The woven effect in this quilt looks complex,
but it’s deceivingly simple.
Size: 50" × 65"
Blocks: 12 (10") blocks
Quilt by Diane
Nagle.
Brooklyn Blues
make them longer to allow for
piecing variations.
materials
From gray print #1, cut:
1¼ yards gray print #1 for blocks
¾ yard gray print #2 for inner
border
1¾ yards black print for blocks and
sashing
1 yard teal print for sashing
1 fat quarter* dark gray print
1 fat quarter* yellow print
3 fat quarters* assorted black, gray,
and yellow prints
5
⁄8 yard black solid for binding
3¼ yards backing fabric
Twin-size quilt batting
*fat quarter = 18" × 20"
• 4 (10½"-wide) strips. From strips,
cut 12 (10½") A squares and
4 (10½" × 3") D rectangles.
quarters, cut a total of:
• 20 (3"-wide) strips for pieced
outer border.
From black solid, cut:
• 7 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding.
From gray print #2, cut:
• 7 (3"-wide) strips. From strips, cut
4 (3") E squares. Piece remaining
strips to make 2 (3" × 55½") side
inner borders and 2 (3" × 45½")
top and bottom inner borders.
From black print, cut:
Block Assembly
Block Assembly Diagrams, place 1 black print B square
atop 1 gray print #1 A square,
right sides facing. Stitch diagonally
from corner to corner as shown.
1. Referring to
• 11 (5½"-wide) strips. From strips,
cut 17 (5½" × 10½") C rectangles
and 34 (5½") B squares.
From teal print, cut:
Note: Fabrics in the quilt shown
• 5 (5½"-wide) strips. From strips,
cut 34 (5½") B squares.
are from the Brooklyn Heights
From yellow print fat quarter,
collection by Kitty Yoshida Fountain
remaining assorted print fat
B
A
cut:
• 2 (3"-wide) strips for strip sets.
for Benartex.
From dark gray print fat quarter,
Cutting
cut:
Measurements include ¼" seam
allowances. Border strips are exact
length needed.You may want to
• 2 (3"-wide) strips for strip sets.
From remainders of yellow and
Block Assembly Diagrams
gray print fat quarters and
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Trim ¼" beyond stitching. Press
Bl c Repeat
Assembly
open to reveal triangle.
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adjacent corner of square to complete
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Block 1 (Block Diagrams).
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Make 4 Block 1.
B
Four Patch Unit Diagrams
Sashing Unit Diagrams, place 1 teal print B square
atop 1 black print C rectangle,
B
right
sides facing. Stitch
diagonally
B
CK 2
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from corner to corner as shown.
Trim ¼" beyond
OCK 3 stitching. Press
2
C
open to reveal triangle.
Repeat
for Block
opposite
end of rectangle to
Diagrams
complete
Sashing
Unit.s Make
Sashin1 Unit
Diagram
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Sashing Units.
C
3. Referring to
BLOC
BLOCK
1
MA 4
MAKE
BLOCK 2
MAKE 6
Sashing Unit Diagrams
Quilt Assembly
1. Lay out blocks, Sashing Units,
and Four Patch Units as shown in
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram.
E
BLOCK 3
MAKE 2
Block Diagrams
2. In the same manner, make the
number of blocks as indicated
in Block Diagrams. Block 2 has 3
black corners; Block 3 has 4 black
corners.
Sashing Assembly
1. Join 1 yellow print strip and 1 dark
gray print strip as shown in Strip
Set Diagram. Make 2 strip sets.
From strip sets, cut 12 (3"-wide)
segments.
3"
Strip Set Diagram
Four Patch Unit
Diagrams, join 2 segments to make
1 Four Patch Unit. Make 6 Four
Patch Units.
2. Referring to
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Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
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2. Join into rows; join rows to complete
quilt center.
3. Add gray print #2 side inner borders
to quilt center. Add top and bottom
inner borders to quilt.
4. Join assorted (3"-wide) strips and
D rectangles end to end to make 1
long strip.
5. From pieced strip, cut 2 (3" × 60½")
side outer borders and 2 (3" × 45½")
top and bottom outer borders.
6. Add side outer borders to quilt top.
7. Add 1 gray print #2 E square to
each end of top and bottom outer
borders. Add borders to quilt.
Size Options
Twin (65” × 95”)
Blocks
24
Sashing Units
38
Four Patch Units
15
Queen (80” × 110”)
35
58
24
Materials
Gray print #1
Gray print #2
Black Print
Teal Print
Dark Gray Print
Yellow Print
Assorted Prints
Binding
Finishing
Backing Fabric
1. Divide backing into 2 (15⁄8-yard)
Batting
2½ yards
¾ yard
4 yards
1¾ yards
3
⁄8 yard
3
⁄8 yard
5 fat quarters
5
⁄8 yard
5¾ yards
Full-size
3¾ yards
1 yard
6 yards
2¾ yards
½ yard
½ yard
6 fat quarters
¾ yard
7½ yards
King-size
lengths. Join panels lengthwise.
Seam will run horizontally.
2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt
top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt
shown was quilted with an allover
design (Quilting Diagram).
3. Join 2¼"-wide black strips into 1
continuous piece for straight-grain
French-fold binding. Add binding
to quilt.
Twin Size
Queen Size
Quilting Diagram
D
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Designer
Diane Nagle designs quilts for several fabric companies, and has her own pattern company,
Peddlecar Quilts. She has been quilting since the 1970s, and loves color and fabric. Diane lives with
her husband in Henderson, Nevada.
Contact her at: www.PeddleCarQuilts.blogspot.com h
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For your personal use only. Not to be sold or duplicated in quantities
© 2010 Fons k Porter’s Easy Quilts
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