Block 10 – Billie’s Sampler
An old block made from Half Square Triangles (HSTs) and Square sub blocks. This block will be 12×12″ finished. Using 2″ finished sub blocks. Garden Path can be assembled two different ways. The most used would be a simple Nine Patch configeration which leads to 4 main Blocks. Or a Four Patch configeration which leads to a 9 main blocks. The choice is yours, depending on which configuration you are more comfortable with.
Again I used the fabric from my Anthology Fat Quarter bundle Loveable and Maywood Dragonfly White as my background fabric
Documents
Cutting
- 8 x 2 1/2″ squares 4 x Squares for the center 4 Patch and 4 x Squares for each corner of the block. Choose Colors accordingly.
- 28 x 4″ squares 10 x Path color, 4 x secondary color and 14 x background fabric
Assembly
All the squares are cut.
mark the back of the 10 x 4″ background squares to create 14 x HSTs. And add your 10 x Path Color and the 4 secondary color squares. Use your preferred method. I choose to mark my actual stitch lines. You can also draw one line from corner to corner and stitch a 1/4″ on both sides of the line.
stitch the HST lines. I use a 1.8mm stitch length using 150 weight corespun polyester thread. This aliminates any bulk in the seams. My preferred thread is Saba from Amann Mettler
with all your squares stitched corner to corner, it is time to cut each square in half between the 2 stitching lines. This will create a total of 28 HSTs. Pressing each HST open, I choose to press to the darker fabric. Now using a Martelli 2 1/2″ square template trim all 28 HSTs. You do this by aligning 2 opposite corners of the template with the seam of the HST.
Note: you can use any method to make your HSTs. The choice is yours. You need 28 x 2 1/2″ HSTs. I choose make the HSTs larger and trim down as this elimates any non perfect seams, or stretched bias from heavy pressing etc.
Using 4 x 2 1/2″ squares lets assemble the center Four Patch Unit
Now with caution and patience lets assemble the remaining blocks. Starting with sets of 2. working from the grid layout in the cutting instructions and using your color choices. You should have 32 units ready for stitching using 1/4″ seam allowance. this excludes the center 4 patch we created earlier.
Pressing your seams to the darker fabric. next round assemble the 2 patch units into 4 patch units. Again taking care to match the grid in the cutting instructions. You want to the path around the center 4 patch perfect.
Note: I choose to make my blocks into sub 4 patch units and assemble the final unit as a 9 patch.
Success! Garden Patch Block 10 of the Billie’s Sampler is complete. You should have a 12 1/2 x 12 1/2″ block.
