MADE MODERN
Give a traditional Old Maid block a style update with bright solid colours
Give a traditional Old Maid block a style update with Shelly Morgan’s bright solids design
YOU WILL NEED
Fabric A (pink): ¼yd Fabric B (navy): ¼yd Fabric C (aqua): ¼yd Fabric D (yellow): ¼yd Fabric E (light blue): ¼yd Fabric F (blue): ½yd Fabric G (white): 13/ 8yds Backing fabric: 15/ 8yds Batting: 44in x 57in Binding fabric: ½yd
FINISHED SIZE
39in x 52in approx
NOTES
Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. HST = Half-square Triangle. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong sides together. Quilted by Elizabeth Lee of Golden Isles Quilting. Fabric supplied by Stash Fabrics (stashfabrics.com)
FABRICS USED
All fabrics are from the Kona Cotton Solids collection by Robert Kaufman.
CUTTING OUT
1From Fabric A cut five (5) 7½in squares.
2From Fabric B cut three (3) 7½in squares.
3From Fabric C cut two (2) 7½in squares.
4From Fabric D cut one (1) 7½in square.
5From Fabric E cut two (2) 7½in squares.
6From Fabric F cut nine (9) 7½in squares.
7From Fabric G cut ten (10) 7in squares and twenty (20) 7½in squares.
SWAP SOLIDS FOR TONE-ON-TONE PRINTS TO PUT A DIFFERENT SPIN ON THIS GRAPHIC QUILT DESIGN
8From the binding fabric cut five (5) 2½in x WOF strips.
PIECING THE HSTS
9Take one 7½in Fabric A square and one 7½in Fabric G square. On the wrong side of the Fabric G square mark a diagonal line from corner to corner. Place the squares RST, with the Fabric G square on top. Stitch ¼in either side of the marked line and then cut through both layers on the marked line (Fig 1).
10Open the units out and press. Keeping the 45-degree line of your ruler aligned with the diagonal seam, trim to 7in square to make two A/G HSTs (Fig 2).
11Repeat steps 9–10 with the remaining 7½in squares to make a total of the following: Ten (10) A/G HSTs. Four (4) B/G HSTs – you need three so will have one left over. Four (4) C/G HSTs. Two (2) D/G HSTs. Two (2) E/G HSTs –#you need one so will have one left over. Eighteen (18) F/G HSTs – you need seventeen so will have one left over. Two (2) B/E HSTs – you need one so will have one left over.
ASSEMBLING THE QUILT TOP
12Take the thirty-eight HSTs and ten 7in Fabric G squares. Arrange into eight rows of six units each, referring to the photo for colour placement.
13Join the units into rows and then join the rows to complete the quilt top.
QUILTING AND FINISHING
14Remove the selvedges from the backing fabric and press well.
15Make a quilt sandwich by placing the backing fabric right side down, the batting on top, then the quilt top centrally and right side up. The backing and batting are slightly larger than the quilt top. Baste the layers together using your preferred method.
16Quilt as desired. This quilt was quilted by Elizabeth Lee of Golden Isles Quilting with a geometric pattern.
17Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the quilt.
18Join the binding strips together end-to-end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open and trim away the dog ears, then fold in half lengthwise, WST, and press.
19Sew the binding to the front of the quilt, folding a mitre at each corner.
20Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.