The New York Beauty block

I love the New York Beauty block.  It is a block that has been around for a long time, but it has a modern look to it.  It is also a paper pieced block, which makes it easy to get such sharp points.  Sewing the curve is challenging for me.

If you are new to paper piecing a good block to start with is Flying Geese or Square in a Square.  These blocks are simpler than the New York Beauty block.

I use Electric Quilt to make my NYB patterns.  I can make them any size, changing the number of points etc., very easily.

Here is a NYB block pattern I created using EQ7.  You can enlarge it to make a larger sized block, but if you print it without changing the size, it will be a 6 inch block. (Keep in mind that when you print a pdf document, make sure the page scaling is set to “NONE” if you want this to be a 6 inch block).

My favorite New York Beauty block is this “sunset” small quilt I created when I first experimenting with the block.  It is hanging on my “inspiration” wall in my craft room.

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