American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-02)

(^4) sq.^1 / 4 "
Diagram 1

FABRIC PLANNING

For the blocks in the featured quilt,

designer Wendy Sheppard selected

12 different batiks:^3 ⁄ 8 yard each of

red, light gray, dark gray, light green,

green, aqua, purple, dark orange, blue,

and brown;^1 ⁄ 2 yard orange; and^1 ⁄ 4 yard

dark green. You can use a similar

approach or choose smaller pieces of

assorted batiks from your stash to total

41 ⁄ 2 yards.

Each A and B block requires two

matching batik 4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares; each

C block requires two 4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares and

one 3^1 ⁄ 2 " square from the same batik.

If you want to replicate the block

colors of the featured quilt, refer to

the following list as you cut your

assorted batiks.

Block A

* 14 green

* 6 orange

* 5 each blue and red

* 4 each brown and gray

* 3 purple

Block B

* 1 each aqua, brown, orange

* 2 each blue and purple

* 3 each gray and red

* 4 green

Block C

* 5 gray

* 6 aqua

* 8 orange

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

From assorted batiks, cut:

▫ 116—4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares (58 matched

pairs)

From remaining assorted batiks, cut

19 matching sets of:

▫ 2—4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares

▫ 1—3^1 ⁄ 2 " square

From solid black, cut:

▫ 8—5× 91 ⁄ 2 " sashing rectangles

▫ 137—4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares

▫ 349—3^1 ⁄ 2 " squares

▫ 34—2^1 ⁄ 4 " squares

▫ 17—1^1 ⁄ 2 " squares

From solid white, cut:

▫ 17—4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares

▫ 34—2^1 ⁄ 4 " squares

▫ 68—1^1 ⁄ 2 " squares

From gray-and-black batik, cut:

▫ 9—2^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE A 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.

1

For one A block, gather a pair of

matching batik 4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares, two

solid black 4^1 ⁄ 4 " squares, and five solid

black 3^1 ⁄ 2 " squares.

2

Use a pencil to mark a diagonal

line on wrong side of each

assorted batik 4^1 ⁄ 4 " square.

3

Layer a marked batik square

atop a solid black 4^1 ⁄ 4 " square.

Sew together with two seams,

stitching^1 ⁄ 4 " on each side of drawn

line (Diagram 1). Cut pair apart on

drawn line. Press open to make two

triangle-squares. Each triangle-square

should be 3^7 ⁄ 8 " square including seam

allowances. Repeat to make four

triangle-squares total.

FINISHED QUILT: 81 1 ⁄ 2 " square

FINISHED BLOCK: 9" square

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions are

based on 42" of usable fabric width.

To plan this quilt in a different

colorway, use the Coloring Diagram

on Pattern Sheet 2.

Fabrics are from the Loop de Loop

batik collection by Anthology Fabrics

(anthologyfabrics.com).

▫ 41 ⁄ 2 yards total assorted batiks

in red, gray, green, aqua, purple,

orange, blue, and brown (blocks)

▫ 53 ⁄ 8 yards solid black (blocks,

sashing)

▫ 5 ⁄ 8 yard solid white (blocks)

▫ 3 ⁄ 4 yard gray-and-black batik

(binding)

▫ 71 ⁄ 2 yards backing fabric

▫ 90"-square batting

84 APQ ¥ February 2020