American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-02)

PLAN FABRICS

Two blocks of four units each compose

this quilt. You will make seven A blocks

and five B blocks. If you wish to mix

and match prints as designer Heather

Black did, refer to the photo, opposite,

and the Quilt Assembly Diagram,

page 66, before cutting your fabrics.

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

The patterns are on Pattern

Sheets 1 and 4. To make templates

of the patterns, see Make and Use

Templates, page 100. Be sure to

transfer dots marked on patterns to

templates, then to fabric pieces. These

dots are matching points, which are

used when joining pieces.

From assorted prints, cut:

▫ 5—10" squares

▫ 7—9" squares

▫ 12—8½" squares

▫ 5—7" squares

▫ 7—6½" squares

▫ 12—6" squares

From white tone-on-tone, cut:

▫ 5—9^1 ∕ 2 × 7 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 12—1^1 ∕ 2 × 9 1 ∕ 2 " strips

▫ 12—1^1 ∕ 2 × 8 1 ∕ 2 " strips

▫ 7—^3 ∕ 4 × 6 3 ∕ 4 " strips

▫ 7—^3 ∕ 4 × 6 1 ∕ 2 " strips

From white-and-gray print, cut:

▫ 24—9^1 ∕ 2 " squares

▫ 19—9^1 ∕ 2 × 7 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From turquoise print, cut:

▫ 5 of Arc Pattern

From gray circles print, fussy-cut:

▫ 7—2^1 ∕ 2 ×42" strips for border

From black print, cut:

▫ 7—2^1 ∕ 2 ×42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE UNITS A1—A4

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.

Unit A1

1

Gather an assorted print 6^1 ∕ 2 "

square, a white tone-on-tone

(^3) ∕ 4 × 6 1 ∕ 2 " strip, a white tone-on-tone
(^3) ∕ 4 × 6 3 ∕ 4 " strip, and a white-and-gray
print 9^1 ∕ 2 × 7 1 ∕ 2 " rectangle.

2

Referring to Diagram 1, sew

together print 6^1 ∕ 2 " square and

white tone-on-tone^3 ∕ 4 × 61 ∕ 2 " strip.

Add white tone-on-tone^3 ∕ 4 × 6 3 ∕ 4 " strip

to adjacent edge to make a pieced

6 3 ∕ 4 " square.

3

Referring to Diagram 2, align 6"

fill template with pieced corner

of Step 2 square. Trace curved edge.

Cut on traced line, discarding cutoff

corner, to make a quarter subunit.

4

Referring to Diagram 3, align

6" cutaway template with lower

right-hand corner of white-and-gray

print 9^1 ∕ 2 × 71 ∕ 2 " rectangle. Trace and cut

as before, discarding lower right-hand

corner, to make an arc subunit.

FINISHED QUILT: 58 1 ∕ 2 × 68 1 ∕ 2 "

FINISHED BLOCK: 18 ×16"

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions

are based on 42" of usable fabric

width.

To plan this quilt in a diff erent

colorway, use the Coloring Diagram

on Pattern Sheet 3.

Fabrics are from the Geo Pop

collection by Christa Watson

for Benartex Contempo Studio

(benartex.com/contempo).

▫ 20— 18 ×21” pieces (fat quarters)

assorted prints in magenta,

green, yellow, black, gray, red,

and orange (blocks)

▫ 3 ∕ 4 yard white tone-on-tone

(blocks)

▫ 23 ∕ 4 yards white-and-gray print

(blocks)

▫ 18 ×21" piece (fat quarter)

turquoise print (blocks)

▫ 1 yard gray circles print (border)

▫ 5 ∕ 8 yard black print (binding)

▫ 33 ∕ 4 yards backing fabric

▫ 67 ×77" batting

TO ORDER A KIT of fabrics for

$119.95 ppd. in U.S., additional

charge for international shipping,

shop.ChristaQuilts.com.

(^3) / 4 × 63 / 4 "
(^3) / 4 × 61 / 2 "
Diagram 1
(^6) sq.^1 / 2 "
tem^6 " platefill
Diagram 2
(^6) s^3 q/ (^4) ."
6 " cutaway
template
Diagram 3

91 / 2 × 71 / 2 "

60 APQ • February 2020