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# Squares

<figure><img src="/files/2xh4J1f4MRMa5xjjBI6c" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Square Block Unit</p></figcaption></figure>

## <mark style="color:blue;">Square Block Unit in PreQuilt</mark>

**Squares** are really the easiest block units in PreQuilt.

And since the idea behind this series is to build a block unit (not an entire block that is just a square), I'm going to create a 12" finished block that is made up of only square block units (like for example, the **Nine Patch** quilt block).

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### Help Guide

1. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**BLOCKS tab**</mark> on the left side control panel.

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2. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Make Custom Block**</mark> button.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/m996ukpqAnSaJrChXBS5" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
3. The **Block Editor panel** will slide out and overtake your screen. My block is set to 12" x 12" finished, but it doesn't matter, the next steps will work for all sized blocks.
4. Set your grid guidelines by changing the number for the horizontal and vertical units.

   * Since I'm going to be creating a **Nine Patch** quilt block, I'll set my gridlines to 3 horizontal and 3 vertical units.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/oE1wsu9Fb7rklrqGOd2o" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

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5. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**square shape**</mark> (<img src="/files/hy2ZsHmPdS74SBFprTv2" alt="" data-size="line">) from the central control panel.
6. One square will be added to the block space. Done, we now have a square block unit!&#x20;

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/pHyA4oJ9o0GxZ1iwNNLb" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>1 x Square block unit added to the quilt block space</p></figcaption></figure></div>
7. To continue building the Nine Patch block, click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Clone button**</mark> (![](/files/Uhph6iWWhRGBUn4aG6gV)) on the central control panel.

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8. <mark style="color:blue;">**Move**</mark> the new square block unit so it starts forming the Nine Patch block.

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9. <mark style="color:blue;">**Repeat**</mark> Steps 7-8 until you have all the orange block units for our Nine Patch block.&#x20;

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/fsM7YJbPOfg9Z2qtIeFu" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>5 orange square block units (Nine Patch block)</p></figcaption></figure></div>
10. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Clone button**</mark> (![](/files/Uhph6iWWhRGBUn4aG6gV)) on the central control panel.

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11. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Link button**</mark> for a different fabric link (so that there are now 2 different fabrics being used). In this example, I am using Fabric Link B.

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12. <mark style="color:blue;">**Move**</mark> the new square block unit into one of the empty spots.

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13. &#x20;<mark style="color:blue;">**Clone**</mark> and <mark style="color:blue;">**move**</mark> 3 more blue square block units until the Nine Patch is completed.

    <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/1eNxN6jC7gixA1CGdITV" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/qs3x0inEeehRWS2GZWii" alt=""><figcaption><p>Nine Patch with 9 square block units</p></figcaption></figure></div>

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## <mark style="color:blue;">Sewing Construction Diagrams</mark>

No sewing construction diagrams necessary.&#x20;

Simply cut your square to size and it's a completed block unit ready to be used to create a larger quilt block.