McCall’s Quick Quilts – October 2019

14 McCall’s Quick Quilts October/November 2019

Cut

Patches are lettered in order of use.
Cut largest patches fi rst. Measurements
include ¼ ̋ seam allowances. Border strips
will be pieced and cut to exact length
needed. You may want to make them
longer to allow for piecing variations.

• Pale blue tone-on-tone
  10 squares 2⅞ ̋ (A)
  5 squares 2½ ̋ (B)
  10 squares 2 ̋ (C)


• Assorted tone-on-tones
  cut 5 matching sets of:
  3 squares 2⅞ ̋ (A)
  1 square 2½ ̋ (B)
  cut 5 matching sets of:
  1 square 2⅞ ̋ (A)
  1 square 2½ ̋ (B)
  cut a total of:
  44 squares 5 ̋ (E)


• Maroon tone-on-tone
  3 strips 2 ̋ x WOF for border 1
  4 rectangles 2 ̋ x 6½ ̋ (D)


• Brown tone-on-tone
  3 strips 3 ̋ x WOF for border 2

NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are
Chambray designed by Connecting
Threads Fabrics.

Sew

1 ReferringtoTriangle-SquaresinQuilt

Basics andtoDiagramI-A, usepale

blue tone-on-toneA’sandassorted

tone-on-toneA’sto makeunit1’sas

shown.Make5 setsof 4 matching

total.

Similarly,referringtoDiagramI-B,

use setsof assortedtone-on-toneA’s

to make5 setsof 2 matchingunit2’s

total asshown.

2 ReferringtoStitch-and-FlipinQuilt

Basics, join2 paleblueC’sto corners

of assortedB asshownto make

unit 3 (DiagramII). Make5 total.

3 ReferringtoDiagramIII, joinmatch-

ing unit1’s,2 matchingunit2’s, 1

coordinatingunit3, 1 coordinating

assortedB andpaleblueB asshown

to makeblock.Make5 total.

Make5 sets

of 4 matching

Unit 1

DiagramI-A

Make5 sets

of 2 matching

Unit 2

DiagramI-B

Unit 3

Make5 total

DiagramII

C

4 Note: Refer to Assembly Diagram for

following steps, watching block place-

ment and orientation. Sew vertical row

of 5 blocks alternating with maroon

tone-on-tone D’s.

5 Cut maroon border strips to sizes

shown in Assembly Diagram. Match-

ing centers and ends, sew border side

strips to table runner. Repeat to add

border top and bottom strips.

6 Add brown border strips in same way.

7 Referring to Diagram IV, fold E in half

diagonally and press. Fold diagonally

once more as shown and press again

to make prairie point. Make 44 total.

8 Referring to Diagram V, pin 5 prairie

points to each end of the runner, and

17 prairie point to each side as shown,

nesting the folded edge of each prairie

point in between the layers of the

point to its left. Baste in place.

9 Smooth batting over a fl at surface.

Place table runner backing on top of

batting, right side up. Place basted

runner top on backing, right side

facing backing. Pin all layers together.

Sew through all layers, ¼ ̋ from top’s

raw edge, leaving about 4 ̋ open on

one side for turning. Trim excess bat-

ting and backing even with top’s raw

edge. Trim corners diagonally.

10 Turn runner right side out through

opening. Press. Slip stitch opening

closed by hand and quilt. Abigail ma-

chine quilted in the ditch and ¼ ̋ away

from seams in sashes and border 1.

She quilted continuous curls in the

blocks and curls in border 2.

DiagramIII

Block

Make 5 total

B

B