USE PINK AND YELLOW PRINT FABRICS TO RECREATE THE COLOURS OF A SUNSET
YOU WILL NEED
To make four Block D
■ Fabric A: ½yd
■ Fabric B: one (1) fat quarter
■ Fabric C: one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric D: one (1) fat eighth
FINISHED SIZE
■ Each block: 12in square
(12½in unfinished)
■ Quilt: 72in square
To make the whole quilt:
■ Fabric A (navy): 4¾yds
■ Fabric B (light pink): 1¾yds
■ Fabric C (honey): ½yd
■ Fabric D (dark pink): 1yd
■ Fabric E (turquoise): ¾yd
■ Binding fabric: 5/8yd
■ Backing fabric: 4½yds
■ Batting: 80in square
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout,
unless otherwise noted.
■ Press seams open throughout,
unless otherwise instructed.
■ RST = right sides together.
■ WOF = width of fabric.
■ HST = Half-square Triangle.
■ Fabrics supplied by Ruby Star
Society (rubystarsociety.com).
FABRIC USED
■ All fabrics featured in this BOM series are from the Hole Punch Dot collection by Kimberly Kight and the Starry collection by Alexia Marcelle Abegg, both for Ruby Star Society.
CUTTING OUT
1
From Fabric A cut:
■ Eight (8) 37/ 8in squares. Cut each square in half diagonally to create sixteen (16) 37/ 8in triangles.
■ Four (4) 3½in x 6½in.
■ Twenty four (24) 3½in squares.
2
From Fabric B cut:
■ Four (4) 3½in x 12½in.
■ Eight (8) 3½in squares.
3
From Fabric C cut:
■ Eight (8) 2#/ 8in squares. Cut each square in half diagonally to create sixteen (16) 2#/ 8in triangles.
■ Twenty four (24) 2in squares.
4
From Fabric D cut:
■ Eight (8) 2#/ 8in squares. Cut each square in half diagonally to create sixteen (16) 2#/ 8in triangles.
■ Twenty four (24) 2in squares.
PIECING UNIT A
5
Take two Fabric D and two Fabric C 2in squares. Arrange and sew together in a four-patch, alternating the squares (Fig 1).
6
Repeat the process in step 5 to make a total of eight Unit A.
PIECING UNITS B AND C
7
Take one Fabric D 2in square and two Fabric C 2#/ 8in triangles. Sew one triangle to the side of the square, then sew the second one to the top. Sew a Fabric A 37/ 8in triangle along the diagonal edge, carefully matching the centres (Fig 2).
8
Repeat step 7 to make eight Unit B. Repeat the process again to make eight Unit C, using a Fabric C square and two Fabric D small triangles as shown in Fig 3.
PIECING THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE BLOCK
9
Take two each of Unit A, Unit B and Unit C, and two Fabric A 3½in squares. Arrange as shown in Fig 4, taking care to place units correctly to achieve the checkerboard pattern. Sew the units in rows, then sew the rows together to complete one bottom half. 10
Repeat the process in step 9 to make a total of four bottom halves.
PIECING THE TOP HALF OF THE BLOCK AND FINISHING
11
Take two Fabric A 3½in squares and two Fabric B 3½in squares. Then proceed to mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of each of the four squares. 12
Place one marked Fabric B square at one end of the Fabric A 3½in x 6½in piece, RST. Sew along the marked line, trim ¼in from the line and then press open. Repeat this process with the other square at the other end of the Fabric A piece (Fig 5). Then sew an unmarked Fabric A 3½in square to either end.
13
Repeat step 12 to add Fabric A corners to the end of a Fabric B 3½in x 12½in piece, taking care to align the squares as shown (Fig 6). Sew this unit to the bottom of the unit from step 12 to complete the top half of the block.
14
Repeat steps 11–13 to make a total of four top halves. Sew each top half to a bottom half to make four Block D.