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by Vicki Bellino, featuring the QUAKER QUILTS collection

Vicki Bellino of Bloom Creek makes excellent use of Judie Rothermel's Quaker Quilts panel design, adding textural interest with her outstanding quilting. A very mixable, matchable collection of red prints - sparked with yellow, blue, green and black - lets you recreate her look, or design your own look.


Fabric Requirements: (1) 1-yard panel (1266-0111); Fat quarters of each Quaker Quilts print (1227-0111, 1228-0111, 1229-0111, 1230-0111, 1231-0111, 1232-0111, 1233-0111, 1234-0111, 1235-0111, 1236-0140, 1237-0140, 1238-0116, 1239-0112, 1239-0116, 1363-0140); Quaker Quilts solids: Green (5901-0698) - 1/4 yard; Cream (5901-2458) - 1/4 yard; Blue (5901-0285) - 1/2 yard; Gold (5901-0204) - 1/2 yard; Black (5901-0070) - 2/3 yard; Border (1234-0111) - 1-1/4 yard; Backing - 4 yards; Binding - 1/2 yard

Cutting Guide:
Panel Prints: Center and cut 5" squares from each small panel block, for a total of 24. Center and cut a 14" square from one large panel block (will include a small portion of the red print); center and cut an 11" square from second large panel block and cut in quarters, for a total of four, 5-1/2" squares.
Assorted Red Prints: Cut a total of (48) 5" squares; cut each in half diagonally, for a total of 96 triangles (small panel blocks)
Cut a total of (12) 2-1/2" squares (A) for log cabin blocks and (48) 2-1/2" squares for star blocks.
Assorted Light Prints: Cut (32) 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles and (32) 2-1/2" squares (star blocks)
Cut (12) each of the following rectangles: 1-1/2" x 2-1/2"(B); 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" (C); 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" (F); 1-1/2" x 5-1/2" (G); 1-1/2" x 6-1/2" (J); and, 1-1/2" x 7-1/2" (K) for log cabin blocks.
Assorted Green Prints: Cut (12) of each of the following : 1-1/2" x 7-1/2" (L); and, 1-1/2" x 8-1/2" (M) for log cabin blocks
Cut (48) 2-1/2" squares (star blocks)
Black Print: Cut (8) 4-1/2" squares (star blocks)
Blue: Cut (12) each of the following rectangles: 1-1/2" x 5-1/2" (H); and, 1-1/2" x 6-1/2" (I) for log cabin blocks.
Cut (16) 1" x 5" rectangles and (16) 1" x 6" rectangles (small panel blocks)
Gold: Cut (16) 1" x 5" rectangles and (16) 1" x 6" rectangles (sm. panel blocks)
Cut (12) each of the following rectangles: 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" (D); and, 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" (E) for log cabin blocks.
Black: Cut (16) 1" x 5" rectangles and (16) 1" x 6" rectangles (small panel blocks)
Cut (2) 1-3/4" x 14" rectangles and two, 1-3/4" x 16-1/2" rectangles (center panel block)
Cut (7) 1-1/2" strips width of fabric (inner border)
Red Stripe Outer Border: Cut (7) 5-1/2" strips width of fabric

Block Assembly
Center Block: 16-1/2" x 16-1/2"
Stitch black 1-3/4" x 14" strips to top and bottom of 14" large panel square. Stitch 1-3/4" x 16-1/2" strips to sides.
Small Panel Blocks: 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" (Make 24)
Stitch black 1" x 5" rectangles to top and bottom of eight small panel blocks, pressing to black. Stitch 1" x 6" rectangles to each side. Repeat using the blue and gold rectangles, making eight blocks with each color. Stitch a red print triangle to each side of block, pressing to triangle.
Log Cabin Blocks: 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" (Make 12)
Using twelve, 2-1/2" red squares and the 1-1/2" rectangles of lights, gold, blue and greens, stitch strips together in alphabetical order as shown in diagram.
Star Blocks: 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" (Make 8)
  1. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of 48 red and 48 green, 2-1/2" squares.
  2. With right sides together, layer a green 2-1/2" square on each corner of 16, 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" light print rectangles. Stitch on drawn line, trim seam allowance; press to triangle.
  3. Repeat Step #2, laying the red 2-1/2" squares on each corner four of the 4-1/2" black print squares. Stitch block together as shown.
  4. Repeat steps #2 and #3, using the red 2-1/2" squares for Step #2 and the green 1/2"squares for Step #3.

Quilt Assembly:
Stitch blocks together in sections as shown in Fig. 5. Stitch together black 1-1/2" strips as needed to cut two, 48-1/2" lengths for top and bottom inner border and two, 66-1/2" lengths for sides. Stitch to quilt. Repeat using 5-1/2" red stripe outer border strips, cutting top and bottom borders at 50-1/2". For sides, cut two 66-1/2" lengths and stitch a quartered large panel square (5-1/2") to each end. Stitch to sides.

Quilt as desired, bind and enjoy!

 
 
 
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