American Patchwork & Quilting – October 2019

9. Repeat Step 8 with red, orange, and
   dark gold Maple Leaf units to make six
   A blocks total.

ASSEMBLE BLOCK B

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal
   line on wrong side of off-white print
   1" squares.


2. Align marked off-white print
   squares with opposite corners of
   a green print 1^1 ⁄ 2 × 2 1 ⁄ 2 " rectangle
   (Diagram 7; note direction of marked
   lines). Stitch on marked lines; trim
   seam allowances to^1 ⁄ 4 ". Press open
   attached triangles to make a leaf
   unit. The unit still should be 1^1 ⁄ 2 × 2 1 ⁄ 2 "
   including seam allowances. Repeat to
   make six leaf units total.


3. Referring to Diagram 8, lay out
   an off-white print 1^1 ⁄ 2 ×3 " rectangle, a
   brown dot 1× 1 1 ⁄ 2 " rectangle, a leaf unit,
   and an off-white print 1^1 ⁄ 2 " square.
   Join pieces to make leaf row. Repeat to
   make six leaf rows total. Set aside two
   leaf rows for Block C.


4. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line
   on wrong side of 16 off-white print 1^1 ⁄ 2 "
   squares.


5. Align marked off-white print
   squares with ends of an orange print
   1 1 ⁄ 2 × 6 1 ⁄ 2 " rectangle (Diagram 9; note
   direction of marked lines). Stitch on
   marked lines; trim seam allowances
   to^1 ⁄ 4 ". Press open attached triangles
   to make a top/bottom pumpkin row.
   Repeat to make eight top/bottom
   pumpkin rows total.
   6. Referring to Diagram 10, lay out
   one leaf row, two pumpkin top/bottom
   rows, and three orange print 1^1 ⁄ 2 × 6 1 ⁄ 2 "
   rectangles; join to make a strip-pieced
   pumpkin unit. The unit should be 6^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make four strip-pieced
   pumpkin units total.
   7. Referring to Diagram 11, sew orange
   B side units to opposite edges of a
   pieced pumpkin unit. Join dark gold
   large triangle-squares to opposite
   ends of two orange B side units; sew to
   remaining edges to make Block B. The
   block should be 12^1 ⁄ 2 " square including
   seam allowances.
   8. Repeat Step 7 with remaining dark
   gold large triangle-squares and light
   brown floral large triangle-squares to
   make four B blocks total.

ASSEMBLE BLOCK C

1. Draw a diagonal line on wrong
   side of remaining off-white print 1^1 ⁄ 2 "
   squares.


2. Layer a marked off-white print
   square atop an orange print 1^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square. Sew on marked line. Trim
   excess fabric leaving a^1 ⁄ 4 " seam
   allowance; press open attached
   triangle to make small triangle-square.
   The triangle-square should be 1^1 ⁄ 2 "
   square including seam allowances.
   Repeat to make eight small triangle-
   squares total.

11 / 2 × 3 "

1 ×

1 / 1

" (^211) / 2 "
sq.
Diagram 8

11 / 2 × 61 / 2 "

Diagram 9

(^1) sq.^1 / 2 "

11 / 2 × 61 / 2 "

Diagram 10

Block B

Diagram 11

Diagram 7

11 / 2 × 21 / 2 "

sq.^1 "

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