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FINISHED QUILT SIZE:
39½" x 39½"
FABRIC SELECTION:
For this quilt, you need a variety of lights (I used white fabrics
with blue or brown designs on them, all reading very light), medium
blues, and medium and dark browns – all in 2½” widths. The only
exceptions are the medium blue side triangles on the edges of the
quilt.
¼ yard of 7 different very light blues (6 for backgrounds, sashing,
and one star; 1 for outside Four Patches)
1/8 yard of 9 different medium blues (for stars, backgrounds, and
sashing)
½ yard or fat quarters of 4 different medium blues (for side and
corner triangles)
¼ yard of 4 different very light browns (for backgrounds, sashing)
1/8 yard of 10 different medium browns (8 for sashing; 2 for Four
Patches)
¼ yard of 1 dark brown (outside Four Patches)
BACKING: 1¼ yard
BATTING: 45" x 45”
BINDING: ½ yard
SUPPLIES:
Sewing machine in good working order.
Sewing supplies you regularly use such as thread, straight pins,
scissors, seam ripper, etc.
Rotary cutting equipment: mat (18" x 24"), ruler (6" x 24"), and
cutter with a sharp blade. 6" square ruler. This is important.
CUTTING
For the Stars:
From 8 of the medium blues and 2 of the very light blues, cut 1
strip, 2½" x 42". Cut each strip into 6 squares, 2½” x 2½”. You will
have a total of 48 medium blue squares and 12 very light blue
squares.
For the Backgrounds:
From 4 different very light blues or very light browns and 1 medium
blue, cut 1 strip 2½" x 42".
Cut each strip into 4 rectangles, 2½” x 4½”, and 4 squares, 2½” x
2½”.
Sashing:
For the sashing, you will use assorted very light blues, very light
browns, and medium browns.
From your very light blues and very light browns, cut an assortment
of 16 rectangles, 2½” x 8½”.
From the medium browns, cut an assortment of 16 rectangles, 2½” x
8½”.
Posts:
The posts are Four Patches in 2 different medium browns (around
center star) and Four Patches in a very light blue and dark brown (8
of the remaining Four Patches)
For the medium brown Four Patches:
From 2 different medium browns, cut 1 strip, 2½" x 42".
For the very light blue and dark brown Four Patches:
From 1 very light blue and 1 dark brown, cut 2 strips each, 2½” x
42”.
Side triangles: From 2 different medium blue fabrics, cut 1 square
from each fabric, 12” x 12”. Cut these squares in ¼'s on both
diagonals.
Corner triangles: From 2 different medium blue fabrics, cut 1 square
from each fabric, 14” x 14”. Cut these squares in half only on one
diagonal.
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