The Jane Stickle Quilt – Block F11

Goodness, Block F11 involves a bunch of techniques. You’ve got appliqué, foundation piecing, curved piecing (if you choose), and yes, inset seams. Phew!

I chose to do fusible appliqué for the corner quarter circles instead of curved piecing, mainly because the outer part of the corner is so tiny and I knew I would stretch the heck out of that poor piece. But that’s me. I have included the templates for curved piecing for those up for the challenge. Another option would be to appliqué the outer section to the top of corner instead of the inner quarter circle. I chose not to do that because my previous experience taught me the navy fabric would peak through the light blue fabric.

My next step was to foundation piece the wedge sections. That went together fairly easy. To prepare the wedge units, I took the 3½” squares, folded them in half and made a diagonal cut to form triangle pieces before foundation piecing. Then it was a matter of placing right sides together, line up the seams and sew to the foundation paper. Next I joined the foundation sections together.

Now it was time to join the corners to the center via inset seams. Jane is so into inset seams she’s improved my skills to the point it is almost second nature now. A few hundred more and I’ll officially be an expert. 😉

The final step was to appliqué the remaining four quarter circles to the wedge sections. Again I chose to do fusible appliqué.

What an interesting block to behold. I’m constantly awed by Jane’s creativity.

PDF pattern:  Jane Stickle - F11

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.