Quilting On A Budget

Tag: Patience Corner

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

Patience Corner

Block 11 – Billie’s Sampler

Patience Corner is a simple pieced block I also made a Foundation Paper Piecing template, in the case you wanted to be positive your lines are perfectly straight. I used 3 colors in this block. This block again finished at 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches

Cutting

  • 4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2″ Square
  • 4 x 2 1/2 x 4 1/2″ rectangle (2 x color option 1 and 2 x color option 2)
  • 4 x 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 rectable (2 x color option 1 and 2 x color option 2)

Documents

There are some weird cutting instructions. I am currently learning the difficulty of Electric Quilt 8 However, the cutting instructions are simple

This is the Foundation Paper Piecing templates. I did not use this as this is a simple strip piecing.

Assembly

Stitch a 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch rectangle strip to each of your 4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2″ square. Press to the strip side. Next stitch the 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 rectangle strip to each of your now 4 1/2 x 6 1/2″ units Press to the strip side

Note: I used Solid Batiks. if directional fabric is selected then caution must be taken to make sure the strips and square are in the proper placement. Use grid in the cutting instructions.

Assemble the four 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 units together as a 4 Patch unit. Taking note the direction of your colored strips.

Success! Patience Corner Block 11 of the Billie Sampler is complete. What a fun and simple block.

Video