American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-02)

Our staff quilt tester

pieced one of each

Make the Rounds

blocks using nature

prints that have a gold

metallic shimmer

for an art quilt look.

She stacked the two

blocks to make a

graphic 18½×32½"

wall hanging.

FABRICS are from the

Artisan Spirit Shimmer

Luminous Earth collection

by Deborah Edwards

for Northcott Studio

(northcott.com)

ASSEMBLE B BLOCKS

1

Referring to Diagram 30, lay
out one of each B unit. Sew
together units in pairs; join pairs to
make Block B. The block should be
18½×16½" including seam allowances.

2

Repeat Step 1 with remaining

B units to make five B blocks total.

ASSEMBLE QUILT TOP

1

Referring to Quilt Assembly
Diagram, lay out blocks in
four rows.

2

Sew together blocks in rows. Press
seams in one direction, alternating
direction with each row. Join rows to
make quilt center; press seams in one
direction. The quilt center should be
54 1 ∕ 2 × 64 1 ∕ 2 " including seam allowances.

3

Cut and piece gray circle print

2 1 ∕ 2 ×42" strips to make:

▫ 2—2^1 ∕ 2 × 64 1 ∕ 2 " border strips

▫ 2—2^1 ∕ 2 × 58 1 ∕ 2 " border strips

4

Sew long border strips to long
edges of quilt center. Add short
border strips to remaining edges
to complete quilt top. Press seams
toward border.

FINISH QUILT

1

Layer quilt top, batting, and

backing; baste. (For details, see

Complete Quilt, page 102.)

2

Quilt as desired. Designer Heather

Black machine-quilted parallel

curved lines in each unit and a

circle design in the border (Quilting

Diagram).

3

Bind with black print binding

strips. (For details, see Complete

Quilt.)

Designer: Heather Black (quiltachusetts.com)

B1 B2

B3 B4

Block B

Diagram 30

Quilting Diagram

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