American Patchwork & Quilting – October 2019

4. Sew together a dark peach segment
   and a medium aqua segment to
   make a dark peach Four-Patch unit
   (Diagram 11). The unit should be 3^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make 24 dark peach Four-
   Patch units total.


5. Sew together a medium aqua
   segment and a medium peach segment
   to make a medium peach Four-Patch
   unit (Diagram 12). The unit should be
   31 ⁄ 2 " square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make 24 medium peach
   Four-Patch units total.


6. Sew together solid dark aqua 2×42"
   strip and solid white 3^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" strip to
   make a dark aqua strip set. Repeat to
   make three dark aqua strips sets total.
   Cut strip sets into 48 dark aqua 2"-
   wide segments (Diagram 13).


7. Referring to Diagram 14, sew
   together a dark peach Four-Patch unit
   and a solid white 2× 31 ⁄ 2 " rectangle. Add
   a dark aqua segment to make a dark
   peach corner unit. The unit should be
   5" square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make 24 dark peach corner
   units total.
   8. Referring to Diagram 15, sew
   together a medium peach Four-Patch
   unit and a solid white 2× 31 ⁄ 2 " rectangle.
   Add a dark aqua segment to make
   a medium peach corner unit. The
   unit should be 5" square including
   seam allowances. Repeat to make
   24 medium peach corner units total.
   9. Referring to Diagram 16, sew
   together a solid light peach 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×42"
   strip and two solid white 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" strips
   to make a light peach strip set. Repeat
   to make six light peach strip sets total.
   Cut strip sets into 48 light peach 5"-
   wide segments.
   10. Referring to Diagram 17, sew solid
   white triangles to opposite edges of
   solid dark peach 2^5 ⁄ 8 " square. Add solid
   white triangles to remaining edges to
   make a center unit. The unit should be
   31 ⁄ 2 " square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make 12 center units total.
   11. Referring to Diagram 18, lay out
   four light peach segments, two dark
   peach corner units, two medium peach
   corner units, and one center unit in
   three rows. Sew together pieces in
   rows. Join rows to make Block C. The
   block should be 12^1 ⁄ 2 " square including
   seam allowances.
   12. Repeat Step 11 to make 12 C blocks
   total.

ASSEMBLE QUILT

1. Referring to Quilt Assembly
   Diagram, page 52 for color placement,
   lay out blocks in seven rows. Sew
   together blocks in rows. Press seams
   in opposite directions, alternating
   direction with each row.


2. Join rows to make quilt center.
   Press seams in one direction. The
   quilt center should be 84^1 ⁄ 2 " square
   including seam allowances.


3. Cut and piece remaining solid white
   21 ⁄ 2 ×42" strips to make:
   ▫ 2—2^1 ⁄ 2 × 841 ⁄ 2 " border 1 strips
   ▫ 2—2^1 ⁄ 2 × 881 ⁄ 2 " border 1 strips


4. Sew short border 1 strips to
   opposite edges of quilt center. Add
   long border 1 strips to remaining
   edges. Press all seams toward border 1.


5. Cut and piece solid light peach
   2 ×42" strips to make:
   ▫ 2—2× 881 ⁄ 2 " border 2 strips
   ▫ 2—2× 911 ⁄ 2 " border 2 strips


6. Sew short border 2 strips to
   opposite edges of quilt center. Add
   long border 2 strips to remaining
   edges. Press all seams toward
   border 2.

Diagram 11

Diagram 12

2 "

Diagram 13

2 × 42 "

31 / 2 × 42 "

2 ×

1 / 3

" 2

Diagram 14

Diagram 15

2 × 31 / 2 "

Diagram 16

11 / 2 × 42 "

11 / 2 × 42 "

5 "

Diagram 17

Block C

Diagram 18

50 APQ ¥ October 2019