Lollipop Dreams

Do you have a favorite little someone who just loves lollipops? Collect bright, fun solids to make this quilt and make their dreams of candy come true.

SKILL LEVEL

Confident Beginner

FINISHED SIZES

Quilt Size: 72" x 84" Block Size: 12" x 24" Number of Blocks: 15

MATERIALS

• 33/4 yards total assorted bright solids* • 41/ 8 yards white solid

• 2/ 3 yard binding fabric

• Backing to size

• Batting to size

• Thread

• Basic sewing tools and supplies

*You need a medium and dark value of the same color family for each of the 15 blocks.

PROJECT NOTES

Read all instructions before beginning this project.

Stitch right sides together using a

1/4" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.

Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage.

WOF – width of fabric

HST – half-square triangle

QST – quarter-square triangle

CUTTING

From each dark solid cut:

• 1 (4") A square

• 6 (31/2") B squares

From each medium solid cut:

• 1 (4") A square

• 6 (31/2") B squares

From each of six dark/medium solids cut:

• 1 (11/2" x WOF) E strip

From all dark & medium solids cut a total of:

• 148 (21/2") H squares

From white solid cut:

• 15 (61/2") C squares

• 30 (61/ 8" x 121/2") D rectangles

• 30 (4") A squares

• 148 (21/2") H squares

• 8 (21/2" x WOF) strips, stitch short ends to short ends, then subcut into:

2 (21/2" x 721/2") F strips

2 (21/2" x 641/2") G strips

• 6 (11/2" x WOF) E strips

From binding fabric cut:

• 8 (21/4" x WOF) binding strips

COMPLETING THE BLOCKS

1. Sort the dark and medium squares into piles by color family. Each pile should have one dark A square, six dark B squares and one medium A square and six medium B squares from a coordinating color.

2. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of all white A squares. Pair a marked square with a dark A square, right sides together as shown in Figure 1. Sew a 1/4" seam on both sides of the line. Cut apart on the drawn line, press both units open, and square up to measure 3½". Make two each dark and medium HST units.

Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of two each dark and medium B squares. Position two dark B squares right sides together on one C square as shown in Figure 2. Stitch on the drawn line, trim seam allowance to 1/4", and press corners open.

4. In the same way, referring to Figure 3, add medium B squares to the remaining corners to make a B-C unit.

Sew one each dark and medium B squares together to make a B unit as shown in Figure 4. Make four.

6. Lay out one B-C unit, four B units and two each dark and medium HST units into three rows as shown in Figure 5. Sew the units into rows and join the rows to complete a top unit. Repeat steps 2-6 in each color family to make 15.

Sew one white E strip lengthwise to one dark/medium solid E strip, offsetting the ends by 1" as shown in Figure 6. Make 6 E pairs.

8. Referring to Figure 7, sew the E pairs together, making sure white and dark/ medium solid strips alternate, and continuing to offset ends by 1".

9. Position the 45-degree line on a ruler along the bottom of the strip set. Trim the ends off as shown in Figure 8.

10. Referring to Figure 9, cut 15 E units, each 11/4" wide, by moving the ruler along the trimmed edge. These units are cut on the bias and will stretch, so handle carefully. Trim each E unit to measure 11/4" x 121/2", moving the ruler to change the top and bottom colors of the units.

11. Sew D rectangles to both sides of an E unit to make a stick unit as shown in Figure 10, pressing toward D. Make 15 stick units.

12. Referring to Figure 11, sew each top unit to a stick unit to make a Lollipop block. Make 15 blocks.

ASSEMBLING THE QUILT

1. Referring to the Assembly Diagram, lay out the blocks in five vertical rows of three blocks each, noting the orientation of each block. Sew the blocks into columns, and then join the columns to complete the quilt center.

2. Sew F strips to opposite sides of the quilt center. Sew G strips to the top and bottom.

3. Sew two white and two dark/medium H squares together to make a four-patch unit as shown in Figure 12. Make 74 fourpatch units.

4. Sew together 19 four-patch units to make a side border as shown in Figure 13. Make two. Sew to opposite sides of the quilt.

5. Sew together 18 four-patch units to make a top border as shown in Figure 14.

Repeat to make a bottom border. Sew to the top and bottom of the quilt.

6. Layer, quilt as desired and bind referring to Quilting Basics.