Well I still have a handfull of hair left so I decided to ask for help before I went totally bald. As some of you know I posted a pic of an old quilt wanting to know the name of the block. I took made a pattern with no luck. After looking and using a ream of paper I think I know what they did to crteate this pattern. It appears to be a New ork Beauty pattern turned around. I made it and it looks exactly like the old quilt but there is a few issues I cannot fix to save my life and hair. I don't know how to make it work. It keeps puckering up after I sew it together. I have tried everything i know. Thanks in advance.
Judy
Pic of old quilt

love the old block, sorry I can't help you

No idea, sorry.

Was this quilt hand pieced? That could be why it lays so nice and flat and why you are having problems machine piecing.
Trying to piece around the center square and those arcs is not easy :D:D:D

Are you notching and clipping the inside and outside curves??? I just took a class on the New York Beauty, and that was stressed. I didn't have any puckers in my NYB.

hi and yes it was all hand sewn and hand quilted in a Baptist Fan design

That's an awesome pattern.
Looks tricky! Good luck!

Something to think about: try applique (hand or machine) for those curves...

I don't know the name of this pattern. I love your old quilt. I think I would make a solid background square and then applique the center square and curves onto it.

Good Luck.

Can we see a picture of your block?