American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-02)

FINISHED QUILT: 631 ⁄ 2 ×77"

FINISHED BLOCK: 4 1 ⁄ 2 " square

Collector Miriam Kujac

found this treasure in

an antique mall. It was

in a corner, hidden in a

pile of quilts.

COLLECTOR Miriam Kujac

PHOTOGRAPHER Adam Albright

SNOW

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

From assorted gray prints, cut:

▫ 94—5" squares

▫ 216—2^3 ⁄ 4 " squares

▫ 360—1^3 ⁄ 4 " squares (90 sets of

4 matching squares)

From assorted blue prints, cut:

▫ 90—5" squares

▫ 108—2^3 ⁄ 4 ×5" rectangles

▫ 360—1^3 ⁄ 4 " squares (90 sets of

4 matching squares)

From blue dot, cut:

▫ Enough 2^1 ⁄ 2 "-wide bias strips to

total 300" in length for binding.

(For details, see Cut Bias Strips,

page 100.)

ASSEMBLE BLOCKS

Measurements include^1 ⁄ 4 " seam

allowances. Sew with right sides

together unless otherwise stated.

Press seams in directions indicated

by arrows on diagrams. If no direction

is specified, press seam toward darker

fabric.

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting

instructions are based on

42" of usable fabric width.

▫ 41 ⁄ 2 yards total assorted

gray prints (blocks, border)

▫ 41 ⁄ 2 yards total assorted

blue prints (blocks, border)

▫ 3 ⁄ 4 yard blue dot (binding)

▫ 4 3 ⁄ 4 yards backing fabric

▫ 72 ×85" batting

1

Use a pencil to mark a diagonal

line on wrong side of each gray

print and blue print 1^3 ⁄ 4 " square.

2

Align a marked gray print square

with one corner of a blue print

5" square (Diagram 1; note direction

of drawn line). Sew on marked line;

trim excess fabric, leaving^1 ⁄ 4 " seam

allowance. Press open attached

triangle. In same manner, add

marked matching gray print squares

to remaining corners of blue print

square to make a blue Snowball block.

The block still should be 5" square

including seam allowances.

3

Repeat Step 2 to make 90 blue

Snowball blocks total.

resh

sq.^5 "

(^1) sq.^3 / 4 "
Diagram 1
48 APQ ¥ February 2020