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

30 McCall’s Quilting January/February 2020

Cutting Instructions

Patches are lettered in order of use.
Measurements include ¼ ̋ seam allow-
ances. Border strips will be pieced and
cut to exact length needed. You may
want to make them longer to allow for
piecing variations.

• Cream tone-on-tone
  8 strips 3 ̋ x WOF for border
  32 strips 2½ ̋ x 20 ̋ for bands
  63 squares 4⅞ ̋ (A)


• Assorted prints
  cut a total of:
  32 strips 2½ ̋ x 20 ̋ for bands
  63 squares 4⅞ ̋ (A)


• Black solid
  8 strips 2½ ̋ x WOF for binding

Piecing the Blocks

1 Referring to Diagram I, sew together
1 cream and 1 assorted 2½ ̋ x 20 ̋
strip to make band. Make 32 bands
total. Cut into 2½”-wide segments to
make 252 unit1’stotal.

2 Join2 unit1’sasshownto make
a Four-Patch(DiagramII). Make
126 Four-Patchestotal.

3 Referring to Triangle-Squares in

Quilt Basics and to Diagram III, use

cream A’s and assorted A’s to make

126 unit 2’s total.

4 ReferringtoDiagramIV-A, join

2 Four-Patches and 2 unit 2’s as

shown to make block Y. Make

32 block Y’s total.

Similarly,join2 Four-Patchesand

2 unit2’sasshowninDiagramIV-B

to makeblockZ. Make 31 blockZ’s

total.

Resolution:

Use it up!

Currently I am the block-of-

the-month coordinator as well

as the show chairman for my

guild, the NW Quilters. At our

meetings, we have the “free

table” where members put

their unwanted fabrics. I fi nd

myself always leaving with a

bag full of treasure. Most of

the fabrics used in this quilt

came from there, as well as my

“ugly” fabric bin. I used 10-inch

squares and different lengths of

2 ½ ̋ strips for more of a variety.

I am calling this quilt “Fiesta”

because it’s an easy, fun and

quick quilt to make, plus it looks

festive. Half-square triangles and

Four-Patches are possibly the

most versatile blocks to mix and

match together. I would say to

others, dig into your scraps and

don’t be afraid to mix fabrics!

~ Lisa Pridgen

Designer Information

See more quilts by Lisa at
http://www.facebook.com/lisapridgen

DiagramI

Cut 252 2½ ̋

2 ½ ̋ x 20 ̋

Band

Make 32 total

Unit 1

Four-Patch

Make 126 total

Diagram II

Unit 2

Make 126 total

Diagram III

Block Y

Make 32

Diagram IV-A

Block Z

Make 31

Diagram IV-B

Assembling the Quilt Top

NOTE: Refer to Assembly Diagram for

following steps, watching block place-

ment.

5 Sew 5 rows using 4 block Y’s and

3 blocks Z’s as shown. Sew 4 rows

using 4 block Z’s and 3 block Y’s. Sew

the rows together, alternating.

6 Refer to Borders in Quilt Basics. Join

border strips and cut to sizes shown

in Assembly Diagram. Matching

centers and ends, sew border side

strips to quilt; repeat to add top and

bottom strips.

Quilting and Finishing

7 Layer, baste, and quilt. Lisa machine

quilted fl ames across the quilt surface.

Bind the quilt.