Tulip Talk

Simply pieced tulips create a fresh summer quilt.

PRECUT PERFECT

DESIGN BY HEATHER BRIGGS OF MY SEW QUILTY LIFE PIECED BY JOLEE SISNEY

QUILTED BY JANIEL CORLEY OF QUILTING WITH LOVE

SKILL LEVEL

Confident Beginner

FINISHED SIZES

Quilt Size: 57" x 68"

Block Sizes: 9" x 18" and 9" x 14" Number of Blocks: 10 and 10

MATERIALS

• 60 (5") squares assorted prints* • 33/4 yards off-white solid*

• 3/4 yard green print*

• 2/3 yard pink print*

• 33/4 yards backing fabric*

• 65" x 76" batting

• Thread

• Basic sewing tools and supplies

*Fabrics from Flower Girl collection by Heather Briggs of My Sew Quilty Life for Moda Fabrics used to make sample.

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.

Arrows indicate directions to press seams.

WOF – width of fabric

HST – half-square triangle

QST – quarter-square triangle

CUTTING

From assorted 5" squares cut:

• 40 (5") I squares

• 20 (41/2") J squares

From off-white solid cut:

• 20 (4" x 41/2") A rectangles

• 20 (4") D squares

• 40 (3" x 41/2") B rectangles

• 30 (21/2" x 91/2") E rectangles

• 160 (21/2") F squares

• 20 (2" x 41/2") C rectangles

• 14 (21/2" x WOF) K/L strips, stitch short ends to short ends then subcut into:

6 (21/2" x 641/2") K strips and

2 (21/2" x 571/2") L border strips

From green print cut:

• 20 (41/2") G squares

• 10 (11/2" x 91/2") H rectangles

From pink print cut:

• 8(2 1/2" x WOF) binding strips

COMPLETING THE BLOCKS

1. Referring to Sew & Flip Corners on page 22 sew an F square to one corner of an I square to make an F-I unit (Figure 1). Make 40. 2. In the same manner, sew one D square to an adjacent corner of one F-I unit. Make 10 left and 10 right units (Figure 2).