New Adventure Quilt
Use your favorite focus fabric to create a treasure that’s made with two simple blocks.
SKILL LEVEL
Beginner
FINISHED SIZES
Quilt Size: 63" x 81" Block Size: 9" x 9" Number of Blocks: 63
MATERIALS
• 11/4 yards white • 3/4 yard light print • 23/4 yards dark gray • 23/ 8 yards medium gray • Backing to size • Batting to size • Basic sewing tools and supplies
PROJECT NOTES
Read all instructions before beginning this project.
Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.
Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width. WOF – width of fabric HST – half-square triangle QST – quarter-square triangle
CUTTING
From white cut: • 5 (31/2" x WOF) A strips • 11 (2" x WOF) B strips From light print cut: • 18 (31/2") C squares • 7 (2" x WOF) D strips From dark gray cut: • 19 (31/2" x WOF) E strips • 2 (2" x WOF) F strips • 36 (2" x 31/2") G rectangles • 7 (21/4" x WOF) binding strips From medium gray cut: • 9 (61/2" x WOF) H strips • 2 (2" x WOF) I strips • 36 (2" x 31/2") J rectangles
COMPLETING THE BLOCKS
1. To create Block A, stitch one E strip to each side of an A strip as shown in Figure 1. Press. Make five. Subcut into 45 (3½" x 9½") E-A-E segments.
2. Stitch one E strip to one H strip as shown in Figure 2. Press. Make nine. Subcut into 90 (3½" x 9½") E-H segments.
“Turning a different corner rather than the same old one can lead to new adventures. These blocks are variations of a traditional nine-patch block with a whole new look." —Elizabeth DeCroos
3. Referring to the Block A diagram, stitch an E-H segment to each side of an E-A-E segment as shown to make one Block A. Press. Make 45. 4. To create Block B, stitch one F strip and one B strip together as shown in Figure 3. Press. Make two. Subcut into 36 (2" x 3½") B-F segments.
5. Stitch a B-F segment and a G rectangle together as shown in Figure 4 to make a B-F-G unit. Press. Make 36. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 using B and I strips and J rectangles to make 36 B-I-J units as shown in Figure 5.
7. Stitch one D strip and one B strip together as shown in Figure 6. Make seven. Subcut into 72 (3½" x 3½") B-D segments.
8. Referring to the Block B diagram, arrange two B-F-G units, two B-I-J units, four B-D segments and one C square into three rows. Sew the pieces into rows. Press. Join the rows to make one Block B. Press. Make 18.
COMPLETING THE QUILT
1. Referring to the Assembly Diagram, arrange blocks into nine rows of seven blocks each. Sew blocks into rows and sew rows together to complete the quilt center. Press.
2. Layer, quilt as desired and bind referring to Quilting Basics.