select strip style: Pieced Blocks

To make sure the blocks are square, use this formula:
Strip Width x Number of blocks = Strip Length

Under Number of blocks along length: choose the number of squares you want along the strip.

Under Strip size: choose the width you want.

For Length: multiply width x number of blocks. This ensures your blocks are square.

For example:
Strip width: 9”
Number of blocks: 7
Strip length: 9” x 7 blocks = 63”

Click strip 2 to select it. Now, you can either set plain strips between block strips or choose another block style.
Under Select strip style, you might choose:
Plain (to separate block rows with long plain strips)

or Half Drop Blocks (to stagger blocks in rows)

Under Strip size: choose the width you want. Plain strips can be any width. Half Drop Blocks must be the same strip width as strip 1 and have same number of blocks as strip 1.

Click strip 3 to select it. Repeat strip style, width and number of blocks used for strip 1.

Click strip 4 to select it. Repeat strip style, width and number of blocks used for strip 2.

Continue alternating strip styles until your layout design is complete.

Click the Layer 1 tab when you’re ready to set blocks or color into your layout.

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