CHALLENGING
Northport Crossing
A scrappy antique quilt that Marianne has long admired was the inspiration for this quilt. With a few changes, she made it fit her “style.” Marianne likes to make vintage-looking quilts using shirting and reproduction prints.
Size: 61" × 75¾" Blocks: 20 (12¾") blocks
PROJECT
MATERIALS
20 fat quarters* assorted medium and dark prints in red, brown, yellow, blue, green, purple, pink, and gold for blocks 2 yards white shirting print 1¼ yards gold print for blocks and sashing squares
3
⁄8 yard black print for blocks
21⁄8 yards black solid for sashing and binding Fons & Porter Quarter Inch Seam Marker (optional) 4 yards backing fabric Twin-size quilt batting *fat quarter = 18" × 20"
QUILT BY Marianne
Fons. MACHINE QUILTED BY LuAnn Downs.
March/April 2012
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Porter’s Love of Quilting
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Love of Quilting - March/April 2012