Radiant Blocks for Endless Quilts: Designing with New York Beauties

By Linda J. Hahn

With just a few simple block variations, Radiant Blocks for Endless Quilts will show you just how versatile a New York Beauty block can be! A compact but hardworking guide that will inspire you to use New York Beauty blocks is new, modern ways for endless possibilities, this must-have book features 13 stunning quilt designs using just three to four New York Beauty blocks in different ways. With quilt projects that are smaller in size that also use brighter colors and fewer batiks, Radiant Blocks for Endless Quilts is a fresh, modern guide that quilters of any skill level will love! Also included are opening overviews on tools and quilting basics, including foundation paper piecing, for a helpful refresher. Author Linda Hahn is the author of New York Beauties Electrified, Quilting with Stash or Cash, and Rock that Quilt Block.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Landauer
• Release date: Oct 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9781637412916

Linda J. Hahn

Linda J. Hahn is a National Quilting Association (NQA) Certified Teacher and former NQA Teacher of the Year. Her bestselling quilting books have won multiple Independent Publishers Book Awards with Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. Linda was named "New Jersey All Star Quilter" by the State Quilt Guild of New Jersey, and has been nominated three times for Professional Quilter magazine's Teacher of the Year Award. Her work has been published in numerous national quilting magazines. Linda designs quilt patterns for RJR Fabrics and Clothworks, Inc., and markets her own quilt patterns under the name Frog Hollow Designs. She actively lectures and presents workshops for shows and guilds throughout North America.

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General Hints

Stitch Length

If you are using regular copy paper or vellum for your project, you will need to shorten your stitch length. You don’t want to shorten it so much that if you end up having to rip out stitches, you also rip the fabric. If you are using the recommended foundation paper, there is no need to worry about shortening the stitches since you won’t be removing the paper. You can use the default stitch on your machine.

The Piecing Factor

Everyone has their own personal preferences and thoughts when it comes to piecing. One person may choose to rip out a seam several times to get it perfect while others are quite content if their piecing is off by a thread or two. I understand and respect each person’s choice and all those in between!

Chain Piecing

I recommend making one block to learn the technique. Once you understand and are comfortable with the way I foundation piece, you will (if you are comfortable doing so) be able to chain piece the arc foundations. I usually work on four to six blocks at a time.

Quilt Yardage

Many of the quilts in this book offer you the opportunity to incorporate your own interpretation and design elements into them. The instructions I provide for each quilt are what I used for the quilt design shown. That said, I have also built in some extra yardage into the fabric requirements to allow you to have a little extra in the event that you wish to incorporate your own design elements. Backing fabric yardage provided assumes that you will be piecing the back together with a vertical seam. Binding fabric yardage provided is calculated for 2½" (6.35cm) wide binding