This is the third in my series of updates on my Nearly Insane Quilt, based on a 19th century quilt by Salinda Rupp... As I have now less than 20 blocks to finish, I have started sharing the finished blocks in a series of posts, row by row! The blocks are all set on point, with 7 and 6 blocks in the alternating rows.
You can see Blocks 1-7 here and Blocks 8 to 13 on this post.
The blocks are 6″ square and except for a few, foundation paper pieced by me. I drafted all the patterns for FPP on the free Quilt Assistant software, based on patterns in Liz Lois’s book, which contains only line drawings of the finished blocks.
Most of the fabric used is Summer Breeze 3 (with a fat quarter bundle of matching solids) by Moda Fabrics, and the Dutch Garden 2 Collection by Boundless Fabric. I also used a couple FQs in blues and greens plus a jelly roll of yellows I had in my stash.
There are two blocks yet to be done in this row, so I have only five blocks here instead of seven.
Nearly Insane Block 14
Number of pieces: 25
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Technique: Foundation paper pieced (FPP)
Nearly Insane Quilt Block 14Nearly Insane Block 15
Number of pieces: 35
Level of Difficulty: Easy, but did have a lot of points to match…
Technique: Foundation paper pieced (FPP)
Nearly Insane Quilt Block 15Nearly Insane Block 17
Number of pieces: 121
Level of Difficulty: Difficult.
I found this the most difficult block in the 80 odd that I have pieced so far in this quilt. Not only were there dozens of points to match, it also had rectangles, which are not very easy to foundation paper piece. When I was cutting the fabric, I didn’t realize these were rectangles, so all my fabric was cut wrong! I had also drafted it as a series of ‘square in square’ templates, and matching the points was quite a task. The least bit of discrepancy appears quite glaring when the pieces are so small. So I resorted to hand-piecing at assembly time.
Technique: Foundation Paper Piecing and hand-pieced. I would suggest hand-piecing or English paper-piecing for this one!
Nearly Insane Quilt Block 17Nearly Insane Block 19
Number of pieces: 44
Level of Difficulty: Easy, but lots of points to match again. This block was one of the more difficult ones to draft, as the pieces are set on point!
Technique: Foundation paper pieced (FPP)
Nearly Insane Quilt Block 19Nearly Insane Block 20
Number of pieces: 40
Level of Difficulty: Easy. A very unusual, but very pretty block.
Technique: Foundation paper pieced (FPP)
Nearly Insane Quilt Block 20That leaves Block 16, which is almost totally improvised, made with all the scraps Salina was left over with, I am sure. So I have also kept it for the last. Block 18, on the other hand, has 229 (yes, two hundred and twenty nine!) pieces and is next on my list. Cutting the pieces took me over four hours! So, let’s see when I can get around to it. Meanwhile, here is happy quilting to all you quilters out there!
Breaking News!! The Foundation Paper Piecing Block Patterns for this quilt are now available for sale on my store !
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