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AllPeopleQuilt.com 27

PILLOW

Finished size: 20" square

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting

instructions are based

on 42" of usable fabric

width.

❏ 10" square each pink

small floral, green small

floral, coral small floral,

black dot, black lattice

print, black stripe, aqua

dot, and black diamond

print (pillow top)

❏ 1 ∕ 2 yard solid white

(pillow top)

❏ 2—10" squares each

black small floral and

aqua diamond print

(pillow top)

❏ 24"-square muslin

(lining)

❏ 1 ∕ 2 yard backing fabric

❏ 24"-square batting

❏ 20"-square pillow form

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

From pink small floral, cut:

■ 16—1^3 ∕ 4 " squares

From each green small floral and coral

small floral, cut:

■ 8—1^3 ∕ 4 " squares

From black small floral, cut:

■ 32—1^3 ∕ 4 " squares

From solid white, cut:

■ 48—2^1 ∕ 2 " squares

From each black dot, black lattice print,

black stripe, and aqua dot, cut:

■ 4—4^1 ∕ 2 " squares

From black diamond print, cut:

■ 1—4^1 ∕ 2 " square

From aqua diamond print, cut:

■ 8—4^1 ∕ 2 " squares

From backing fabric, cut:

■ 2—12^3 ∕ 4 × 201 ∕ 2 " rectangles

ASSEMBLE 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 ) Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line

on wrong side of each floral

13 ∕ 4 " square and solid white 2^1 ∕ 2 "

square. (To prevent fabric from

stretching as you draw lines,

place 220-grit sandpaper under

each square.)

2 ) Align a marked pink small floral

square with a corner of a black

dot 4^1 ∕ 2 " square (Diagram 1; note

direction of drawn line). Sew on

drawn line; trim excess fabric, leaving

(^1) ∕ 4 " seam allowance. Press open
attached triangle to make Unit A.
The unit should be 4^1 ∕ 2 " square
including seam allowances. Repeat
to make four A units total.
3 ) Align a marked green small floral
square with bottom left-hand corner
of a black lattice print 4^1 ∕ 2 " square
(Diagram 2; note direction of drawn
line). Sew on drawn line; trim excess
fabric, leaving^1 ∕ 4 " seam allowance.
Press open attached triangle. Repeat
with a marked coral small floral square
on bottom right-hand corner to make
Unit B. The unit should be 4^1 ∕ 2 " square
including seam allowances. Repeat to
make four B units total.
Tiny hourglasses twist and turn like pieces in a
kaleidoscope in a pillow of Snowball blocks.
DESIGNER SUSAN ACHE
MACHINE QUILTER SUSAN ROGERS
PILLOW
41 ∕ 2 "
sq. 13 ∕ 4 "
sq.
Unit A
DIAGRAM 1
41 ∕ 2 "
sq.
(^1) sq.^3 ∕ 4 "
Unit B
DIAGRAM 2
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