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Originally Posted by PatriceJ

Thanks, all, for the compliments. :-)

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Originally Posted by mgshaw

Awesome block! what is it called? Is it as complicated as it looks?
Fantastic quilt!!!!! :thumbup:

the block is Indianapolis, dating from 1916 or earlier. it's a bit tricky because it has y-seams at two stages of assembly, and in the last go-round, several seams come together at the joint of a y. BUT ... it isn't as tricky as it looks - IF you remember to not sew all the way to the edges of patches that will join at a y. (guess who forgot and had to reverse-engineer about half her blocks. :lol: )

i found the block in a back issue of Quilters Newsletter Magazine (Jan-Feb 1995). i bought a CD (QNM Block Factory) last year that has the patterns from issues published between 1995 and 2000. (If they've put out a CD with issues from later years, i haven't been able to find it.)

it's also included in Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns and the Block Base software you can get to go with the encyclopedia.

i haven't found any links to totally free patterns for it, but there has to be one somewhere. :?

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I KNEW I SAW THAT PATTERN SOMEWHERE..... Free pattern called Four-Patch Christmas Star at http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?cat_id=438 - It is just the block, but the same as the Indianapolis just in Christmas fabrics!

awesome!!!! there are some differences, but the free pattern is very, very close. thanks for doing the research. :-)

That free pattern site is nice - I signed up - hope I do not get lots of junk emails though.

Beautiful!! And I am sure it will make an even better memory bringing it wet! You gals can laugh about that part for years to come.

What a beautiful job you did! I'm sure she was just tickled pink. I know I would be, it's beautiful!

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Originally Posted by beachlady

That free pattern site is nice - I signed up - hope I do not get lots of junk emails though.

i've been a member of that site for several years. i've not had any problems. :-)

Absolutely stunning!!!

Well, at least she knows it's washable!

Lovely block - brave you for taking it on as a gift. Salaam.

Patrice, that quilt is absolutely gorgeous!

Do you always wash your quilts after you finish them? What if something happens in the wash? What if something happens in the dryer?