Autumn Trails

Select your fabric colors with care for a 3-D effect.

MATERIALS

• 1 yard light yellow batik* • 11/4 yards multicolored batik* • 11/4 yards orange batik* • 13/4 yards dark green/gold batik* • 23/4 yards white solid • Backing to size • Batting to size • Thread • Basic sewing tools and supplies *Tonga Vineyard batiks from Timeless Treasures used to make sample. CUTTING From light yellow batik: • Cut 10 (21/2" by fabric width) A strips. From multicolored batik: • Cut 5 (21/2" by fabric width) H strips. • Cut 5 (41/2" by fabric width) I strips. From orange batik: • Cut 5 (21/2" by fabric width) B strips. • Cut 5 (41/2" by fabric width) F strips. From dark green/gold batik: • Cut 5 (41/2" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 35 (41/2") J squares. • Cut 3 (27/ 8" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 35 (27/ 8") D squares. • Cut 8 (21/4" by fabric width) binding strips. From white solid: • Cut 3 (27/ 8" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 35 (27/ 8") C squares. • Cut 5 (21/2" by fabric width) E strips. • Cut 10 (61/2" by fabric width) G strips.

3. Sew an E strip to an A strip to an F strip with right sides together along length to make an E-A-F strip set; press. Repeat to make a total of five E-A-F strip sets.

4. Subcut the E-A-F strip sets into 70 (21/2" x 81/2") E-A-F units as shown in Figure 2.

5. Sew a G strip to an H strip with right sides together along length to make a G-H strip set; press. Repeat to make a total of five G-H strip sets.

6. Subcut the G-H strip sets into 70 (21/2" x 81/2") G-H units as shown in Figure 3.

7. Sew a G strip to an I strip with right sides together along length to make a G-I strip set; press. Repeat to make a total of five G-I strip sets.

8. Subcut the G-I strip sets into 70 (21/2" x 101/2") G-I units as shown in Figure 4.

9. Draw a line from corner to corner on the wrong side of each C square.

10. Referring to Figure 5, place a C square right sides together with a D square and stitch 1/4" on each side of the marked line. Cut apart on the marked line and press the units open to make two C-D units.

11. Repeat step 10 with all C and D squares to make a total of 70 C-D units. COMPLETING THE BLOCKS

1. Select one J square and two each A-B, E-A-F, G-H, G-I and C-D units to complete one Autumn Trails block.

2. Sew an A-B unit to opposite sides of J as shown in Figure 6; press.

3. Sew an E-A-F unit to the top and bottom of the stitched unit as shown in Figure 7; press.

4. Sew a G-H unit to the top and bottom of the pieced unit as shown in Figure 8; press.

5. Sew a C-D unit to the G end of each G-I unit to make a pieced strip as shown in Figure 9; press.

6. Sew a pieced strip to opposite long sides of the pieced unit as shown in Figure 10 to complete one Autumn Trails block; press. 7. Repeat steps 1–6 to complete a total of 35 Autumn Trails blocks. COMPLETING THE QUILT Refer to the Assembly Diagram for positioning of blocks and rows.

1. Arrange and join five Autumn Trails blocks to make an X row referring to Figure 11; press. Repeat to make a total of four X rows. Repeat to make three Y rows, turning each block opposite those in the X rows. 2. Join the rows, alternating X and Y rows, to complete the quilt top.

3. Create a quilt sandwich referring to Quilting Basics on page 94. 4. Quilt as desired. 5. Bind edges referring to Quilting Basics on page 94 to finish. QW