(^36) Winter 2019
Material Requirements
2½ yards medium gray solid for background and binding
(^7) / 8 yard dark gray print for blocks
(^5) / 8 yard red print for outer point blocks
(^1) / 3 yard bright red print for center blocks
(^5) / 8 yard green print for blocks
(^1) / 3 yard teal print for blocks
(^1) / 3 yard black print for blocks
4 yards fabric of choice for backing.
Cutting Instructions
See page 7 for general appliqué preparation instructions.
From medium gray solid, cut:
22 – 9" squares for HST units
4 – 8½" squares for outer corners
7 – 2¼" x WOF strips for binding
From dark gray print, cut:
12 – 8½" squares
From red print, cut:
8 – 9" squares for outer HST units
From bright red print, cut:
2 – 9" squares for center HST units
From green print, cut:
8 – 9" squares for HST units
From black print, cut:
4 – 9" squares for HST units
From teal print, cut:
4 – 9" squares for HST units
Sewing Instructions
- On the wrong side of a 22 – 9" medium gray solid
squares, draw a line diagonally from corner to corner. - With right sides together, layer a marked medium
gray solid square on top of a 9" red print square, then
sew ¼" from both sides of the drawn line.
3. Cut on the drawn line of the unit from Step 2 to
create two HST units, then trim each to measure 8½".
- Repeat Steps 1-3 to make a total of 16 red/gray HST
units. - Repeat Steps 2-3 with eight 9” green print squares
and eight marked 9” medium gray solid squares to
make a total of sixteen green/gray HST units. - Repeat Steps 2-3 with four 9” black print squares and
four marked 9” medium gray solid squares to make a
total of eight black/gray HST units. - Repeat Steps 2-3 with two 9” teal print squares and
two marked 9” medium gray solid squares to make a
total of four teal/gray HST units. - Repeat Step 1, marking two 9” bright red print squares.
- Repeat Steps 2-3 with two 9” teal print squares and
the two marked 9” bright red print squares from Step 8
to make a total of four red/teal HST units. - Referring to the Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew the
48 HST units from Steps 1-9 together with four 8½”
medium gray solid corner squares and 12 – 8½” dark
gray print squares into eight rows of eight blocks. - Sew the eight block rows from Step 10 to complete
the quilt center. - Sandwich the quilt top, batting and backing; baste.
Quilt as desired then bind. Suzanne chose to have
Tawny Oland machine quilt for her with circles in the
medium gray background and directional lines within
the colored blocks for a striking effect.
Quilt Assembly Diagram