We are continuing to do more blocks from the “One Hundred and one Patchwork Patterns” book by Ruby Short McKim. The book was published in 1931, and my husband’s maternal Grandmother learned to quilt from this book. These blocks are done in her honor.
The 21st block for 2020 is the Rob Peter to Pay Paul block. This block is sometimes called "Orange Peel" or "Dolly Madison's Workbox".
"Rob Peter and Pay Paul looks like a series of circles when set together, but the unit block is square, as shown in the small sketch at the left. Of course half of the blocks are made with dark centers and half with light centers surrounded by the darker color. " (McKim)
This block does have curves and requires a template to be printed. The original instructions suggested cutting the templates from cardboard, and then tracing on the fabric. I have included the seam allowances in the templates, so you just need to cut the fabric to the size of the templates.
The original blocks were 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", we are doing the blocks at 6" x 6" finished, for a 12" x 12" finished block.
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