American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2021-04)

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Free Pattern

2

Quilt as desired. Christy Bowman

machine-quilted large butterfly

motifs across the quilt top (Quilting

Diagram).

3

Bind with green plaid binding

strips. (For details, see Complete

Quilt.)

DESIGNER:Shannon Arnstein

MACHINE QUILTER:Christy Bowman

ADD BORDERS

1

Piece and cut salmon print 2^1 ∕ 2 ×42"
strips to make:
▫ 2—2^1 ∕ 2 × 893 ∕ 8 " inner border strips
▫ 2—2^1 ∕ 2 × 853 ∕ 8 " inner border strips

2

Sew short inner border strips to
left- and right-hand edges of quilt
center. Add long inner border strips
to top and bottom edges. Press seams
toward inner border.

3

Piece and cut teal butterfly print
31 ∕ 2 ×42" strips to make:
▫ 2—3^1 ∕ 2 × 953 ∕ 8 " middle border strips

4

Sew teal butterfly print 3^1 ∕ 2 × 893 ∕ 8 "
middle border strips to left- and
right-hand edges of quilt center. Add
teal butterfly print 3^1 ∕ 2 × 953 ∕ 8 " middle

border strips to top and bottom edges.

Press seams toward middle border.

5

Piece and cut green floral 4^1 ∕ 2 ×42"

strips to make:

▫ 2—4^1 ∕ 2 × 1033 ∕ 8 " outer border strips

▫ 2—4^1 ∕ 2 × 953 ∕ 8 " outer border strips

6

Sew short outer border strips to

left- and right-hand edges of quilt

center. Add long outer border strips

to top and bottom edges to complete

quilt top. Press seams toward outer

border.

FINISH QUILT

1

Layer quilt top, batting, and

backing; baste. (For details, see

Complete Quilt, page 103.)

option

Twist and turn four A blocks to

make an alternative setting for

smaller version of Spring Sunrise.

Creative machine quilting in the

negative space includes stippling

in portions of two blocks.

FABRICS are from the Hopewell

collection by Jo Morton for Moda Fabrics

(modafabrics.com).

Quilting Diagram

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