Apparatus and method for constructing a quilt

A device for forming a lined quilt back of a quilt block, the lined quilt back having a back piece and a stabilizer, the back piece and the stabilizer each having one or more beveled edges, the device comprising:

• a flat body having a front planar surface and a rear planar surface that contacts a fabric when in use, the flat body including:
• a back/sash template for measuring and cutting a back piece of the quilt back, the back/sash template having:
• a first pair of line segments meeting at a first initial angle, the first initial angle being equal to an angle of each corner of the back piece;
• a pair of back/sash cutting edges each formed by an outer edge of the device;
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• a pair of back/sash beveled angle cutting edges meeting to form a first beveled angle, the first beveled angle differing from the first initial angle to provide the back piece with the one or more beveled edges;
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• a stabilizer template for measuring and cutting the stabilizer piece of each quilt block, the stabilizer template having:
• a second pair of line segments meeting at a second initial angle, the second initial angle being equal to the angle of each corner of the stabilizer;
• a pair of stabilizer cutting edges each formed by other outer edges of the device, the stabilizer cutting edges and the back/sash cutting edges being positioned on opposite sides of the device;
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• a pair of stabilizer beveled angle cutting edges meeting to form a second beveled angle, the second beveled angle differing from the second initial angle to provide the stabilizer with the one or more beveled edges;
• wherein, the first initial angle, the first beveled angle, the second initial angle and the second beveled angle are aligned with a centering guide along a center axis of the device, and
• wherein a first distance between the first initial angle and the first beveled angle is different than a second distance between the second initial angle and the second beveled angle.