Mccall_s_Quick_Quilts_-_December_2019

18 McCall’s Quick Quilts December/January 2020

Color Play!

Create a ROYGBIV version of Around the

Fire by using Bev’s pattern and substitut-

ing a dark background and a bright array

of rainbow colors.

Anissa Arnold, Managing Editor

Cut

Patches are lettered in order of use.
Measurements include ¼ ̋ seam allow-
ances.

• White print
  5 strips 6½ ̋ x WOF
  8 strips 4½ ̋ x WOF
  1 rectangle 6½ ̋ x 32½ ̋ (N)
  1 rectangle 6½ ̋ x 26½ ̋ (L)
  1 rectangle 4½ ̋ x 38½ ̋ (M)
  1 rectangle 4½ ̋ x 22½ ̋ (J)
  1 rectangle 4½ ̋ x 18½ ̋ (H)
  2 squares 2⅞ ̋ (A)
  1 rectangle 2½ ̋ x 30½ ̋ (K)
  1 rectangle 2½ ̋ x 24½ ̋ (I)
  1 rectangle 2½ ̋ x 18½ ̋ (G)
  2 rectangles 2½ ̋ x 14½ ̋ (F)
  2 rectangles 2½ ̋ x 10½ ̋ (E)
  1 rectangle 2½ ̋ x 6½ ̋ (D)
  2 rectangles 2½ ̋ x 4½ ̋ (B)


• Red print
  2 squares 2⅞ ̋ (A)


• Assorted blue prints
  cut a total of:
  25 strips 2½ ̋ x WOF
  1 rectangle 2½ ̋ x 14½ ̋ (F)
  2 rectangles 2½ ̋ x 10½ ̋ (E)
  1 rectangle 2½ ̋ x 6½ ̋ (D)
  1 square 2½ ̋ (C)


• Blue tone-on-tone
  8 strips 2½ ̋ x WOF for binding

NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are
Inspired Indigo, a Hoffman Spectrum
digital print and Basics by Hoffman.

Sew

1 Referring to Triangle-Squares

in Quilt Basics and to Diagram I,

join white print A’s and red print A’s to

make 4 unit 1’s.

2 Join units as shown to make one

Pinwheel (Diagram II).

3 ReferringtoDiagramIII, join patches

to Pinwheel as shown to complete

centersection.

Unit

Make 4

Diagram I

Pinwheel

Make 1

Diagram II

Center

Make 1

Diagram III

B

D

C B

4 Note: Refer to Assembly Diagram for

following steps. Sew one white E and

one assorted blue E to side of center

section. Sew white E and blue E to top

and bottom of section as shown.

5 In the same manner, continue adding

patches, white strips, and pieced blue

strips as indicated to complete quilt top.

6 Layer, baste, and quilt. Lynette ma-

chine quilted snowfl akes across the

quilt surface. Bind the quilt.