We made it to Block 4, the final block, of the Patchwork Petals quilt!
If you just joined the party, be sure to check out these links:
• my process for designing all four Patchwork Petals blocks
• the recap of Block 1
• the recap of Block 2
• the recap of Block 3
• get your Patchwork Petals pattern here and join in on the fun!
Let’s get sewing!
![Join in on the fun at any time! Click to get all of the details on this modern, fun online, foundation paper piecing sew along using the Patchwork Petals pattern by Whole Circle Studio and hosted by Mister Domestic.](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/patchworkpetals-block4-sewalong-510x680.jpg)
![Patchwork Petals quilt blocks. An easy Foundation Paper Piecing pattern by Whole Circle Studio. Shown with corresponding Aurifil thread. This Block 4 sample was made in Art Gallery Pure Elements Solids and Denim. Blocks finish to 16.5" square. Made additional blocks and piece them together to make a table runner, mini quilt, throw, twin, queen or king quilt!](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wholecirclestudio_patchworkpetalsblock-4_solids01-510x510.jpg)
![detail of Patchwork Petals Block 4 by Whole Circle Studio](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wholecirclestudio_patchworkpetalsblock-4_solids01-detail-510x510.jpg)
The trickiest part of Block 4 is aligning the mini petals, but don’t sweat it! I reviewed my tip for positioning pinning to help with this alignment when Mathew and I reviewed Block 2.
Watch this video and skip ahead to minute 19:30 to learn how I use my Iris pins to get super-duper accurate alignments!
Here are some other examples of Block 4:
![Patchwork Petals quilt blocks. An easy Foundation Paper Piecing pattern by Whole Circle Studio. This Block 4 sample was made in Sun Print 2018 by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics. Blocks finish to 16.5" square. Made additional blocks and piece them together to make a table runner, mini quilt, throw, twin, queen or king quilt!](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/patchworkpetals_block4_wholecirclestudio-510x525.jpg)
![Patchwork Petals quilt blocks. An easy Foundation Paper Piecing pattern by Whole Circle Studio. Shown with corresponding Aurifil thread. This Block 4 sample was made in Art Gallery Pure Elements Solids and Denim. Blocks finish to 16.5" square. Made additional blocks and piece them together to make a table runner, mini quilt, throw, twin, queen or king quilt!](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wholecirclestudio_patchworkpetalsblock-4_solids02-510x510.jpg)
I’m now moving on to basting my solid fabric blocks to make a throw size quilt:
![Preparing to quilt my Patchwork Petals throw quilt! I densely pin baste all of my quilts. Be sure to check out my blog for a tutorial!](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wholecirclestudio_patchworkpetalsblock-4_basting01-510x510.jpg)
Need some quilt basting tips?
Here is a link to my Pin Basting Made Easy, a video tutorial.
![quilt, tutorial, video, tips, basting, pin basting, quilt sandwich, safety pins, how to make a quilt, quilting, modern quilting,](https://blog.wholecirclestudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pinbastingmadeeasy_pimage-510x765.jpg)
Be sure to check out Mathew’s blog for more updates and giveaway info.
Thanks for joining us on this summer sew along!
Be sure to post your finished blocks and quilts to Instagram using #patchworkpetalsquilt and tag me @wholecirclestudio so I see them!
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