At the Depot Quilt Block

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Get on board for the 'At the Depot' quilt block. This charming little block is can be made using the On-Point ruler or with templates. The choice is up to you.

Simple Rail Fence units, half- and quarter square triangles is all it takes.

There's a cutting chart using the On-Point and your regular ruler for three block sizes below. (There's also a coloring page to download.)

If you're not a Gadget Girl, I've got your back.

It's cents-less to buy another specialty ruler just to try out a single block! There's templates to download for the same three block sizes.

If you've been quilting a while, you might also know this design as 'Railroad Crossing'.

Let's start 'At the Depot'!

Using the OPRuler

If you cut with the OnPoint, then with RST, sew a #1 and #2 together along the long edge.

Press.

With your OPRuler check that your strip set is the correct width using the chart below.

SubCutting Chart for At the Depot
Finished Block Size	Width of StripSet	SubCut Width
6"	3"	3"
9"	4½"	4½"
12"	6"	6"

Straighten the short edge of your stripset. Line up a line on your ruler with one of the stitching lines (red arrow) and trim off just a bit for a clean, even edge.

Sub cut your stripset using your OPRuler and the dimension from the chart that corresponds to your finished block's size.

For this 6" sample block, the subcut uses the 3" line on your ruler. (Remember it's the diagonal of this unit that finishes at 3". That's exactly what the On-Point measures for you.)

If you used templates, your RF are individually stitched and should measure the same size as the #5 template. Make adjustments as needed.

You end up with four perfect RF and just a bit leftover.

To assemble your At the Depot, we'll stitch these patches into two 'corner' type rows and one center row.

First, with RST add a #4 to each #1 patch of two RF units. I like to start my stitching from the nice even edge. That way my machine doesn't crud up the points.

Press, SA toward the darker #4s.

At this point the #4 triangle are a bit longer on the pointy edge than the RF. This is correct.

Now fingerpress to mark the center (red arrow below) of the long bias edge of all four #3s.

Fingerpress a crease into the #2 patch of the two RF plus #4 units you've just stitched.

With RST, match the centers of each. Pin to hold things in place.

Stitch.

That little notch made by the patches (red arrow above) is right at 1/4" inch. Your stitching goes right through this point at both ends.

Below you can see it clearly. 

For the center diagonal row, add a RF to two opposite sides of the center #5 patch. Remember the RF point out from the center.

Find the center of outside edge of the RF units and fingerpress to mark.

With RST, match the center of a pre-creased #3 with the center of the RFs.

Pin and stitch.

Repeat of the opposite RF in this center row.

Press the SA away from the RF units.

All that's left it to stitch your rows together.

Your finished At the Depot quilt block! Beautiful.