Block 4 – Contrary wife quilt block – Mysteries Down Under quilt

This is the fourth block in the Mysteries Down Under quilt.

Contrary wife -not fond of the name- is a classic 9-patch block.  I came across the block when I made a Farmer’s wife sampler quilt a few years ago.

It’s a quick and easy block perfect for beginners. It can be made as a one single block quilt or as part of the Mysteries Down Under quilt.

Check out the different designs you can make with just one single block at the end of the video.

How to make a contrary wife block

Make a quilt with this block

• Download the Water and fire pattern (pdf)

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My book Turnabout Patchwork

“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.

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Now that my publisher is going out of business I have bought the rights to publish my book. Now you can download individual chapters. Each digital download is a bundle with 4 quilt patterns in it.

• Block Modern shoofly.

• Block Quarter snowball.
• Half square triangles and squares block

As well as the instructions and fabric needs to make the blocks you’ll find a section on quiltmaking basics at the end of the pattern that discusses:

• Tools
• Squaring up blocks
• Borders
• Assembly and quilting
• Binding

See all the quilts in the book in a real life project