Today's Quilter - UK (2019-11)

74 Join us at http://www.todaysquilter.com

Youwillneed

QAssortedprintedfabrics– 5ydsin total

QOrangeprintfabric– 2in x WOF

QGreybackgroundfabric– 1yds

QBatting– 78insquare

QBackingfabric– 4yds

QBinding fabric – yd

BEHIND THE QUILT

A POP OF COLOUR
“Bearingin mind(pardonthepun!)thatmyblogandbusinessnameis
myBearpaw,it is quitesurprisingthatI haveneverdesigneda BearPawQuilt.
Oneof thefirstquiltsI madeusedBearPawblocks,butthatwasnearly 30 years
agoandI havenotmadeanothersince!Withthatin mind,I decidedit wastimeto
designmyownversion,soI’vetakenthe‘paw’elementof thistraditionaldesign
andextendedit witha squareinnerborder.I thenquarteredit withsashingand
cornerstones.Thisgorgeous'Murmur'fabriccollectionbyValoriWellsis fullof
hummingbirdsandsunflowers,soI wantedto givethelargeprintsspaceto shine.
I alsowantedto givethedesigna lowcontrastvibe,soI pairedtheprintswith
eachotherratherthanchoosinga separatebackground. The result is a relaxed,
cheerful quilt for everyday use.”–Jo Avery

ONEBLOCKPROJECT

BEAR PAW PARADE

Cutting out

1

Fromtheassortedprintfabrics,

cutasfollows(seestep5):

QTwenty(20) 3 inx WOFstrips.

Subcutintotwo-hundred-and-

thirty-four(234) 3in squares for

theHSTs.

QTwenty-four(24)3inx WOFstrips.

Subcutthirteen(13)of theseinto

one-hundred-and-eighty(180)3in

squaresandeleven(11)intoseventy-

two (72) 3in x 5in pieces.

2

Fromtheorangeprintfabric,cut

thirteen (13) 2in squares.

3

Fromthegreybackground fabric,

cutasfollows:

QTwo(2) 3 inx WOFstrips.Subcut

intoeighteen(18) 3 insquares.

QTwenty-one(21) 2 inx WOF

strips.Subcutintothirty-six(36)

2 inx 10instrips,andtwelve

(12) 2in x 22in strips.

4

Fromthebindingfabric,cut eight

(8) 2in x WOF strips.

Makingthe blocks

5

EachBearPawblockis madeup

oftwo(2)dierentquarter-block

colourways.Choosefour(4)dierent

printfabricsforeachBearPawblock,

plustwo(2)contrastfabrics.Youwill

needthefollowingforeachblock:

QPrints1 and3 – six(6) 3 in

squares,one(1)3insquare and one

(1)3inx 5inpiece.

QPrints2 and4 – six(6) 3 in

squaresandsix(6)3insquares.

QContrastA – four(4)3insquares

andfour(4)3inx 5inpieces.

QContrast B – two (2) 3in squares.

6

Paira 3insquareofeachprint 1

andprint2,rightsidestogether.

Drawa diagonallinecornertocorner

on the back of one square(Fig 1 ).