American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

Speed up construction of this

quilt by chain-piecing the strip

sets, subunits, and units. Use a

thread cutter to quickly separate

chain-pieced segments. Need

a chain-piecing refresher? Visit

AllPeopleQuilt.com/722 for a video.

CHAIN PIECING

SIMPLIFIES ASSEMBLY

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

From solid white, cut:

▫ 25—1× 21" strips

▫ 16—1^1 ∕ 2 × 17 1 ∕ 2 " strips

▫ 96—1^1 ∕ 2 × 8 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 × 7 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 × 6 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 × 5 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 × 4 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 × 3 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 × 2 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

▫ 448—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

From assorted blue prints, cut:

▫ 7—1 × 21" strips

▫ 192—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

▫ 128—1 × 1 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From assorted dark orange

prints, cut:

▫ 7—1×21" strips

▫ 128—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

▫ 128—1× 1 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From assorted yellow prints, cut:

▫ 7—1 × 21" strips

▫ 128—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

▫ 128—1 × 1 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From assorted red prints, cut:

▫ 4—1 × 21" strips

▫ 64—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

▫ 64—1 × 1 1 ∕ 2 " rectangles

From assorted turquoise prints, cut:

▫ 320—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

From assorted light orange

prints, cut:

▫ 128—1^1 ∕ 2 " squares

From orange print, cut:

▫ 8—2^1 ∕ 2 × 42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE SUBUNITS

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. Sew together a solid white 1× 21"strip
   and a blue print 1 × 21" strip to make a
   blue strip set (Diagram 1). Repeat to
   make seven blue strip sets total.
   Cut strip sets into 128 total 1"-wide
   blue segments.


2. Using assorted dark orange, yellow,
   and red print 1 × 21" strips, repeat Step 1
   to make 128 dark orange segments, 128
   yellow segments, and 64 red segments.


3. Referring to Diagram 2, join a blue
   print 1 × 1 1 ∕ 2 " rectangle to right-hand
   edge of a blue segment to make a blue
   subunit. The subunit should be 1^1 ∕ 2 "
   square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make 64 blue subunits total.

FINISHED QUILT: 68^1 ∕ 2 " square
FINISHED BLOCK: 17" square

MATERIALS

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

▫ 4 3 ∕ 4 yards solid white (blocks)

▫ 6— 9 × 21" pieces (fat eighths)
assorted blue prints (blocks)

▫ 5 — 9 × 21" pieces (fat eighths)
assorted dark orange prints
(blocks)

▫ 5— 9 × 21" pieces (fat eighths)
assorted yellow prints (blocks)

▫ 3— 9 × 21" pieces (fat eighths)
assorted red prints (blocks)

▫ 5 — 9 × 21" pieces (fat eighths)
assorted turquoise prints (blocks)

▫ 3— 9 × 21" pieces (fat eighths)
assorted light orange prints
(blocks)

▫ 5 ∕ 8 yard orange print (binding)

▫ 4 5 ∕ 8 yards backing fabric

▫ 77"-square batting

1 "

1 × 21 "

1 × 21 "

Diagram 1

1 ×

1 / 1

" 2

Diagram 2