99 Squircles Quilt - A Finished Quilt and Squircle Block Templates

Neither a Square nor a Circle ~

I do love a good scrap quilt and this quilt is certainly all that and more. Scrap, scrap, scrap. It certainly is a feast for the eyes and I have loved making it. I especially enjoyed the challenge of machine piecing a small block with a relatively tight curve, and troubleshooting the problems encountered in doing so.

I finished this quilt by first ditch-stitching all vertical and horizontal seam lines, and then adding additional vertical lines spaced just 1 inch apart. The quilting is functional rather than decorative, adding texture which gives the quilt a lovely drape and soft hand, and a minimal modern look without further distraction.

There are no surprises for my choice of backing and binding fabric. I have used a Newsprint fabric from the Story Collection by Carrie Bloomston for the backing fabric and my signature black and white stripe binding fabric to finish the quilt.

QUILT STATS

99 Squircles Quilt

The finished quilt measures 54 inches x 66 inches.

Each finished 4-patch Squircle Block measures 6 inches x 6 inches.

396 Drunkard's Path Variation Blocks.

Each finished Drunkard's Path Block measures 3 inches x 3 inches.

792 patchwork pieces.

250+ different quilting fabrics.

BATTING:

Low Loft Cotton Batting:

Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;

a low loft batting perfect for use with low volume and bright white fabrics.

Squircle Block Templates available from my Pattern Store and Etsy Store.

Accurate templates are the key to making this block come together and in case you are tempted to try out this design I have made the templates for the Squircle Block available as a download (pdf file).

SQUIRCLE BLOCK TEMPLATES AVAILABLE FROM:

Red Pepper Quilts Pattern Store

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

Included in the download are templates for the Squircle Block as well as basic instructions for piecing the Squircle Block, and helpful suggestions for successful completion, including how to clip and press seams.

This quilt was sold prior to listing in my Etsy Store and prior to publishing this blog post.

If you are interested in purchasing one of my quilts

 - even one that I am still working on - 

please don't hesitate to contact me by email.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask by leaving a comment, and I will explain/clarify as required.

Thank you for stopping by,

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

99 Squircles Quilt - Work in Progress

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

Red Pepper Quilts Pattern Store

TUTORIAL: Piecing Curves without Pins

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