Over the past couple of months, I have been working on several different quilts, including Seven Sisters, Triangle, Grandmother’s Flower Garden Star and these Friendship Knot quilt blocks. I wrote a post about this pattern in 2010 when I only had one block finished — now there are five. That works out to be about one block every eight months or so, but I actually made the four new blocks in the past two weeks.
Every few months I get an inquiry about this pattern, which was published in Quilter’s Newsletter in April, 1984, as part of a series on scrap quilts. I pretty much copied the QN quilt design, because I loved the look of the scrappy curved pieces next to the lighter background prints — my quilts usually have more solid spaces. Something else different about these blocks is that they contain a lot of new fabric, including the solid red and red print diamonds, as well as the background fabric. All of the multicolored prints are vintage Double Wedding Ring pieces (big fat ones), re-cut to fit this pattern. My blocks are 15″ and are hand pieced.
UPDATE 7/2014: I have added the second page of templates. Click on each instruction page until images are enlarged to full size. Right-click on an image to save to your computer. Open the .jpg file and instruct your printer to scale the image to fit an 8 1/2″ x 11″ letter-sized piece of paper. Your G square should print at 2″, and on the second page, the longest straight side of the E piece should be 4 3/8 “. This will make a 15” block.
Thank you – how beautiful! I’m so glad you have a blog. My soul is always fed by your work. Thank you for sharing. Have a super night.
Holey Smokes, that is a tough pattern! It’s a stunning pattern and one of those that we used to joke were too hard to do 🙂 Of course our Martha can tackle them. Glad to hear from you, often wonder how you are doing!
Hugs,
Mickie
such a tough pattern and you make it look so easy and tempting to attempt. I love the fabrics you have used. I have searched many a shops in my country but I don’t get fabrics like these. I think I will attempt one in what I get.
This is beautiful. Thankyou for sharing.
INCREDIBLE. Your blocks are works of art. I could never handle this. Ever. So I really appreciate your work.
Ooh, I love that block! Your fabric choices are fabulous!
Made my day again, Martha. – Love.
It probably would take me 8 months to make one of those. It is stunning. Love those colors!
Beautiful pattern, beautiful blocks. Thank you!
This block is beautiful. I have 2 of my grandmother’s aprons and would like to make my sister a pillow as a Christmas gift using this pattern and fabric from the aprons, I am not able to find a pattern for this block and the image in your post does not include all of the pieces, would you be kind enough to email me the pattern? Thank you and again your work is beautiful.
I am new to quilting. I see comments that the Friendship Block is difficult to do. Could someone tell me why it is so hard so I know? Thank you.
Hello. Thank you for the directions and template, and reading thru it, I dont see templates for a, b, e, and f….am I missing a page?
Please advise.
thanks,
Brenda
Beautiful!! I am thinking of making this for my husband for our 45th Anniversery. It is in 3 years, that should give me ime to get it done!!!
Do you know where we can get the rest of the measurements? It really is a lovely quilt! Thank you!
thank you, you are very kind to share this.
LOVE THIS BLOCK ….I HAVE SCRAPS JUST AWAITING THIS PERFECT PROJECT …
I see the D block is curved only on one side is this correct ?
I hope you can assist me in getting to a printable pattern/instructions for the Friendship Knot quilt block. This would be the perfect one to alternate with Seven Sisters for which I am taking a class in August. I have tried to print your instructions but they don’t print well enough for me to follow and use the templates. Thanks for sharing this beautiful block.
I recently discovered your wonderful website and I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to find soooo many GREAT patterns to download and enjoy making❗
There are too many websites that offer patterns, but at a costs, which, in my opinion, are priced to high for what you get. I am from the 1940-1950 era and I do enjoy all of the vintage patterns you show. You amaze me with all research about the patterns and cannot imagine the time it takes to do them❗regards, csavela