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Billie’s Sampler

Well the 24 blocks of the sampler is completed. This was interesting sampler

Many of the Blocks were Paper Pieced for simplicity and accuracy. Also many of the blocks were designed to be hand pieced. By machine piecing many of the techniques had to be adapted. There were lots of Partial Seams, Y Seams These techniques are almost impossible using a machine

Like the 45 degree diamonds it is easy to nudge a diamond into position. But using a sewing machine it is impossible to nudge.

So we have learned many new ways of making our blocks. And adapting to changing time.

I have put this project away, into my UFO pile. I lost interest and failed. But I look forward to seeing how you choose to complete the project.

I personally learned I like paper piecing and also have developed a thing for triangles Half and Quarter Square Triangles.

The Blocks

Below is a link to each of the 24 individual blocks.

Block 1 – Grandma’s Flower Garden

Block 2 – Monkey Wrench

Block 3 – Ohio Star

Block 4 – Drunkards Path

Block 5 – Honey Bee

Block 6 – King X

Block 7 – Dresden Plate

Block 8 – Flying Geese

Block 9 – Jacob’s Ladder

Block 10 – Garden Path

Block 11 – Patience Corner

Block 12 – Framed Square

Block 13 – Bright Hopes

Block 14 = Rail Fence

Block 15 – Night and Noon

Block 16 – Morning Star

Block 17 – Grandmother’s Fan

Block 18 – Dutchman’s Puzzle

Block 19 – Bridal Wreath

Block 20 – Card Trick

Block 21 – Mexican Star

Block 22 – Kansas Dugout

Block 23 – Windmill Variation

Block 24 – Tree

Night and Noon

Block 15 – Billie’s Sampler

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.

Cutting

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.

Assembly

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!!!

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