Cut:
All strips are cut from selvage to selvage. The larger blocks are cut 7"
wide. Starting with (1) stripe fabric cut 4 - 7" strips (12 blocks) - (2)
light green tonal - 4 strips (14 blocks) - (3) cream tonal 3 strips (8 blocks) -
(4) darker paisley - 5 strips (15 blocks) - (5) cream paisley - 4 strips (11
blocks). Lay the rest aside for borders.
Cut the strips in 12 1/4" long rectangle blocks. Refer to the picture
for placement of each fabric. (The number of blocks is shown behind each number
of strips)
Sew the blocks end to end in rows of 7. Space them as the picture shows. Some
of the 12 1/4" blocks will need to be cut in half to stagger the blocks as
shown.
Sashing strip:
Cut 15 strips of the dark fabric 2" wide. Then cut 20 - rectangles
15-1/2" long and 16 - 19 3/4" long.
Cut 2- strips 2" wide from the cream tonal and cut it into 2"
squares. You will need 28 squares.
Sew 5 - 15-1/2" with a cream square between each strip, starting and
ending with a dark piece. This will be every other row. (5 needed) The other
rows will be 4 - 19 3/4" strips with a cream on between each strip,
starting and ending with a dark piece. You will need 4 of these.
Press all seams to the darker fabric.
Layout and sewing of the body:
Start with one of the7 inch strip sections and follow the layout shown on the
picture. Then next will be the 15-1/2" sashing sections. Next the 7"
section starting and ending with a half block, then the 19 3/4" section of
sashing. Continue to the end using 8 of the 7" block sections and 8 of the
2" sashing sections.
Borders:
Make sure that center quilt section is squared and ready for the borders. All
borders are pieced with strips sewn end to end.
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