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Burlington County Historical Society Museum Quilt "Economy Patch" quilt
Economy Block "quiltlet", adapted from the larger quilt at the Burlington County Historical Society Museum. All block measurements and border widths are the same. The border lengths are different, of course, because the original quilt has 169 pieced blocks and 52 pieced border blocks. Click here to download the EQ5 project. You must have the program Electric Quilt to open this project.
For the pieced blocks.
Each block finishes 4" square, and will measure 4 ½" before assembling into quilt.
Each pieced block is made of one print fabric and one background fabric.
Cut center piece of print 2 ½" square.(C)
For next round, of white or background, (B) cut one square 3 ½", and cut that in half twice diagonally. (This is 1/4" larger than necessary but will insure enough fabric) Trim after piecing.
For outer round (A) of print patches cut two squares at least 3 1/4 ", and then cut each in half ONCE diagonally to yield 4 triangles. (This is 1/4" larger than necessary but will insure enough fabric) Trim after piecing.
Set sewing machine for very small stitch, (1.5) for easy removal of paper later. Use an off/white thread for all blocks.
Do not remove the paper until the blocks are sewn together.
Blocks finish 4" square, 5.66 on the diagonal.
Border blocks are 5.66 x 2.83
Corner blocks are 2.83 x 2.83
Inner plain borders are 1.41 x 25.44, top and bottom;1.41 x 28.3 sides.
Outer plain borders are 2 x 32.3 top and bottom, and 2 x 33.96 sides.
Make 20 pieced blocks, 12 alternate plain blocks, 14 half squares, with straight grain on the long side for setting triangles, and 4 smaller plain setting corners.
Entire quilt, before binding, measures 35.06 x 40.72.
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When I do foundation piecing I do not do stitch and flip. I do all my sewing on the printed side of the foundation paper, and use my quarter inch foot.
I first take my foundation patterns and with pencil mark the placement lines of my patches 1/4" outside the stitching line. This line should cross (be in) the space the new patch is to occupy. I make my drawn lines very, very long. I also mark the outer cutting lines of the blocks well away from the block.
I place my fabrics on the placement line and using my quarter inch foot sew 1/4" to the left of the cut edge. My stitching is most often directly over the printed stitching line.
When cutting the completed block from the larger paper, use your extended lines, but do not cut all the way through to the edges of the paper until the final, fourth cut.
Judy in Ringoes, NJ
judygrow@patmedia.net
