Quiltmaker - CA (2020-05 & 2020-06)

46 Quiltmaker • May/June ’20

Hanginglanternsarebeautiful
in anyhome.

1

AboutThisQuilt
Marija’squiltis fastandsimple
to make.Tore-createherlook,
choose9 mediumsolidfatquarters
and 9 coordinatinglightfatquar-
ters. Ifyouprefernottousefat
quarters,youwillneed 13 ⁄ 8 yards
total ofassortedmediumsolidsand
11 ⁄ 2 yardstotalof assortedlightsol-
ids. Note:BlockZ’shavea biasedge
that willlineupwithoutsideedgeof
quilt. Useextracarehandlingallbias
edges. Youcanalsouselightinter-
facing tostabilizetheedgeofyour
quilt top.

2

MakingtheBlocks
Sewthepatchestogetheras
showntomakea blockY.Make
26 blockY’stotal.Youwillhave
patchesleftovertomakeanextra
block thatyoucanuseforyourquilt
label.

Block Y

Make 26

A B

BC

Sew the patches together as shown

to make a block Z. Make 3 block Z’s

total.

3

AssemblingtheQuilt

Center

Refer totheAssemblyDiagram.Sew

navy patchesandblockstogetheras

shown to6 makeverticalrows.Sew

the rowstogether.

Block Z

Make 3

B

A

E

D

Quilting Placement

4

Quilting and Finishing

Layer and baste together the

backing, batting, and quilt top.

Quilt stylized leaves in the blocks as

shown. Quilt vines and leaves in the

background as shown.

Join 1¼" x WOF strips together in a

random order; press in half to create

fl ange. Baste fl ange to quilt edge.

Bind the quilt.