The Jane Stickle Quilt – Block C12

I returned to traditional piecing with Block C12. And although C12 wins the awards thus far for the number of pieces, 53 in my case, it was easy to do. Five nine patches are incorporated into a larger nine patch. I took advantage of strip piecing to speed things up by cutting 1-inch strips, joining them, and then cutting the smaller nine patch rows from the joined strips. My grunge block was a little more time consuming as I used leftover 1-inch segments from previous blocks. But for those who are hand piecing, this one is most definitely an exercise in patience.

PDF Pattern: Jane Stickle Quilt – Block C12

Note: Unit A and Unit B in the pattern are for the sashing. I chose to make 5-inch blocks like the original rather than sash 4½-inch blocks. If you prefer to add your sashing when your blocks are all finished, just eliminate the A and B units from my pattern. The center sections will then be 4½ inches finished in size and you can add your sashing later.