American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

The patterns are on Pattern

Sheet 4. To make templates of the

patterns, see Make and Use Templates,

page 100. Instead of a Pattern A

template, designer Susan Ache used

the Kaleido-Ruler from Marti Michell

(frommarti.com) to cut her A pieces.

(She also used it to cut the solid tan

triangles.) If you plan to use this ruler,

follow the manufacturer’s instructions

for a 9" block.

From solid cream, cut:

▫ 80—2 × 9 1 ⁄ 2 " sashing rectangles

From solid tan, cut:

▫ 71—3^1 ⁄ 2 " squares, cutting each in

half diagonally for 142 triangles

total

▫ 49—2" sashing squares

From solid aqua, cut:

▫ 14 of Pattern B

▫ 2—9" squares, cutting each in half

diagonally for 4 corner triangles

total

From multicolor diagonal stripe, cut:

▫ 8—2^1 ⁄ 2 ×42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE BLOCKS 1 AND 2

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.

Blocks 1 and 2 are composed of

triangles cut in opposing orientations

from a single strip set. Because the

strip colors and strip widths are

random, the result is two different

triangles and two different blocks.

1. From assorted solid brights (and
   remaining solid cream, if desired), cut
   four or five 42"-long strips in widths
   ranging from 1^1 ⁄ 2 " to 2". Strips can
   be any color. The widths should vary
   but the total of the widths (without

(^1) ⁄ 4 " seam allowances) should be at
least 4^1 ⁄ 2 ".

2. Sew together Step 1 strips in desired
   order to make a strip set (Diagram 1).
   If necessary, trim strip set to 5" wide
   including seam allowances.


3. Referring to Diagram 2, place
   template A atop strip set in orientation
   No. 1. Cut along template edges to
   make a triangle 1. Rotate template
   180° to orientation No. 2; cut along
   template edge to make a triangle 2.
   Triangles 1 and 2 will differ. Continue
   in same manner to cut eight total of
   triangle 1 and eight total of triangle 2
   from the strip set.

FINISHED QUILT: 62^1 ⁄ 2 × 773 ⁄ 8 "

FINISHED BLOCK: 9" square

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions
are based on 42" of usable fabric
width.

▫ 42 ⁄ 3 yards total assorted solid
brights (blocks)

▫ 3 yards solid cream (sashing,
blocks)

▫ 7 ⁄ 8 yard solid tan (blocks, sashing,
setting triangles)

▫ 11 ⁄ 4 yards solid aqua (setting and
corner triangles)

▫ 2 ⁄ 3 yard multicolor diagonal stripe
(binding)

▫ 47 ⁄ 8 yards backing fabric

▫ 71 ×86" batting

▫ Kaleido-Ruler from Marti Michell
(optional)

The colorful umbrellas of this

quilt transport me to the beach

every time I look at them!

—Susan Ache, designer

Diagram 1

5 "

42 " long

Diagram 2

1

2