Temple court Help!

It's a beautiful block... and I don't think it's one that you can crank out.. and have all those points perfect!

Just be patient... You could eliminate the stack-n-whack center and go with a plain block... but I think that is part of what makes this block so lovely.

I love it!

The stack and whack is the easy part: it's those dang partial seams! I considered setting in the corner pieces, with the four side sections coming together at the middle, but that would mean aligning the stack-and-whack section last. I think that would make it harder rather than easier.

hmmmmm, i really really like using the matching units both in the middle and elsewhere in that block, Kim. clever you!! the 4 corner units are the disappearing 9 patch block. if you joined 2 of those, say across the top with the side unit and one of the middle 'on point 4 patch. do the top and bottom rows, then make the side units and join the whole thing up thru the middle 4 patch. ack, that is not clear even to me and i know what i mean. oh dear. i'll have to think on that some more i think. i really like what ya got so far tho. j.

You guys are soooooooooooooooooo smart. I'm just in awe. It's beautiful fabric, a gorgeous block and I can just tell that the quilt will be stunning.

Wow, Sunny

Kim, the only thing I can see to do would eliminate the stack-and-whack type of center. You could divide each of your center "a" squares diagonally (draw a line from one "d" square to the other), creating a total of eight triangles instead of four squares. The outer triangles would then be sewn to your "e" triangles. That would eliminate the partial seams, but it doesn't allow you to be as creative with the center.

I sure do like that block, though!

The pattern I modified for Word in Patchwork uses a small solid square in the centre with 4 flying geese units instead of the big square set on-point. It's easier, but it doesn't showcase the focus print anywhere near as nicely. To try to get the kaleidoscope thing happening would require waaaay more effort than I'm ready to give to planning that one out!

I can't see that would be any easier than the way I did it: the only finicky part I had to do was the short partial seam. To my mind, your way seems waaay more complicated than that, but I'll try drawing it out and see if it makes more sense when it's on paper. Thanks for the idea.

That's what I was afraid of - I didn't know how you would use your focus fabric to it's best advantage if you divided those squares, but I couldn't come up with any other way to have no partial seams.

Howdy!

Here are a couple of variations, broken down into easier-to-sew units; they don't include that strip around the corner squares, but that wouldn't be hard to modify, either:

R/Sandy

I don't want to add extra seams or in any way adapt the block. I already did that for "The Word in Patchwork":