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Welcome back to our Paper Piecing Vintage Quilt Along (#PPV2017)!

Block Six marks our middle point in this project!

A reminder of how this works:

PPV was my 2014 Block of the Month. This project was inspired by old-fashioned, hand-pieced quilt blocks. Because I LOVE paper piecing, I couldn’t help but create my own versions of traditional patterns I love using my favorite technique.

Quilting along with us is easy! The Paper Piecing Vintage quilt pattern already exists, so you don’t have to anxiously await each pattern to be released.

We’re making this quilt together, one block at a time, as a group. We’ll be making two blocks a month. I’ll prompt you on the second and fourth Monday to remind you which block to work on next. With a little work and a little luck, we’ll have a finished quilt top by the end of June!

Get the completed quilt pattern (more info below) from CRAFTSY or ETSY for $10 (previously $12). If you already own this pattern, you are ready to go!

Individual blocks now available by popular demand: If you want to make just one or two blocks from the set, I am releasing these patterns individually as we go. (Link to purchase Block 6  below.)

The following is the June 2014 block (Block 6 for us) made for my 1930’s vintage fabric-inspired version of this quilt (above).

See a video about the original PPV!

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Today’s pattern, Block 6 (June 2014), is Sweet Basket. You can find it beginning on page 28 in Paper Piecing Vintage, or you can purchase JUST this block pattern here.

All patterns for PPV are 6″ & 12″ (w/o seam allowance). The size you make is up to you.

The vintage version (above) is from my 2014 PPV.

My 2017 PPV Halloween Quilt Block

What can I say? The block is called Sweet Basket and this fun fabric made me think of a Trick-or-Treat bag. It was a simple choice to make!

Making the 12″ block? Precut 3″ squares and then cut those in half on the diagonal for easy piecing of the triangles. You can make them a bit smaller, but I like a little wiggle room.

This is my color inspiration, created in EQ (subject to change as I quilt along!).

Since I’m using a lot of Halloween scraps, I’m also cutting the piano keys as I go from the leftover fabrics from each block. It will be a huge time saver at the end!

If you’d like to do a little planning, too, there is a coloring page included in the complete pattern on page 64.

Get the complete Paper Piecing Vintage pattern for $10 from…

CRAFTSY or ETSY

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What do you get for your $10?

• Updated for 2017
• 12 vintage-inspired block of the month designs (6″ & 12″ paper pieced patterns included)
• piecing instructions for each block
• 3 bonus patterns (2 available only in the set!)
• layout instructions for two quilt sizes using all 12 blocks (in either 6″ or 12″)
• Bonus instructions for the optional piano key border (shown).

Quilt sizes:

• 12″ blocks with 2″ sashing – 44″ x 58″ (with bonus border – 56″ x 70″)
• 6″ blocks with 2″ sashing – 26″ x 34″ (with bonus border – 32″ x 40″)

Fabric Amounts needed for this project (this information is also in the BOM pattern):

For 12″ blocks:

• 1 1/2 yards Background Fabric
• 1 1/4 yards Color 1 Fabric
• 1 1/4″ yards Color 2 Fabric
• 1 1/2 yards Sashing Fabric (for 2″ sashing), optional
• 1 1/3 yards (total) of multiple fabrics for optional piano key border (divide the amount across the number of fabrics you wish to use)

For 6″ blocks:

• 3/4 yards Background Fabric
• 1/2 yard Color 1 Fabric
• 1/2 yard Color 2 Fabric
• 1/2 yard Sashing fabric (for 2″ sashing), optional
• 3/4 yards (total) of multiple fabrics for optional piano key border (divide the amount across the number of fabrics you wish to use)

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Want to connect with other quilters working on Paper Piecing Vintage? Join the Sewhooked Facebook Group for community, support & prizes! I’ll be there, as will my awesome pattern tester Amber and many friends of Sewhooked. We’ll answer your questions and nudge you along if you need it. Joining the group is not required to quilt along.

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Join me later this week for Free Pattern Friday, right here on Sewhooked!

Happy sewing! I’ll see you tomorrow for Talk to Me Tuesday!