by James Holden
A charming block that creates the illusion of a bow tie through clever placement of two contrasting fabrics. When blocks are set together, secondary patterns emerge at the intersections.
Cotton quilting fabric, batting, thread
Cut 2 background squares and 2 bow-tie fabric squares plus 2 small connector squares. Snowball the corners of 2 squares. Sew in a four-patch arrangement.
See how this pattern looks in different color combinations.