30 Quiltmaker • May/June ’20
Round and roundthese
square pegs go!
1
This quiltwasdesignedwith
pre-cuts inmind.Jenuseda
layer cake fortheassortedprints,
so we have givenyoucuttingdia-
grams to get themostoutofyour
10" squares. Youwillhave 25 left-
over B’s afterpiecing.If youprefer
to use yardage,youwillneed 27 ⁄ 8
yards total ofassortedprintsand
will want to refertotheCutting
Diagrams beforecutting.
2
Making theBlocks
Refer to “Stitch-and-Flip”in
Basic Lessons.UseassortedA’sand
white solid B’stomake4 matching
units as shown.Make 36 setsof
4 matching unitstotal.
Cutting Diagram I
Cut 36
10”
AAB
B
AA
Cutting Diagram II
Cut 6
10”
B
B
Unit
Stitch& Flip
Make 36 sets
of 4 matching
B
B
B
B A
Sew sets of matching patches and
units together as shown to make a
block Y. Make 36 blockY’s total.
Sew a matchedsetof4 assorted B’s
and 5 white B’s together as
shown to make a block Z. Make
25 block Z’stotal.
3
AssemblingtheQuilt
Center
Refer to theAssemblyDiagram.Sew
6 block Y’s and5 whiteC’stogether
as shown to make a row 1. Make
6 row 1’s total. Sew 6 white C’s and
5 block Z’s together as shown to
make a row 2. Make 5 row 2’s total.
Alternating, sew the rows together
as shown.
4
Quilting and Finishing
Layer and baste together the
backing, batting, and quilt top.
Quilt the Floating Flower Quilting
motif across the quilt surface as
shown.
Bind the quilt.
Block Y
Make 36
Unit B
B
B
Block Z
Make 25
BB
B
Quilting Placement