Old Maid Puzzle are the blocks of choice for this week in the Jen Kingwell’s Gypsy Wife Quilt Sew-along. I really had fun fussy cutting for these blocks and cutting into some of my all time favourite Heather Ross prints (combined with a little Lizzy House for good measure). I used the free foundation paper pieced templates provided (with approval from Jen Kingwell) by Kristy of Quiet Play and you can find them by clicking here.

Remember to make sure you print them at 100% and then measure them to make sure they have printed correctly. Next week we’re on to the big task of filler blocks and I’ll have some hints and tricks for keeping yourself organised and on track with those.

If you’re new to Foundational Paper Piecing then check out my tutorial on how to foundation paper piece. Click here to read more.

Notes on Assembly

I’ve been working on it behind-the-scences to make sure that we’re able to troubleshoot any issues that may arise for people. I’ve updated the line drawing to reflect where there’s an error in the pattern and included more information about block sizes as well.

For those of you that are using this line diagram to help work out your strips I wanted to remind you that the small print on this diagram is that there’s been some changes to the strips. Please be mindful of this when it comes to assembly.

That’s everything… for now… as always if you have any questions either drop me a line or leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to help you out. I hope you love making this quilt as much as I have, it’s such a fun way to make a unique sampler.