USING A HANDY STACK OF FAT QUARTERS WILL MAKE YOUR FABRIC PULL A BREEZE!
YOU WILL NEED
■ Print fabrics: twenty (20)
fat quarters
■ Background fabric: 23/4yds
■ Batting: 75in x 85in
■ Backing fabric: 43/4yds
■ Binding: 5/8yd
FINISHED SIZE
■ 67in x 77in
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are 1/4in,
unless otherwise noted.
■ Press seams open throughout,
unless otherwise instructed.
■ RST = right sides together.
■ WOF = width of fabric.
■ HST = Half-square Triangle.
■ Fabric supplied by Cultured Expressions
(culturedexpressions.com).
FABRICS USED
■ Prints are from a pack of twenty Ankara
fabrics from Cultured Expressions.
■ Solid fabric is a Kona Cotton Solid
in White by Robert Kaufman.
PREPARATION
For each pieced block, you will use a pair 1
of fabrics. Angee suggests matching small print with large print fabrics, or light and dark prints to achieve a high contrast. You can repeat fabrics within one set of blocks, or use lots of different fabrics for each set, as preferred. There are no rules, and the choice is up to you. The cutting out instructions are organised in seperate sections for each block. It may help to organise your fabrics into pairs before cutting out your pieces for each block.
CUTTING OUT – SQUARE-IN-A-SQUARE
From each of six (6) centre 2
square fabrics cut:
■ One (1) 71/2in square.
From each of six (6) corner fabrics cut: 3
■ Two (2) 6in squares. Cut each square in half on the diagonal.
CUTTING OUT – HST UNITS
From each of ten (10) fabrics cut: 4
■ One (1) 83/4in x 151/2in.
CUTTING OUT – HOURGLASS
From each of ten (10) fabrics cut: 5
■ One (1) 81/4in square. Cut each square in half on the diagonal.
CUTTING OUT – FOUR-PATCH
From each of ten (10) fabrics cut: 6
■ Two (2) 51/2in squares.
CUTTING OUT – QUILT
From the background fabric cut: 7
■ Six (6) 101/2in x WOF. Subcut twenty one (21) 101/2in squares.
■ Eight (8) 4in x WOF.
From the binding fabric cut: 8
■ Eight (8) 21/2in x WOF.
SQUARE-IN-A-SQUARE BLOCKS
Take four matching corner triangles
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and one centre square in a contrasting print (Fig A). Fold the square in half and finger press to mark the centre, and unfold. Repeat, folding in the other direction. Fold each triangle in half, matching edges, and finger press to mark the centre of the diagonal edge.
Place two triangles right sides together 10
with the centre square on opposite sides. Pin in place, matching the centre marks (Fig B). Sew, then press the triangles away from the centre square. Repeat the process to sew the other two triangles to the remaining sides, as shown in Fig C.
Repeat steps 9–10 to make six square11
in-a-square blocks. Trim each block to 101/2in square, carefully centring the block.
HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE BLOCKS
Take one of your 83/4in x 151/2in
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rectangles and fold in half, bringing the short edges together. With the folded edge at the right side, place your quilt ruler so that it goes from the top right corner to the bottom right, as shown in Fig D. Trim away the top corners and unfold for one large triangle (Fig E).
Repeat step 12 with a second
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rectangle. Sew the two rectangles
together along the long diagonal edges. Press the seam open (Fig F).
Repeat steps 12–13 to make five 14
HST blocks. Trim each block to 101/2in square, aligning the seam with the 45-degree line on your ruler.
HOURGLASS BLOCKS
Take the triangles from two sets
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of contrasting fabrics and arrange in an hourglass pattern. Sew the triangles together in pairs, along one short side (Fig G). Then press the seam open.
Sew the two pairs together along the 16
long edge, making sure to carefully align the centre seam. Press open (Fig H).
Repeat the process in steps 15–16 to 17
make five Hourglass blocks. Trim each block to measure 101/2in square, making sure to carefully centre each block.
FOUR-PATCH BLOCKS
Take the squares from two prints, and 18
arrange them in an alternating pattern (Fig I). Sew them together in pairs, then sew the pairs together, carefully matching the seam at the centre, as shown in Fig J.
Repeat step 18 to make five four-patch 19
blocks. Trim each block to 101/2in square, carefully centring each block.
ASSEMBLING THE QUILT
Arrange the completed blocks and 20
the background 101/2in squares in seven rows of six blocks. Refer to the photography for placement or use your own arrangement for a unique design. Angee suggests arranging the blocks by distributing the fabrics across the quilt, making sure no two blocks with the same fabrics are too close to each other.
Sew the blocks together in rows.
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Then sew the rows together, carefully matching seams between blocks. Make sure to press seams open throughout.
Take your background 4in x WOF strips 22
and sew together in pairs along the short edges to make four border strips.
Measure the length of your quilt at the 23
centre. Cut two of your border strips to this measurement. Sew the border strips to either side of the quilt top, matching the ends. Then press open.
Measure the width of your quilt at the 24
centre. Cut the remaining two border strips to this measurement. Sew these strips to the top and bottom of the quilt.
QUILTING AND FINISHING
Cut the backing fabric in half across 25
the width. Remove the selvedges and sew the two cut pieces together using a 1/2in seam. Press the seam open.
Press the quilt top and backing 26
well. Make a quilt sandwich by placing the backing fabric right side down, the batting on top, then place the quilt top centrally and right side up. Baste the layers together using your preferred basting method.
Quilt as desired. Angee quilted an 27
abstract angular swirl across the quilt. Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the quilt.
Sew the binding strips together
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end-to-end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides together, and press.
Sew the binding to the right side 29
of the quilt, creating a neat mitre at each corner. Fold the binding over to the back and hand stitch in place to finish.