Crown of Thorns
Also known as: Single Wedding Ring
Each corner is four half-square triangles all angled towards the centre; the inner triangles and the squares beside the centre make a ring around a light centre square.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- five-patch
- Piece Count
- 41
- Tags
- five-patchhstbeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Five and Seven Patch
Construction Tips
Often made with the thorns and ring in one fabric. Sew in five rows.
Patterns that use this block
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Georgia
Mostly squares, with one half-square triangle in each corner of the centre nine-patch; the dark triangles and edge squares form a ring around a light plus and a centre square.
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