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Blocks with Backgrounds
.csq for Statler v6 and v7 only


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We quilters love feather wreaths and other motifs for filling plain blocks in custom work. But what to do with the background? Trim? Fill? Freehand? The patterns on this page combine a center motif and a background in one pattern. You can skip all the steps of echoes, boundaries, trim and fill. It's all done!

Below you'll find blocks in both traditional and contemporary style to fit almost any mood. Patterns have been designed in 8", 10" 12" and 14" sizes, but all can be adjusted to be slightly larger or smaller to suit your needs.

There will be several tie offs within the pattern, in order to create clean echo lines, but I've worked hard to eliminate most of the overstitching in even the most complex fill backgrounds.

Blocks with curved edges should be set, Pattern to Boundary, with a standard margin. Grid and Plaid backgrounds will look best if set with almost no margin at the edges. Stitch in Points will help to make accurate connections when grid lines and feathers change direction. Multiple inside echoes, as in Cherry Wreath and Antique Feather, will look best if tie-offs are turned off and thread ends are tied and buried by hand.

Please Note: These are offered only in CSQ format for the Statler Stitcher. DO NOT order if you are running any other type of computerized system. CSQ will not convert to another format.

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Patterns for 8" Blocks

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Pumpkin Seed block used in the
center of this star
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Rosette with Grid

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Modern Flower
​with Grid
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Square Feather
with Circle Frame
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Star and Circle
with Zig Zag
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Celtic with Curves
​and Pearls

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Hummingbird
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Pinwheel with
Grid and Frame
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Pumpkin Seed
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Rosette with Grid

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Spiro with
Radiating Lines
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Spiral Flower
with Grid
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Small Feather Wreath
with Radiating Lines
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Christmas Tree
​with Holly Frame

Patterns for 10" Blocks

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Pearl Feather Wreath with Grid and Frame

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Modern Flower
with Pearl Frame
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Cubist Block
with Circle Frame
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Funky Feather
with Pearl Frame
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Hanging Diamonds
with Ovals

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Pearl Feather Wreath
with Grid and Frame
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Window Pane
with Pearl Frame
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Yiin Yang
​with Pearl Frame
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Square Feather
with Cattails

Patterns for 12" Blocks

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Separated Feathers with Radiating Lines
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Cherry Wreath
with Radiating Lines


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Four Hearts
with Bubble Frame
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Modern Geometric
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Square Feather
with Bubble Frame
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Square Feather with Ribs and Circle Frame

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Amber's Daisy 
with Grid and Frame

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Modern Daisy
with Geo Background

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Square Feather
with Ribs
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Modern Mango
with Grid

Patterns for 12" Square in a Square Blocks
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Square in a Square - Square Feather with Ribs, no lines

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Square in a Square 1
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Square in a Square 2
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Square in a Square 3
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Square in a Square
​Square Feather
with Ribs (no lines)

Patterns for 12" Blocks on point

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Grid and Frame
with Curves
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Grid and Frame
​with Leaves
Clicking four corners of a block on point
will position these blocks so that the grid lines quilt on the diagonal

Patterns for 14" Blocks

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Funky Feathers with
Spikey Background
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Modern Circles with Spikey Background

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Heart Wreath with
​Plaid Background
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Heart Wreath with
​Chain Background
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Welsh Heart with
​Grid and Frame
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Butterfly with
​Grid and Frame

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Dahlia with Clamshells
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Double Wreath
with Plaid
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Double Wreath
​with Wineglass
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Feather Wreath with
​Chain Background

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Large Wreath with
​Oyster Shells and Plaid
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Double Feather Wreath with Basketweave
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Feather Wreath with
​Grid and Frame
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Antique Feather
​with Clamshells

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Antique Rose of Sharon quilt shows Antique Feather with Clamshells
​used in the plain blocks
​and Trim Plaid used behind the applique.
Appliqued by unknown KY quilter c1920 and quilted by Anita..

New!
​Blocks with Frames
Patterns for 12" Blocks

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Curves and Pearls Block
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Small Pearl Frame with Rib Fill

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Buckeye Frame
​with Rib Fill
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Curlique Frame
with Rib Fill
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Curly Frame 
with Angles Center
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Curly Frame
with Rib Fill

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Curves and Pearls Block

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Lg. Pearl Frame
with Angles Center
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Oval Frame
with Crystal Center
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Philodendron with Modern Angles Frame

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Curves and Pearls
Block as an
alternate block
​in a Jacob's Ladder quilt.
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Quad Curve with Leaf and Berry Frame
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Sm Pearl Frame
with Leaves
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Sm Pearl Frame
with Rib Fill
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Zig Zag Frame
with Curves and Pearls

​​Blocks with Frames Set 2

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Tropical Leaf with Buckeye Frame

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Apples with Leaf and Berry Frame
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Channels and Ribs
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Fleur de Lis with Small Pearl Frame
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Anchors with Large Pearl Frame

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Shamrock with Angles Frame
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Gingerbread Men with Holly Frame
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Hearts and Flowers with Small Pearl Frame
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Leaf and Berry with Curly Frame

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Leaves with Greek Key Frame
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Tropical Leaf with Buckeye Frame
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Yin Yang with Bars and Bubbles Frame
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Curves and Pearls Frame

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