American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-12)

ASSEMBLE CORNER UNITS

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. Top a mottled light gray A piece
   with a mottled dark gray B piece
   (Diagram 1). Align center matching
   points; pin. Pin matching points at
   each end. Pin generously in between,
   gently easing edges as needed to align
   (Diagram 2).


2. Sew together pieces, removing each
   pin just before the needle reaches it, to
   make a corner unit (Diagram 3). The
   unit should be 4^1 ∕ 2 " square including
   seam allowances. Repeat to make 16
   corner units total.
   3. Using mottled light gray B pieces
   and mottled dark gray A pieces, repeat
   steps 1 and 2 to make 16 reversed
   corner units (Diagram 4).
   4. Combining remaining mottled
   light gray A and B pieces with A and
   B pieces in remaining colors, repeat
   steps 1-3 to make 112 corner units total
   and 112 reversed corner units total.

ASSEMBLE POINT UNITS

1. Referring to Diagram 5, sew

together a mottled teal C triangle

and a mottled beige D triangle. Add

a mottled teal C reversed triangle to

make a point unit. The unit should be

21 ∕ 2 × 41 ∕ 2 " including seam allowances.

2. Using remaining C, C reversed, and
   D triangles, repeat Step 1 to make 224
   point units total.

ASSEMBLE CENTER UNITS

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line
   on wrong side of each mottled light
   gray 1^1 ∕ 2 " square.


2. Align a marked mottled light
   gray square with one corner of a
   mottled teal 2^1 ∕ 2 " square (Diagram 6;
   note direction of marked line). Sew
   on marked line. Trim excess fabric,
   leaving a^1 ∕ 4 " seam allowance. Press

open attached triangle. Add a second

marked mottled light gray square

to opposite corner; trim and press

as before. In the same manner, add

marked mottled light gray squares to

remaining corners to make a center

unit. The unit should be 2^1 ∕ 2 " square

including seam allowances.

3. Using remaining 2^1 ∕ 2 " squares,
   repeat Step 2 to make 56 center units
   total.

ASSEMBLE BLOCKS

1. Gather two dark gray corner units,
   two dark gray reversed corner units,
   one teal center unit, and four teal point
   units.


2. Referring to Diagram 7, lay out
   units in three rows. Sew together units
   in rows. Join rows to make a block. The
   block should be 10^1 ∕ 2 " square including
   seam allowances.


3. Referring to Quilt Assembly
   Diagram for color pairings, repeat
   steps 1 and 2 to make 56 blocks total.

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Diagram 3

Diagram 4

Diagram 5

D

C Cr

Diagram 6

(^2) sq.^1 / 2 "
(^1) sq.^1 / 2 "
Diagram 7
88 APQ • December 2019