I've found a free pattern, on Jinny Beyer's site, that I'd like to make for my brother and SIL. Only problem is, there is a pattern, but there are no instructions on how to put the block together. Can anyone assist me on this?

Picture of quilt/block.

http://www.jinnybeyer.com/freepatter...05857&axis_v=2

Page with the pattern.

http://www.jinnybeyer.com/_media/fre...devonshire.pdf

Man -- I have no idea!! And that's a tough looking block! Try writing her....the tech that puts in the pictures for the web might have just missed the instructions.

That block would scare me to death. It sure is pretty, though.

it shows a diagram in the left hand corner

At the top of that website screen is a FREE PATTERNS link. Click that, then select Devonshire under the Advanced heading and you'll see the pattern pieces.

I would make a pratice block first.

Go to your site, click the free patterns, under hard(my word) and click Devonshire. That's the name of the pattern. Hope this helps. Beautiful pattern.

Go back to the site...and click on that quilt, scroll down a bit and there is a download button..click it and will download for you. just tried it and it works. I won't ever be good enough to try this. Good Luck! :)

Sew two 3's together. Then sew 2 to the joined 3's and add a 4. Do this step twice. Unit 1
Sew the two 1's together. Sew a 2 to each side of the joined 1's and add the two 7's. Unit 2
Sew two 8's to each 6 and add a 5 and 4 to two of them. Unit 3 with the 4 & 5. Unit 4 without.
Now join unit 1 to unit 3 and unit 4 twice
You will have two seams with kinks in them to add unit 2 between these two pieces.

Go back to the link you provided. Just above the pictures are a few catagories. click the free patterns. it will come up : Beginner, Itermediate, or Advanced. Check the lists underneath. click on one of them a pdf file will come up. click on the pdf file to download. Hope this helps

I looked at it like it was a paper-pieced pattern and here's my best shot. [#] corresponds to the numbers on the template pieces

1) Sew two [1] together (or fold fabric before cutting)
2) Sew [2] to each side of the [1] unit
3) Sew two [3] together (or fold fabric before cutting)
4) Sew [3] on each side of [1/2] unit
5) Sew [8] on each of [6]
6) Sew [5] on left side of [6/8] unit
7) Sew [4] on right side of [6/9/5] unit
8) Sew [2] to [7]
9) Sew [6/8/5/4] unit to each side of [2/7] unit
10) Sew [6/8/5/4/2/7] unit to each side of [1/2/3] unit

Or you could enlarge the tempate diagram and treat itlike a paper piecing pattern.

I think it's gorgeous. I may just have to try it. Thanks.

Thanks, everyone. The numbers in the diagram, I think, are for identification purposes for cutting. I was looking for the detail that Bluphrog and dungeonquilter provided. Very special thanks to both of you. I had emailed the website, but the response I got was that they just provide the template, not instructions for constructing the block.

Wow, that's one beautiful block. I love her stuff. I wouldn't know where to start with that one.

Quite the project, I can't wait to see the progress.

I found it. Click on the website (first one you sent us). Then click on free patterns. The pattern you showed (if it is the first picture) is in Advanced and called Deveonshire. Let me know if you still need something :-).

I'd do it from the outside in... LOL.

If I were making this (and I might someday), I would start by piecing the 6 & 8 triangles together, making 4 of them,

then putting on the "border" for them (the 4 & 5)

Then I would make the two 3 & 2 triangles

Attach the large 4,5,6,8 triangles to the 3& 2 triangles.

Make the 7, 2,1 wedge and then attach the other 2 sides.

Yes, you will have to deal with a very wide Y-join in 4 places, but it's doable.

Or I would foundation piece the entire thing.

Good luck with that one!!

Very pretty block!! An interesting challenge!

Beautiful, but way beyond my comfort zone at this point!

VERY GOOD INSTRUCTIONS......Take these and apply it to the diagram in the upper left hand corner of the pattern pieces.

Jinny Beyer is a famous "hand piecer". She can turn out quilts done completely by hand faster than most people can do them with a machine. Hand piecing makes doing those inset seams & oddball shapes easier but the time spent cutting out the templates and fabric and marking points is way more tedious than I want to deal with. She does have other patterns that are more machine friendly.

Even paper piecing this one would be challenging.

WOW - It's a beauty and wishing you luck. Please post a picture when you get this completed!

Yah....in my dreams would I ever try that one!! Love the looks of it, but all I can see are a million little pieces needing to be put together PRECISELY. Not me :!:

A lot of her patterns are paper pieced. I would try that way first. Or like someone else said, write and ask.

Starting in the center with no. 1's sew them together, then follow with no. 2's and keep adding according to the number and you should be able to make the block. What puzzles me is, what colors to use? Two, three or more?

Carol J.

Start in the centre. Treat the block as five sections.

There is a reason this is classified as "advanced" on Jinny's website.

You should probably piece the four outside sections (6, 8, 8, 5, 4) first, then the four star sections should be next (2, 3, 3) and (2, 7). Finally, the center (1, 1) and join all the sections together.

Since Jinny does not add seam allowances to the pattern pieces, it should be fairly easy to print out several copies of the templates, trim them down and tape them together for a paper piecing project.

When one pieces by hand, the order does matter, but not nearly as much as when sews by machine.

There are Instructions go to Free Patterns then to "Advanced" Pick the Devonshire and you can download the pattern in PDF

I would put it together by the series of #s she puton the pattern -#1 has two sew them -the sew #2 on each end and so forth -

You could print out the pieces, cut them out, and play with how you think it might go together.

quiltilicious' directions are the ones I would follow

Looks to me like it's the design in the fabric and not little pieces of fabric braided. It's twin fabrics, with one having the design a little bit bigger than the other and a border on it. :-D

Looks complicated, I agree with trying a print out and maybe cut up some scrap then see if it makes sense to start in center and add around. will keep checking post as Im curious.

Since I am a visual person, I started playing around with the pieces and pattern. I like PP better, so I enlarged the little corner piece by 400%. That gave me a finished block at 6 3/8" adding your 1/4" seam would make it 6 7/8" I believe.
It takes four blocks to make up the first picture.
Be very careful about placement of the #'s 4 and 5 as they overlap. I'm going to go to the machine and play with this one. Looks intriguing.

I wonder if this was meant to be hand pieced (or paper pieced as already stated). It is a very unusual block and I've been looking for a challenge. Thanks for sharing.

just checked out the site for you, it says at the bottom where you download your templates, that if you are having problems, to ask for a free pattern,

I think I will try one of these blocks. Ill post pictures as I go through the cutting and pieceing if you like.

Should I add them in this thread or start a new one?

If you have a local quilting store I have found a lot of help from the ladies that work at them. They are usually very friendly and willing to help plus have years of experience too.

It is by number, like a paint by number. up in the left hand corner of the download she has 1/4 of it numbered. Plus I would also go by the color picture.

http://www.jinnybeyer.com/freepatter...05857&axis_v=2

Click on Download TIF