American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

3. Lay out five triangle-squares,
   two light star point units, two dark
   star point units, eight assorted dark

print 2^1 ∕ 2 " squares, and eight assorted

light print 2^1 ∕ 2 " squares in five rows

(Diagram 5; note orientation of

triangle-squares and star point

units). Sew together pieces in rows.

Join rows to make a block. The block

should be 10^1 ∕ 2 " square including

seam allowances. Repeat to make 80

blocks total.

ASSEMBLE QUILT TOP

1. Referring to Quilt Assembly
   Diagram, lay out blocks in 10 rows,
   orienting blocks as shown. Sew
   together blocks in rows. Press seams
   in one direction, alternating direction
   with each row.


2. Join rows to complete quilt top.
   Press seams in one direction.

FINISH QUILT

1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing;
   baste. (For details, see Complete Quilt,
   page 103.)


2. Quilt as desired. Carla Berst
   machine-quilted continuous curve
   orange peels in the squares and
   outline-quilted each star. She also
   quilted large loops within dark areas
   of blocks (Quilting Diagram).


3. Bind with red print binding strips.
   (For details, see Complete Quilt.)

Designers: Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken of

Jo’s Country Junction (joscountryjunction.com)

Machine quilter: Carla Berst

(longarm-quilting-inspirations.com)

For her four-block 20"-square table topper, managing

editor Janet Klockenga played with scraps of

contemporary prints, incorporating some precut

21 ∕ 2 " squares to save cutting time.

FABRICS are from the Remix and Circulus collections by

Jen Kingwell Designs for Moda Fabrics (modafabrics.com).

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Diagram 5

(^2) sq.^1 / 2 "
Quilting Diagram
44 APQ ¥ August 2019