American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-04)

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

The foundation patterns are on

Pattern Sheet 3.

From assorted medium and dark

prints, cut:

▫ 58—1^1 ⁄ 2 ×21" strips

From assorted cream prints, cut:

▫ 47—1^1 ⁄ 2 ×21" strips

▫ 100—3^1 ⁄ 2 " squares

▫ 216—1^1 ⁄ 2 × 31 ⁄ 2 " rectangles

From assorted blue prints, cut:

▫ 32—2^3 ⁄ 4 " squares, cutting each in

half diagonally for 64 triangles

total

▫ 432—1^1 ⁄ 2 × 21 ⁄ 2 " rectangles

From assorted red prints, cut:

▫ 16—2^3 ⁄ 4 " squares

From blue tone-on-tone, cut:

▫ 36—3^1 ⁄ 2 × 91 ⁄ 2 " sashing rectangles

From dark red print, cut:

▫ 7—6^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" strips for border

From dark blue print, cut:

▫ 8—2^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE NINE-PATCH UNITS

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

Referring to Diagram 1, sew

together two assorted medium

or dark print 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×21" strips and an

assorted cream print 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×21" strip to

make Strip Set A. Repeat to make 23

A strip sets total. Cut strip sets into

290—1^1 ⁄ 2 "-wide A segments.

2

Sew together two assorted

cream print 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×21" strips and an

assorted medium or dark print 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×21"

strip to make Strip Set B (Diagram 2).

Repeat to make 12 B strip sets total.

Cut strip sets into 145—1^1 ⁄ 2 "-wide

B segments.

3

Sew together two A segments

and one B segment to make a

Nine-Patch unit (Diagram 3). The unit

should be 3^1 ⁄ 2 " square including seam

allowances. Repeat to make 145 Nine-

Patch units total.

FINISHED QUILT: 751 ∕ 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 diff erent

colorway, use the Coloring Diagram

on Pattern Sheet 2.

▫ 16 — 9 ×21" pieces (fat eighths)

or 2 yards total assorted medium

and dark prints (Nine-Patch units)

▫ 16 — 18 ×21" pieces (fat quarters)

or 4 yards total assorted cream

prints (Nine-Patch units, blocks,

sashing units)

▫ 17 ⁄ 8 yards total assorted blue

prints (Square-in-a-Square units,

sashing units)

▫ 1 ⁄ 2 yard total assorted red prints

(Square-in-a-Square units)

▫ 1 yard blue tone-on-tone (sashing

rectangles)

▫ 11 ⁄ 2 yards dark red print (border)

▫ 2 ⁄ 3 yard dark blue print (binding)

▫ 42 ⁄ 3 yards backing fabric

▫ 84"-square batting

▫ Lightweight tracing paper or

other foundation material of your

choice

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Strip Set A

Diagram 1

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Strip Set B

Diagram 2

Diagram 3

A B A

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