Put your precision to the test and practise matching
up seams with bold blocks in tropical printsBY JESSICA ENTWISTLE
Nine-Patch quilt
You will need
MATERIALS
Q A selection of six (6) print fabrics,
see instructions for measurements
Q Fabric A: 60in x 44in
Q Fabric B: 60in x 44in
Q Fabric C: 28in x 44in
Q Fabric D: 35in x 44in
Q Fabric E: 35in x 44in
Q Batting: 51in square
FABRICS USED
The fabrics used are from the Leilani
collection by Maude Asbury for Blend:
QFabric A: Fern Leaves in Ivory.
QFabric B: Hibiscus in Blue.
QFabric C: Tropical Fronds in Ivory.
QFabric D: Cacti in Blue.
QFabric E: Cacti in Ivory.
NOTE
QSeam allowances are ¼in throughout,
unless otherwise noted.
QRST = right sides together.
01030204CUTTING OUT1
From Fabric A cut:
QOne (1) 23^5 / 8 in x 55in strip for the
quilt backing.
QNine (9) 7^1 / 8 in squares.
QFour (4) 2^3 / 8 in x 19¾in strips for the binding.2
From Fabric B cut:
QOne (1) 23^5 / 8 in x 55in strip for the
quilt backing.
QEight (8) 7^1 / 8 in squares.
QFour (4) 2^3 / 8 in x 19¾in strips for the binding.3
From Fabric C cut:
QEight (8) 7^1 / 8 in squares.
QTwo (2) 7^7 / 8 in x 27^5 / 8 in strips for binding.
QFour (4) 2^3 /^8 in x 19¾in strips for the binding.4
From Fabric D cut:
QFourteen (14) 7^1 /^8 in x 3¾in rectangles.
QTwenty (20) 3¾in squares.5
From Fabric E cut:
QFourteen (14) 7^1 / 8 in x 3¾in rectangles.
QTwenty (20) 3¾in squares.PIECING THE QUILT6
Take one Fabric D square and sew it right
sides together (RST) with a Fabric E square,
down one side. Press the seams to one side.
Repeat this to make twenty sets of squares in
the same way.7
Take one set and sew it to another set
as shown to make a Four-Patch block with
the alternating fabrics. Press the seams to
one side (Fig 1).8
Take one Fabric D rectangle and sew it
RST with a Fabric E rectangle along one
long edge. Press the seams to one side.
Repeat this to make fourteen sets of
rectangles in the same way.