Garden of Eden

or Economy Patch

This block finishes at 5". Check here (link to the Cake Stand block, published September 4th), what measurements to cut strips, in order to make it into a 6" block

This block can be made exclusively with pieces from the Lucy Boston / Inklingo Lite # 4 collection. You can also make it with Collection # 2 and some old-fashioned cutting of squares and rectangles :-), or, if the cutting of squares scares you, use Collection # 1 to print those.

Using the POTC collection

Fabric 1 (background)
4 rectangles, (p. 68), 1 x 2"
3.5 x 5.75"
4 squares, (p. 54) 1.41"
4.25 x 4.5"

Fabric 2 (focus A)
1 square, 1" (cut 1.5")
... don't bother to print this one, just cut it out, 1.5"
16 HST, (p. 58), 1"
5 x 6.75"

Using collection 1 and 2

Fabric 1 (background)
4 rectangles, 1 x 2" (cut 1.5 x 2.5")
4 squares, (Collection 1, p. 59) 2" (or cut 2.5")
5.75" square

Fabric 2 (focus A)
16 HST (Collection 2, p. 62), 1"
4.5 x 8.5"
1 square, 1"
... don't bother to print this one, just cut it out, 1.5"

The way to make the Economy-patches that go on each corner of the finished block is different for the two collections.

2" Economy-patches using the POTC-collection
Join a triangle to each of two opposite sides of each 1.41" square.

Press.

Join a triangle to the remaining two opposite sides of the 1.41" square.

Press.

Repeat, until you have 4 economy patches.


2" Economy-patches using Collection 2 (and 1)
Lay out a 1" triangle on opposite corners of a 2" square, as you did when making the X-quisite block.

If you have printed the 2" squares, you can use the match-mark on the side as a guide for placing your triangle.

Join, trim and press.

Add a 1" triangle to each of the remaining two opposite sides of the 2" square.

Press.

Repeat, until you have 4 economy patches.

Making the rest of the block, is the same, disregarding which collection you have used to prepare your patches.

Take a rectangle, and add an economy patch to each side of it. Do this twice.
Make a long strip, adding the two remaining rectangles to each side of the 1" square.

Add the three strips, so the slim strip is between the two strips with economy patches.

Finished.

If you know of patterns or books that uses this block in this size, please let me know, and I'll make links to each of the ones I'm aware of. miz_pal (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Barbara Brackman's "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns" # 1873 (5")