Love of Quilting - March/April 2012 - (Page 60)

CUTTING
Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Border strips are exact length needed.You may want to make them longer to allow for piecing variations. Block pattern, Wedge, A, and Quarter Circle are on page 62. Make a heat-resistant template for A piece without side seam allowances. Make a heatresistant template for Quarter Circle without curved seam allowance.
From cream print, cut:

BLOCK ASSEMBLY
1. Trace block pattern on freezer

Sew Smart

• 8 (9½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 30 (9½") background squares. From each 5⁄8-yard piece, cut: • 2 (5½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 30 Wedges.
From black print #1, cut:

paper square using black permanent marker. Place 1 cream print background square right side up atop paper pattern, aligning edges. Position 1 gray floral, 1 red floral, 1 gray print, and 1 red print wedge atop background square, using lines on pattern as guides as shown in Fan Block Assembly Diagrams. Hold wedges in place with dabs from glue stick.

Use water-soluble basting glue to hold black pieces in place while stitching. —Nancy

5. Position 1 black quarter circle

atop block; aligning straight edges. Position 1 black bias strip atop outer curved edge. Machine appliqué to complete 1 block (Fan Block Diagram). Make 30 Fan blocks.

Fan Block Diagram

• 3 (3½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 30 Quarter Circles.
From black print #2, cut:

QUILT ASSEMBLY
1. Lay out blocks as shown in Quilt

• 3 (5½”-wide) strips. From strips, cut 90 A. • 7 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding. • 30 (13½"-long) bias strips. Refer to Sew Easy: Bias Strips for Appliqué on page 64 to determine width to cut strips. Prepare strips to make ½"-wide bias for blocks.
From red print, cut:

Fan Block Assembly Diagrams

2. Press long seam allowances on

each of 3 black print #2 A pieces to wrong side. Press curved edge seam allowance of 1 black print #1 quarter circle to wrong side.

Top Assembly Diagram. Join into rows; join rows to complete quilt center. 2. Add red print side inner borders to quilt center. Add top and bottom inner borders to quilt. 3. Repeat for black floral outer borders.

• 6 (1½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to make 2 (1½" × 54½") side inner borders and 2 (1½" × 47½") top and bottom inner borders.
From black floral, cut:

FINISHING
1. Divide backing into 2 (1¾-yard)

Sew Smart

I use starch on the seam allowances to help them keep a sharp fold. —Nancy

• 6 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to make 2 (4½" × 56½") side outer borders and 2 (4½" × 55½") top and bottom outer borders.

4. Position black A pieces atop

arc, covering edges of wedges as shown in Fan Block Assembly Diagrams. Appliqué long sides of each A using small blanket stitch and black thread.

lengths. Join pieces lengthwise. Seam will run horizontally. 2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt shown was quilted in the ditch around fans, blocks, and borders, with curvy lines in block backgrounds, and with leaves in outer border (Quilting Diagram).

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Porter’s Love of Quilting

March/April 2012

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Love of Quilting - March/April 2012

Love of Quilting - March/April 2012
From Liz & Marianne
Contents
Sew Many Tips
Shop Hop
This Old Quilt
Floral Explosion
Churn Dash
White Labyrinth
Northport Crossing
Sew Easy: Quick Triangle-Squares
Sew Easy: Trimming Oversize Triangle-Squares
Project: Table Topper
Sew Easy: Quick Hourglass Units
Sew Easy: Cutting Pickle Dish Pieces
Quilt with the Stars
Fan Dance
Sew Easy: Bias Strips for Appliqué
Three Tours
Neutral Chic
Quilting the Quilt: Bitty Border Quilting Ideas
Trellis of Mums
Antique Baskets
Quilt Chat
Quilter’s Bookshelf
Sew & Tell
Behind the Seams

Love of Quilting - March/April 2012