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Night and Noon is a nine patch based block. Also a variation on the Ohio Star The corner blocks are angled strips and the center blocks are Quarter Square Triangles (QST). However, I paper pieced this blocks because wanted my angles and points to be perfect.
Need 4 Fabric Colors and a background Fabric
4 x 4 inch square minimum. 2 x colorway 1 and 2 x colorway 2. Now cut squares corner to corner making a total 8 half square triangles (HSTs). Note: when I paper piece I make my pieces a little larger so I would cut my squares at 4 1/2 inches.
8 x 1 1/2 x 7 inch strips 4 x colorway 3 and 4 x colorway 4. Again I would cut my strips a little larger like 2 x 7 1/2 inches
2 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches square. 1 x colorway 4 and 1 square background. Cut square in to 4 x QSTs for each square making 8 triangles. And once again, would cut a little larger so I would make 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch square.
1 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 inch square. This is your center block, I choose colorway 4.
Paper Piecing each of the corner blocks I assembled starting with one of the middle strips of the corner square block.
once all the corner units are pieced it is time to assemble the entire unit. I assembled my pieces by working around the center block by sewing opposites sides first to the center and then adding the other two sides.
Success Block 15 – Night and Noon is complete!!!
The Rail Fence block is simple strip piecing. A nine patch block and each sub block is made up of 4 individual strips.
36 x 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch strips (9 strips per color set) you need 4 colors.
I stripped pieced in section of 2 strips each. Using Seam Align Glue and stitching with a 1.8mm straight stitch using Amann Mettler Saba 150wt CoreSpun Polyester Thread Color 3000
Press open. I pressed seams to the darker fabric.
now assemble your darker units with your lighter units. Again I used Seam Align Glue.
Again Press your seams open. And again i choose to press to the darker fabric.
Now there are 9 x 4 1/2 square blocks. Ready to be assembled into a standard nine patch configuration. There are many ways to assemble a rail fence block. Billie’s sampler showed a more complex zigzag layout which I choose to mimic as well. Lay your blocks out before assembly to get your overall design correct.
Now just assemble as a standard nine patch that your sub blocks are in your preferred layout.
I choose to assemble my nine patch in a 2 x 2 method starting at the left top to middle and finally left bottom. Then I also stitched the right top and right middle together. Be cautious to keep your blocks turned the correct way to maintain your overall design.
Keep going until your 9 patch is fully assembled.
Success!!! Your 14th block Rail Fence is now complete.
A few thoughts I used the Anthology Lovable Fat Quarter Collection. I love the Red and Oranges. But This block needed some contrast. I wish I had added a white base strip. But it is still beautiful in my opinion.
This is a quick and simple block. But has one special technique, partial seams.
If you have issues figuring out partial seams then you can paper piece this block.
you need five colors One color for the center blocks and 4 colors for the edges.
4 x 3 1/2″ Squares center block color
16 x 2 x 5″ 4 x strips of each of your 4 edge colors
Below are the templates.
This block is simple strip piecing. The technique challenge is starting with partial seams.
I used Seam Align Glue, adding the first strip color to your 4 center blocks. Align the strip to the edge of the rectangle strip. with 1 1/2 inch over hang of the rectangle.
I stitched using my usual 1.8mm straight stitch (with 150wt core-spun polyester thread). leave approximately 1″ from the end of the square. This is the partial seam. Press to the rectangle strip.
using seam align glue add second strip on the flush edge.
now add row three of the strips. This is a repeat of row two.
fold the first strip back to the end of the seam. As shown in the photo. This gives you a smooth edge for the fourth strip.
Press your 4 strip to the strip edge.
now turning the 1st strip as it was before opening the piece. adding seam align glue finish adding strip 1 to strip 4.
carefully press the seam preparing for stitiching.
finish stitching the partial seam. and press the 1st strip back open
wow now there are 4 complete sub blocks measuring 6 1/2 x 6 1/2″
using standard assembly methods assemble your 4 patch to complete a 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch block
Exciting we have finished block 13 Bright Hopes. This was a simple fun easy pieced block. But has so many possibilities. And you learned how to use partial seams to complete a block
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
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