This list of five patch patterns includes some great ones. My example focuses on just a few colors, but the design can look very different when you work with multiple colors and alter the placement of dark and light fabrics.

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15" Scrappy Baskets

Similar to Country Roads

Framed Nine Patch Quilt Blocks - yes, it’s a Five Patch

More Lady of the Lake Patterns

12" Nine Patch Lady of the Lake Quilt Blocks Lady in Red - a three-color 9" block, with a 16-block quilt example on the last page

Sew this block in a traditional style, or make it appear more contemporary by choosing different of fabrics.

More Five Patch Quilt Block Patterns

10" Twenty-Five Patch Quilt Blocks - perfect for scrap quilts 10" Grandma’s Favorite Quilt Blocks - with corner pinwheels 20" Christmas Star Block - and wallhanging Goose in the Pond - in two sizes 20" Handy Andy Blocks 10" Bird’s Nest Quilt Blocks - see how different this block looks with just one simple change to its fabrics 10" Christmas Tree Quilt Block