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| Note: I recommend pressing fabrics with spray starch before cutting to help reduce bias stretch. |
A. 3/8 yard Good Vibrations Multi (1712-99): Cut (16) 1-1/2” squares and (4) 2-1/2” strips
B. 3/8 yard Electric Slide Multi (1713-99): Cut (9) 3-1/2” squares (fussy cut – see step 1)
C. ¼ yard Marbella Red (1714-10): Cut (20) 4” squares, cross cut (10) into half square triangles HST
D. 7/8 yard Marbella Black (1714-12): Cut (9) 4-1/4” squares, crosscut
into (36) quarter square triangles QST, (18) 4” squares, (24) 1-1/2” X 9-1/2”
rectangles, and (4) 1-1/2” strips.
E. 3/8 yard Marbella Orange (1714-28): Cut (16) 4” squares, crosscut
(8) into HST; and (5) 4-1/4” squares, crosscut into QST
F. ¼ yard Marbella Tangerine (1714-29): Cut (4) 4-1/4” squares.
crosscut into (16) QST
42” X 42” batting – 1-1/4 YD Backing - (5) 2-1/4” strips for
binding
1. Cut all fabrics as stated above. When cutting the (9) Electric
Slide squares for the center of the blocks – cut (1) 5” strip, then subcut (4)
3-1/2” on point squares for the center of the corner blocks, and cut (1)
3-1/2” square with a similar motif for the center block. Cut (4) matching
motifs for the remainder of the blocks.
2. Draw line on wrong side of the (10) red and (8) orange 4”
squares. Place right sides together with black 4” square, sew ¼” away one each
side of drawn line. Cut, then press with seam allowance towards the black
fabric. Square to 3-1/2”, Make (20) Red-Black HST blocks and (16) Orange-Black
HST blocks.
3. Layout black, orange and tangerine QSTs with red and
orange HST as shown. Place QSTs right sides together and pin. Sew, then press
with seam allowance toward orange/ tangerine fabric. Place right sides together
with HSTs, pin and sew, then press with seam allowance towards red/orange HST.
Square to 3-1/2”, make (20) Black-Orange-Red blocks and (16)
Black-Tangerine-Orange blocks.
4. Layout the HST, QST and fussy cut squares as shown, sew
into rows, then sew rows together. Make (4) of the red/orange corner blocks,
(1) red/orange center block, and (4) of the orange/tangerine blocks for the
top, left, right and bottom blocks.
5. Sew (3) Black and (4) 1-1/2” Good Vibrations squares
together to make sashing rows. Sew the blocks together with sashing strips into
rows, then sew all rows together.
6. Measure sides of quilt (ours is 31-1/2”) and subcut (2) black 1-1/2" strips to fit, sew to sides. Measure top and bottom (ours is 33-1/2”) and subcut (2) black 1-1/2" strips to fit, sew to top and bottom.
Repeat using the 2-1/2” strips of Good Vibrations for the
outer border (our sides are 33-1/2” and top/ bottom are 37-1/2”). We like to
put a slightly oversized outer border on these little quilts, then after
quilting we can trim to exactly 36” before binding.
Now this beauty is off to the Sunshine State for quilting …
how appropriate! I will share a picture when it comes back.
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