FPP Alphabet Quilt Block Pattern - Blackletter Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers, plus Varisty

FPP alphabet quilt pattern bundle including two printable PDFs with paper piecing letter templates for:

- Lowercase Blackletter ( a gothic, calligraphic lettering style)
- Uppercase Blackletter (designed to work interchangeably with the lowercase letters)
- Blackletter Numbers (includes tall blocks to work with the Blackletter alphabets, plus a chunkier square version)
- Varsity (for all your sports-themed projects!)

These patterns assume some previous experience with foundation paper piecing (FPP), but if this technique is new to you, I’ve made a video to walk you through how to sew the Varsity letter A, step-by-step:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxjm1xePMXKv8o3O3Cppcw

See below for block sizes for each pattern.

VARSITY

The Varsity letters quilt block pattern includes blocks for 26 letters, 10 numbers and some bonus punctuation. Letter and number blocks are 5 1/2" wide by 6 1/2" high, unfinished. Punctuation blocks are 6 1/2" high to make alignment with other blocks easy, but vary in width.

These blocks are scrap-friendly and the amount of background and foreground fabric required varies depending on the block. In general, for one letter, allow roughly:
• one 7 x 7 piece for the strokes of the letter
• one 8 x 8 piece for the background

BLACKLETTER LOWERCASE and UPPERCASE

The upper and lowercase letters and designed to work together to create any custom message or personalization for your sewing projects. Blocks are 9.5" high and at least 4" wide (depending on the letter).

- uppercase, 34 pages
- lowercase, 36 pages, with bonus baby quilt pattern instructions and two alternates for the letters “s” and “x” (not pictured but they match the ones in Uppercase)

BLACKLETTER NUMBERS

This pattern consists of a single downloadable PDF file, containing foundation paper piecing (FPP) templates for numbers 0 - 9, in two sizes:

- SQUARE - 5" x 5" finished, pictured in listing (fabrics in photograph are Tula Pink Solids, with a Rifle Paper background)

- TALL - corresponding in size to the letter blocks (available separately or in the Blackletter bundle)


TOOLS

To create your blocks, you will need: a printer, scissors, lightweight paper, a sewing machine, thread, needle, ruler with markings in inches, cutting mat, and a rotary cutter.

This is a PDF download - be sure to print at 100% scale. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Copyright 2021 Patch and Dot. For personal use only. Not for resale or redistribution. You may use this pattern to produce works for exhibit or sale on a small, independent scale. Commercial use prohibited.