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

52 Quiltmaker • May/June ’20

Foundation-pieced hexa-
gons are done in fabrics reminis-
cent of men’s suitings.

1

About This Quilt
Inspired by memories of
growing up in Canada, Dale Allen-
Rowse’s fi rst fabric collection is
masculine with its rich colors.
For this quilt, he chose to founda-
tion piece hexagons that create a
dynamic overall pattern once pieced
together.

Dale’s fi rst fabric collection
with Windham Fabrics, “Pottery”,
features rich, deep colors.

2

Making the Sections and
Blocks
Make 120 paper copies of the foun-
dation section.

Refer to “FoundationPiecing”in
Basic Lessons.

Refer to thefoundationsectionfor
color placement.Piecethesection
in numericalorder,pressingand
trimmingaftereachpatchaddition.
Make 120 sections.

Sew 3 sections together as shown,

stopping each stitch line^1 ⁄ 4 " from

edge, to make a block. Make

33 blocks total.

Section

Make 120

Block

Make 33

Center Assembly

3

Assembling the Quilt

Center

Refer to the Center Assembly

Diagram. Sew sections and blocks

together as shown, watching place-

ment and orientation.

Referring to Trimming Diagram,

trim quilt center as shown.

Carefully remove the foundation

papers.

4

Adding the Borders

Refer to “Borders” in Basic

Lessons. Join brown border 1 strips

and cut to sizes shown in Assembly

Diagram. Matching centers and