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Quilt Construction and Appliqué Guide

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Quilt Construction and Appliqué Guide

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Quilt is 66" x 72" finished.

Use ¼" seams. Press in the direction of the arrows in the diagrams.
Construction
Quilt is 66" x 72" unfinished.

Cutting
1 Center Appliqué
(A) Arrange and sew 5 rows of 4 assorted cream 61/2" squares.
Press the rows in alternating directions. Join the rows.
Golds–6 Fat Eighths
From the Fat Eighths, 61/2"
cut a total of 8–21/2" x 21" strips for strip sets
cut a total of 20–21/2” squares for corner units
cut a total of 9–3" squares for half triangle squares
Use the remainder for appliqué

Pinks and Purples–9 Fat Eighths


From the Fat Eighths,
Center is now
cut a total of 12–3" squares for half triangle squares 241/2" x 301/2" unfinished.
Use the remainder for appliqué

Blacks and Browns–8 Fat Quarters (B) Add 11/2" x 301/2" cream strips to the center sides, add
From the Fat Quarters, cut a total of 11/2" x 261/2" cream strips to the top and bottom.
8–21/2" x 21" strips for strip sets
261/2" x 11/2"
14–21/2" x 21" strips
From the strips, cut 30–21/2" x 61/2" rectangles
for fence posts and 12–21/2" squares for border
11–3” squares for half triangle squares
Use the remainder for appliqué
301/2" x 11/2"

301/2" x 11/2"
Creams–6 – 7/8 yard pieces
From the 7/8 yards, cut a total of
8–61/2" x width of fabric strips
From the strips, cut 48–61/2" background squares
4–21/2" x width of fabric strips Center is now
From the strips, cut 8–21/2" x 21" strips for strip sets 261/2" x 321/2" unfinished.
261/2" x 11/2"
4–11/2" x width of fabric strips
From the strips, cut 2-11/2" x 261/2" and
2-11/2" x 301/2 strips (C) Use the enclosed templates, to cut the center orchid from
60–11/2" squares for fence post tops assorted prints. Use your appliqué method of choice to appliqué
31–3" squares for half triangle squares the orchid.
4–21/2" squares for corners
Final Border and Binding Cut length of the fabric. See diagram below.
2–61/2" x 661/2" strips
2–61/2" x 601/2" strips
4–21/2" x length of fabric strips
Sew the strips end-to-end to make the binding.
61/2" x 661/2"

61/2" x 661/2"

61/2" x 601/2"
45" 61/2" x 601/2"
21/2" x length of fabric

Quilt is now 261/2" x 321/2" unfinished.

72"
2 Half-Triangle Squares (HTS)
(A) Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the
wrong side of 31–3" assorted cream squares. Layer
3 Appliqué Border
(A) Arrange and sew the 6–61/2" assorted cream squares
in a column as shown. Make 2. Sew to the quilt sides.
a marked 3" cream and 3" dark square right sides Arrange and sew the 7–61/2" assorted cream squares in
together. Sew 1/4" from both sides of the diagonal line. a row as shown. Make 2. Sew to the top and bottom.
Cut on the drawn line. Press to the dark to reveal 2
triangles. Trim to 27/8" x 27/8". Make 62. Join 7 squares.

3" 3" 61/2"

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61/2" 61/2"
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Half-Square Triangles
27/8" x 27/8" unfinished

Join 6 squares.
Make 62.

(B) Arrange and sew the 16 HTSs in a column as shown. Make


2. Sew to the quilt sides. Arrange and sew the 15 HTSs in a
row as shown. Make 2. Sew to the top and bottom.
Join 15 HTSs.

61/2"
Join 16 HTSs.

Join 16 HTSs.

(B) Use the enclosed border templates to cut the orchids, buds,
leaves, and vines from assorted prints. Use your appliqué
method of choice to appliqué the border.

Join 15 HTSs.

Quilt is now 421/2" x 481/2" unfinished.


Quilt is now 301/2" x 361/2" unfinished.
Templates are reduced. join
Enlarge templates 200%
Templates are not reversed.
Seam allowances are not included.

Templates for Border Applique


Make 2.

Make 4.

Make 4.
M ak
e 4.

Make 2.

Make 8.
join

Templates are reduced.


Enlarge templates 200%
Templates are not reversed.
Seam allowances are not included.
4 Fence Border
(A) Join 1–21/2" x 21" assorted cream, 1–21/2" x 21" assorted
brown or black, and 1–21/2" x 21" assorted yellow strip
(D) Join 8 fence units as shown, Make 2. Sew to the quilt sides.
Join 7 fence units and 2 corner units as shown. Sew to the
top and bottom.
as show to make 1 strip set. Make 8 strip sets. Cut
8–21/2" wide segments from EACH strip set. Cut 60. corner 7 fence units corner

21/2" x 21"
21/2" x 21"
21/2" x 21" 21/2"

Make 8 strip sets. Cut 60.

Join 8 fence units.


(B) Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong
side of 60–11/2" assorted cream squares. Layer a marked
11/2" cream and 21/2" x 61/2" brown or black rectangle right
sides together as shown. Sew on the diagonal line. Trim 1/4"
from the sewn line. Press to reveal the triangle. Repeat with
another 11/2" marked cream square on the same rectangle as
shown. Make 30 fence posts. Sew a segment to both sides of
the post. Make 30 fence units.

11/2" 11/2"
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21/2"
x
61/2"

Make 30.

Fence Unit
61/2" x 61/2"
unfinished
Make 30.

(C) Arrange and sew 5–21/2" assorted yellow squares,


3–21/2" assorted brown or black squares, and 1–21/2" assorted
cream square in 3 rows as shown. Join the rows. Make 4
corner units.

21/2"

Corner Unit
61/2" x 61/2" unfinished
Make 4.
Quilt is now 541/2" x 601/2" unfinished.
5 Final Borders
Add the 61/2" x 601/2" final borders to the quilt sides. Press toward the borders.
Add the 61/2" x 661/2" final borders to the top and bottom.
Layer, quilt, and bind.

661/2" x 61/2"
61/2" x 601/2"

61/2" x 601/2"

661/2" x 61/2"

Quilt is 66½" x 72½" unfinished.


Quilt is 66" x 72" finished.

Fabric Requirements

Golds, Pinks, Purples–15 Fat Eighths (9" x 22")

2771 14 2772 14 2773 14 2774 14 2775 24 2776 14 2770 15 2774 15

2775 25 2776 15 2770 16 2772 16 2774 16 2775 26 2776 16

Blacks, Browns–8 Fat Quarters (18" x 22")

2771 12 2771 13 2772 12 2772 13

2773 13 2774 12 2774 13 2777 12

6 Creams–7/8 yard of each

2772 21 2773 11 2774 11 2777 11 2777 22 2771 11

Border and Binding–2 yards 2770 13


Backing: 41/2 yards
Fusible Web
Cover quilt was made using fusible appliqué and a zig zag stitch.
Featured fabric

PS2770

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