American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-04)

(Antfer) #1

1


Use a pencil to trace the Square-in-
a-Square Foundation Pattern onto
lightweight tracing paper (or other
foundation material of your choice)
16 times, tracing all lines and numbers.
(Or download the Foundation Pattern
at AllPeopleQuilt.com/831 and print
16 foundation papers.) Cut out each
traced foundation pattern roughly

(^1) ⁄ 4 " outside dashed lines to make
16 foundation papers.


2


With right sides together, layer a
blue print triangle atop a red print
2 3 ⁄ 4 " square; align edges. Top with a
foundation paper. Sew on stitching line
between positions 1 and 2. Repeat to
add blue print triangles to remaining
edges of red print square (Diagram 5)

to make a Square-in-a-Square unit.
The unit should be 3^1 ⁄ 2 " square
including seam allowances.

3


Repeat Step 2 to make 16 Square-
in-a-Square units total.

FOUNDATION-PIECE SASHING UNITS


The Sashing Unit Foundation Pattern
is on Pattern Sheet 3.

1


Gather nine assorted cream print
11 ⁄ 2 × 31 ⁄ 2 " rectangles (for positions 1,
4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, and 25) and 18
assorted blue print 1^1 ⁄ 2 × 21 ⁄ 2 " rectangles

(for remaining positions). Working
in numerical order and following the
same process as Square-in-a-Square
units, foundation-piece a sashing
unit (Diagram 6). The unit should be
31 ⁄ 2 × 91 ⁄ 2 " including seam allowances.

2


Repeat Step 1 to make 24 sashing
units total.

Quilt along with us!
Between February 17 and April 20, follow along on Instagram
and join our Facebook group as we make the Get Together quilt.
For more details, visit AllPeopleQuilt.com/quiltalong.

WEEK 1 (2/17): Gather fabrics and cut 11/2" strips.

WEEK 2 (2/24): Assemble A and B strip sets.

WEEK 3 (3/2): Cut strip sets and piece Nine-Patch units.

WEEK 4 (3/9): Assemble Nine-Patch blocks.

WEEK 5 (3/16): Prepare foundation paper pieces for
Square-in-a-Square blocks. Cut fabrics
and assemble Square-in-a-Square blocks.

WEEK 6 (3/23): Prepare foundation paper pieces for
Flying Geese units. Cut fabrics and
assemble Flying Geese units.

WEEK 7 (3/30): Cut sashing.

WEEK 8 (4/6): Assemble quilt center.

WEEK 9 (4/13): Add borders and remove foundation papers.

WEEK 10 (4/20): Finish quilt and bind.

3 1


4 5


2


1 3


5 4


2


Diagram 5

Diagram 6

Back Front

2 1 3


5 4 6


8 7 9


11 10 12


14 13 15


17 16 18


20 19 21


23 22 24


26 25 27


3 1 2


6 4 5


9 7 8


12 10 11


15 14


18 17


21 20


24 23


27 26


13


16


19


22


25


24 APQ ¥ April 2020

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