I’ve always wanted to make a New York Beauty quilt and just recently quilted one on
my long arm for a customer, but they are a lot of work. I’m not big on paper piecing
although I hear there are new, improved ways of doing it, however, I’ve never gotten
around to making my own. That’s why I was super excited to use this panel – all the
beauty of the New York Beauty quilt block made easy!
New York Beauty quilt block made EASY
Start with the main block
•• Trimmed two blocks from the
panel and add a border to each
of them.
•• Sew one of the 1" x 14⁵∕₈" strips
of lime fabric to each of the
blocks and then sew another
one to the opposite sides of
each block.
•• Press towards the borders.
•• Sew the 1" x 15½" strips of lime
fabric to the remaining sides of
the two blocks and press.
Sewing the borders onto the New York Beauty block.
New York Beauty block with strips sewn to
top and bottom
Flying geese borders
I love, love, love flying geese and
although I have a pretty good
method for making them, it does
involve a lot of cutting and piecing.
This fabric from Northcott makes
flying geese borders fast and easy!
•• Take the four 20" strips of flying
geese fabric cut yesterday and
sew one black 1¼" x 20" strip to
each of them.
•• Sew another black strip to the
remaining long sides of the
flying geese strips to make a
total of four borders.
Sew it all together
Sew the 1½" x 15½" strips of teal
fabric to the 1½" x 15½" strips of
black fabric to make two sections.
Sew one of these sections to the
top of each of the New York Beauty
blocks. Sew one 2" x 15½" strip of
black fabric to the bottom of each
New York Beauty block.
Sew one flying geese border to
each side of the New York Beauty
blocks to complete the front and
back sections of the bag.
Amazing flying geese borders
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