QUILT
Finished size:
601 ∕ 2 " square
MATERIALS
Yardages and cutting
instructions are based
on 42" of usable fabric
width.
❏ 1 yard solid olive
green (quilt center)
❏ 3 ∕ 4 yard solid lime
green (quilt center)
❏ 1 ∕ 3 yard solid light pink
(quilt center)
❏ 21 ∕ 4 yards solid dark
teal (quilt center,
border, binding)
❏ 3 ∕ 8 yard solid aqua
(quilt center)
❏ 3 ∕ 8 yard solid dark pink
(quilt center)
❏ 37 ∕ 8 yards backing
fabric
❏ 69"-square batting
FABRICS are from the
Kona Cotton Solids
collection by Robert
Kaufman Fabrics
(robertkaufman.com).
double the batting
Designer Vicki Ruebel used two types of batting
(Hobbs 80/20 layered with Quilters Dream Wool)
in Abstract Floral to give extra dimension to the
quilting. The difference in thickness between
the batting and the stitched lines causes the
clamshell motifs to puff up.
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Transform simple triangle-
squares into a graphic, modern
wall quilt that’s sure to
command attention.
DESIGNER VICKI RUEBEL OF ORCHID OWL QUILTS
(ORCHIDOWLQUILTS.COM)
floral PHOTOGRAPHER CARSON DOWNING
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