TABLE TOPPER BY Darlene Zimmerman. ALICE’S PICKLE DISH Project Rating: CHALLENGING Size: 18½" × 44½" CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Instructions are written for using the Double Wedding Ring and Pickle Dish Templates by Darlene Zimmerman. Refer to Sew Easy: Cutting Pickle Dish Pieces on page 55 for cutting Pickle Dish Center and Melon Center. If not using these templates, make templates from patterns on pages 52 and 54. From white print, cut: MATERIALS NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Adventures with Alice collection by Darlene Zimmerman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. 1 yard white print ½ yard blue print 3 • 1 (10¼"-wide) strip. From strip, cut 3 (10¼") squares. Trim sides of each square to make 3 centers. • 10 Melon Centers. • 60 C. • 20 E. • 20 E reversed. From blue print, cut: ⁄8 yard red print • 80 D. • 12 Squares. From red print, cut: Double Wedding Ring Template Set or template material Pickle Dish Template Set or template material 1¼ yards backing fabric Craft-size quilt batting • 140" of bias strips. Join strips to make bias binding. • 8 Squares. Darlene Zimmerman is a fabric designer specializing in reproduction prints. She has also designed many quilting tools for EZ Quilting, is the author of a variety of books, and designs individual patterns. Darlene teaches and lectures nationally and internationally. WEB EXTRA For more information about Darlene Zimmerman, go to www.FonsandPorter.com/designers 48 Fons Porter’s Love of Quilting March/April 2012 www.FonsandPorter.com