Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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Youwillneed
QAssortedprintedfabrics– 5ydsin total
QOrangeprintfabric– 2in x WOF
QGreybackgroundfabric– 1yds
QBatting– 78insquare
QBackingfabric– 4yds
QBinding fabric – yd

BEHIND THE QUILT


A POP OF COLOUR
“Bearingin mind(pardonthepun!)thatmyblogandbusinessnameis
myBearpaw,it is quitesurprisingthatI haveneverdesigneda BearPawQuilt.
Oneof thefirstquiltsI madeusedBearPawblocks,butthatwasnearly 30 years
agoandI havenotmadeanothersince!Withthatin mind,I decidedit wastimeto
designmyownversion,soI’vetakenthe‘paw’elementof thistraditionaldesign
andextendedit witha squareinnerborder.I thenquarteredit withsashingand
cornerstones.Thisgorgeous'Murmur'fabriccollectionbyValoriWellsis fullof
hummingbirdsandsunflowers,soI wantedto givethelargeprintsspaceto shine.
I alsowantedto givethedesigna lowcontrastvibe,soI pairedtheprintswith
eachotherratherthanchoosinga separatebackground. The result is a relaxed,
cheerful quilt for everyday use.”–Jo Avery


ONEBLOCKPROJECT

BEAR PAW PARADE


Cutting out


1


Fromtheassortedprintfabrics,
cutasfollows(seestep5):
QTwenty(20) 3 inx WOFstrips.
Subcutintotwo-hundred-and-
thirty-four(234) 3in squares for
theHSTs.
QTwenty-four(24)3inx WOFstrips.
Subcutthirteen(13)of theseinto
one-hundred-and-eighty(180)3in
squaresandeleven(11)intoseventy-
two (72) 3in x 5in pieces.

2


Fromtheorangeprintfabric,cut
thirteen (13) 2in squares.

3


Fromthegreybackground fabric,
cutasfollows:
QTwo(2) 3 inx WOFstrips.Subcut
intoeighteen(18) 3 insquares.
QTwenty-one(21) 2 inx WOF
strips.Subcutintothirty-six(36)
2 inx 10instrips,andtwelve
(12) 2in x 22in strips.

4


Fromthebindingfabric,cut eight
(8) 2in x WOF strips.

Makingthe blocks


5


EachBearPawblockis madeup
oftwo(2)dierentquarter-block
colourways.Choosefour(4)dierent
printfabricsforeachBearPawblock,
plustwo(2)contrastfabrics.Youwill
needthefollowingforeachblock:
QPrints1 and3 – six(6) 3 in
squares,one(1)3insquare and one
(1)3inx 5inpiece.
QPrints2 and4 – six(6) 3 in
squaresandsix(6)3insquares.
QContrastA – four(4)3insquares
andfour(4)3inx 5inpieces.
QContrast B – two (2) 3in squares.

6


Paira 3insquareofeachprint 1
andprint2,rightsidestogether.
Drawa diagonallinecornertocorner
on the back of one square(Fig 1 ).
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