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# 08c | Blocks as Sashing Cornerstones

## <mark style="color:blue;">Module 08c | Blocks as Sashing Cornerstones</mark>

Building off of sub-module 08a, we'll learn how to design a small quilt block and then use it as our sashing's cornerstones instead of one patch blocks in this sub-module.

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## <mark style="color:blue;">YouTube Video</mark>

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Module 08c: How to Use Blocks in Your Sashing's Cornerstones
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## <mark style="color:blue;">Help Guide</mark>

### Design a Cornerstone Block

To design a small cornerstone block:

1. Click on <mark style="color:blue;">**one of the One Patch cornerstones block cells**</mark> to select it and click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**delete button**</mark> on your keyboard to remove it from the quilt grid.

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2. With the cornerstone still selected, <mark style="color:blue;">**right click**</mark> and select <mark style="color:blue;">**Create Block 2x2**</mark>.

   * NOTE: When you create a block this way, the dimensions of the block cell will always be noted after the 'Create Block' copy.

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3. <mark style="color:blue;">**Design a custom block**</mark> of your choosing (see [*Module 02*](/youtube-courses/intro-to-prequilt-course/02-or-custom-quilt-blocks.md) for a refresher).

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4. Once you save your custom block to the quilt, it will automatically be placed on your quilt grid as well as in your BLOCKS tab.

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### Use Designed Block as a Cornerstone

To place this block in all the cornerstones:

1. Click on <mark style="color:blue;">**one of the One Patch cornerstones block cells**</mark> to select it. Then <mark style="color:blue;">**right click**</mark> and select <mark style="color:blue;">**Select = Blocks**</mark> from the dropdown.

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2. This will select all of the blocks that are the same as the One Patch cornerstone.

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

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4. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Add to Quilt button**</mark> for our newly designed cornerstone block. In this example, it's called QST.

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5. You will now see that all the orange One Patch cornerstone blocks have been replaced by the QST block that we designed.

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