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Sew long inner border strips to
long edges of quilt center. Add
short inner border strips to remaining
edges. Press seams toward inner
border.
4
Piece and cut aqua print 3^1 ∕ 2 ×42"
strips to make:
▫ 2—3^1 ∕ 2 ×64" outer border strips
▫ 2—3^1 ∕ 2 × 591 ∕ 2 " outer border strips
5
Sew long outer border strips to
long edges of quilt center. Add
short outer border strips to remaining
edges to complete quilt top. Press
seams toward outer border.
FINISH QUILT
1
Layer quilt top, batting, and
backing; baste. (For details, see
Complete Quilt, page 103.)
2
Quilt as desired. Marion Bott
machine-quilted a Baptist fan
design across the quilt top (Quilting
Diagram).
3
Bind with chartreuse print
binding strips. (For details, see
Complete Quilt.)
DESIGNER:Sherri McConnell (aquiltinglife.com)
MACHINE QUILTER:Marion Bott
optionBright saturated colors from associate editor Diane Tomlinson’s fabric
stash shine in her version of Nine-Patch Square Dance. She mixed
prints and batiks and added some dark colors to make the brights
stand out. To create interest and depth behind the brights, Diane used
black and gray geometric prints on white backgrounds, which often
are referred to as low-volume prints.Quilting DiagramAllPeopleQuilt.com 35