American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-04)

These orange and green

solids are similar to those

in the vintage

Bride’s Bouquet quilt.

Bella Solids collection

by Moda Fabrics

9900-222 Mango

9900-126 Betty’s Teal

Kona Cotton Solids

collection by

Robert Kaufman Fabrics

400 Carrot

1259 Old Green

Painter’s Palette Solids

collection by

Paintbrush Studios

057 Burnt Orange

039 Jade

1000 Colors Solids

collection by Lecien

705 Mango

153 Mint

Cotton Couture collection

by Michael Miller

SC5333 Tangerine

SC5333 Mermaid

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

The patterns are on Pattern Sheet 1.

To make templates of patterns, see

Make and Use Templates, page 108. Be

sure to transfer dots from patterns to

templates and then to fabric pieces.

The dots are matching points, which

are used when setting in seams.

From assorted 1930s reproduction

prints, cut:

▫ 150 of Pattern A

From solid orange, cut:

▫ 64—2^1 ∕ 2 ×13" sashing rectangles

▫ 150 of Pattern B or 150—1^7 ∕ 8 "

squares

From solid green, cut:

▫ 9—2^1 ∕ 2 ×42" binding strips

▫ 40—2^1 ∕ 2 " sashing squares

▫ 25 of Pattern C

From solid ivory, cut:

▫ 3—21^3 ∕ 4 " squares, cutting each

diagonally twice in an X for 12

setting triangles total

▫ 25—13" squares for appliqué

foundations

▫ 2—12^1 ∕ 2 " squares, cutting each

in half diagonally for 4 corner

triangles total

ASSEMBLE BLOCKS

The key to sewing angled pieces

together (setting in seams) is carefully

aligning marked matching points

(dots on fabric pieces). Whether

you’re stitching by machine or hand,

start and stop sewing precisely at the

matching points; be sure to backstitch

to secure seam ends.

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

Layer two assorted 1930s print

A diamonds; align edges. Referring

to Diagram 1, sew together a pair of

edges between matching points to

make a diamond pair; do not sew into

(^1) ∕ 4 " seam allowances at beginning
and end of seam. Repeat to make 75
diamond pairs total.

2

Referring to Diagram 2, pin a

solid orange B square to inside

corner of a diamond pair. Align

matching points at inside corner,

pushing a pin through both fabric

layers to check alignment. Begin

stitching at center dot on diamond

pair and sew out to second matching

point on square; do not sew into^1 ∕ 4 "

seam allowances. Bring adjacent edge

of square up to next edge of diamond

pair; sew from center dot out to

second matching point to make a bud

unit. Repeat to make 75 bud units total.

3

On wrong side of each bud unit,

turn seam allowances of top edges

under^1 ∕ 4 " (Diagram 3); press.

4

On a remaining solid orange B

square, turn seam allowances of

two adjacent edges under^1 ∕ 4 "; press.

FINISHED QUILT: 821 ∕ 2 "

FINISHED BLOCK: 121 ∕ 2 " square

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions

are based on 42" of usable fabric

width.

▫ 12 ∕ 3 yards total assorted 1930s

reproduction prints in red, blue,

green, yellow, brown, white, pink,

and purple (blocks)

▫ 21 ∕ 4 yards solid orange (blocks,

sashing rectangles)

▫ 2 yards solid green (blocks,

sashing squares, binding)

▫ 5 yards solid ivory (appliqué

foundations, setting and corner

triangles)

▫ 75 ∕ 8 yards backing fabric

▫ 91"-square batting

Current

Fabrics

Diagram 1

A A

Diagram 2

B

Diagram 3

94 APQ ¥ April 2020