Intermediate ⁕⁕ Perky Pinwheels PROJECT Dimensional pinwheel flowers make this pattern pop! Learn to make Double Prairie Points in our Sew Easy lesson on page 5. Size: 55½" × 55½" Blocks: 13 (8") blocks Materials 1 yard white solid for blocks ¾ yard white print for setting triangles 15⁄8 yards blue print for blocks and outer border 1 yard pink solid for blocks and inner border ½ yard yellow print for middle border 1 yard multicolor stripe for sashing and bias binding 1½ yards of ½"-wide green rickrack Paper-backed fusible web 3½ yards backing fabric Twin-size quilt batting Quilt by Karen DuMont. Karen DuMont enjoys designing bright, whimsical appliqué quilts as well as teaching and presenting trunk shows for guilds and shops. WEB Extra For more information about Karen DuMont, go to www.FonsandPorter.com/designers 1 Fons k Porter’s Love of Quilting September/October 2012 www.FonsandPorter.com September/October 2012 Fons k Porter’s Love of Quilting 2 B Cutting Prairieinclude Point ¼" Diagram Measurements seam allowances. Border strips are exact length needed.You may want to cut them longer to allow for piecing Prairie Point variations. Pattern for Diagram Circle is on page 4. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for using fusible web. WEB Extra Circle For step-by-step photos and a video, see See Easy: Fusible Web Appliqué at www.fonsandporter. com/fusible webapp Circle Get the free mobile app for your phone http:/ / gettag.mobi From white solid, cut: • 7 (4½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 52 (4½") B squares. From white print, cut: • 1 (14¾"-wide) strip. From strip, cut 2 (14¾") squares. Cut squares in half diagonally in both directions to make 8 quartersquare side setting triangles. • 1 (85⁄8"-wide) strip. From strip, cut 2 (85⁄8") squares. Cut squares in half diagonally to make 4 halfsquare corner setting triangles Prairie Point Diagram From blue print, cut: From pink solid, cut: 4. Position 1 (4"-long) piece of • 7 (3"-wide) strips. From strips, Block Unit Diagram cut 52 (3" × 4½") A rectangles. • 6 (1½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to make 4B (1½" × 60") inner border strips. Block Unit Diagram • 13 Circles. rickrack atop 1 block. Stitch rickrack to block using matching thread. Refer to photo on page 1 for rickrack placement. 5. Position 1 pink Circle atop block; fuse. Appliqué in place using Block Assembly Diagram matching thread to complete 1 block (Block Diagram). Make 13 blocks. From yellow print, cut: • 6 (2"-wide) strips. Piece strips to make 4 (2" × 60") middle border strips. From multicolor stripe, cut: Circle 3 Block Diagram Diagram Block block Assembly Quilt Assembly 1. Referring to Sew Easy: Double 1.CJoin 1 block, 2 sashing rectangles, Prairie Points on page 5, make 52 Double Prairie Points using blue print A rectangles for “front” and pink A rectangles for “lining” of Prairie Points (Prairie Point Diagram). and 1 blue print C square as Block Diagram shown in Sashing Diagrams. Make 13 pre-sashed blocks. C Sashing Diagrams B Prairie Point Diagram Prairie Point Diagram 2. Baste 1 Prairie Point to 1 white B square as shown in Block Unit Diagram. Make 52 Block Units. B Block Unit Diagram Block Unit Diagram • 6 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips 3. Referring to Block Assembly Circle to make 4 B (4½" × 60") outer Diagram join 4 Block Units as border strips. shown. • 7 Block (3"-wide) strips. From strips, Unit Diagram Quilting Diagram cut 52 (3" × 4½") A rectangles. • 2 (2"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 24 (2") C squares. ram Block Assembly Diagram • 9 (2"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 36 (2" × 8½") sashing rectangles. • 240" of 2¼"-wide bias strips. Join strips to make bias binding. Sashing Diagrams Sashing Diagrams Block Unit Diagram 2. Lay out pre-sashed blocks, remaining sashing rectangles and C squares, and setting triangles as shown in Quilt Top Assembly Diagram. Join into diagonal rows; Block A join rows to complete quilt center. 3. Join 1 pink border strip, 1 yellow print border strip, and 1 blue print border strip as shown in Quilt Top Assembly Diagram. Make 4 borders. Block Assembly Diagram B Block Assembly Diagram Quilting Diagram Block Assembly Diagram Fons k Porter’s Love of Quilting September/October 2012 www.FonsandPorter.com C 4. Add borders to quilt center, mitering corners. 1. Divide backing into 2 (1¾-yard) WEB Extra For instructions on mitering borders, visit our Web site at www.fonsandporter.com/mborders Get the free mobile app for your phone http:/ / gettag.mobi Finishing lengths. Cut 1 piece in half lengthwise to make 2 narrow panels. Join 1 narrow panel to each side of wider panel; press seam allowances toward narrow panels. 2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt shown was quilted with feather designs in border, sashing, and setting triangles, and meandering loops in block background (Quilting Diagram). Quilting Diagram Quilting Diagram NOTE: Do not quilt through loose Prairie Points. 3. Add binding to quilt. triedkTrue C Tested for you Use a beautiful print for the sashing and coordinating toneB on-tone prints for the pinwheel Prairie Point blocks.Diagram These fabrics are from Block Unit Diag the Farmers Market collection by Kelly Mueller of the Wooden Bear for Red Rooster Fabrics. Circle Quilt Top Assembly Diagram Quilt Top Assembly Diagram September/October 2012 Fons k Porter’s Love of Quilting 4
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