McCall's Quilting - USA (2020-01 & 2010-02)

20 McCall’s Quilting January/February 2020

2 Referring to Diagram II, sew together

1 green tone-on-tone and 1 black

small dot 3½” x WOF strip to make

a band. Make 6 bands total. Cut into

4 ½”-wide segments to make 48 units

total.

3 ReferringtoDiagramIII, join 4 A’s,

4 green B’s, 4 units, and a green C

as shown to make block. Make

12 blocks total.

Cutting Instructions

Patchesareletteredin orderof use.
Measurementsinclude¼ ̋ seamallow-
ances.Borderstripswillbepiecedand
cutto exactlengthneeded.Youmay
wantto makethemlongerto allowfor
piecingvariations.
= cutin halfoncediagonally

• Assortedprints
  cuta totalof:
  24 rectangles 2 ½ ̋ x 10 ̋
  48rectangles1–2½” x 7 ̋
  48rectangles1–2½” x 5½ ̋
  48rectangles1–2½” x 3 ̋
  169rectangles1–2½” x 7”for
  border 2


• Greentone-on-tone
  6 strips 3 ½ ̋ x WOFforbands
  24 squares 6 ⅞ ̋ cut to make
  48 triangles (B)
  12 squares 4½ ̋ (C)
  6 squares 3½ ̋ (E)


• Black small dot
  6 strips 3½ ̋ x WOF for bands


• Black medium dot
  8 strips 3½ ̋ x WOF for border 1
  17 rectangles 3½ ̋ x 16½ ̋ (D)


• Black solid
  9 strips 2½ ̋ x WOF for binding

*You may need more strips depending
on how wide you cut them.

Piecing the Blocks

1 Referring to Diagram I and Making

String-pieced Fabric sidebar, string

piece 24 section 1’s using assorted

print 2½” x 10” rectangles for the

center strip and strips of varying

widths to fi nish fi lling the square. Trim

pieced section 1’s to 6⅞ ̋ square,

then cut in half once diagonally as

shown to make A. Make 48 A’s total.

Making String-pieced Fabric

String-pieced fabric is fun to make and uses lots of scraps.

Choose a variety of fabrics so you have lots of colors,

many different print sizes, and a good mix of color values

from light to dark. Strips can vary in width, they simply

need to be long enough to cover the foundation.

Cut a 7” square of paper to use as a foundation. Place

a 2½ ̋-wide strip of fabric right side up diagonally across

the square of paper. Place another strip of fabric on top

of the fi rst strip, right sides facing, and stitch ¼ ̋ from the

edge. Open, press, and add more strips in the same way

until the paper foundation is covered. Press, trim to 6⅞ ̋

square and remove the paper.

Cut 48

Section

Make 24

trim to 6⅞ ̋ square

Diagram I

Diagram II

Cut 48 4 ½ ̋

Unit Band

Make 6

DiagramIII

B B

C

Block Make 12