The patterns that I used for these NYB blocks are available here on Ulas Quiltpage as free PDF downloads. Once I'd downloaded them, I pinted them onto bankpaper, which is very thin and is ideal for foundation paper piecing as it tears away easily.
Here it is - my New York Beauty quilt is finally on display in my sewing studio! I'd pieced these blocks together back in March 2019 when I was on a residential quilting course with Philippa Naylor. I've been going on these courses for several years, although unfortunately last year due to Covid it had to be cancelled, which scuppered my plans to finish this quilt then. Thankfully I was able to return this year, managing to complete all the machine quilting using a selection of Aurifil 40wt and 50wt threads. I've added a facing rather than a binding and I'm absolutely thrilled to bits with it. I've decided to call this one my Yorkshire Beauty as I'd started the blocks, pieced them together, completed the quilting and added the facing all on my quilting trips to Yorkshire... ...all of the pictures below show close ups of the linework quilting, using a walking foot. I picked out colours of thread to both contrast and blend with the colours of the fabrics, which resulted in lots of changes of threads and lots of ends to knot and sew in... ...as you can see, the quilting designs that I used also show up really well on the back of the quilt too. I'm now planning another New York Beauty quilt, ready for my return to Yorkshire in 2022.
The patterns that I used for these NYB blocks are available here on Ulas Quiltpage as free PDF downloads. Once I'd downloaded them, I pinted them onto bankpaper, which is very thin and is ideal for foundation paper piecing as it tears away easily.
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