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Golden Quilts
From McCall's Quick Quilts January 2002

Festive Favors
Designed by
Rhonda Taylor

Create a visual treat for your guests with candy cane adorned napkins and table runner.

Number of Items
and Finished Sizes

1 Table Runner 21 1/2" x 35 1/4"
4 Napkins 17 1/2" x 17 1/2"

Number of Blocks
and Finished Size

2 Basket Blocks 10" x 10"

Festive Favors Setting

Fabric Requirements:
Table Runner
Green print (blocks) ... 1/4 yd.
Cream/green/red print (blocks, binding) ... 1/2 yd.
Ivory/green mini star print (background) 3/4 yd.
White/red/green stripe (candy canes) ... 8" x 8" piece
Green texture (border) 1/4 yd.
Red-on-red print (border) 3/8 yd.
Red/ivory check (stars) 8" x 8" piece
Backing 7/8 yd.
Polyester fleece 7/8 yd.

Napkins
Green print and cream/green/red print 1 1/8 yds. each
White/red/green stripe 10" x 10" piece
Other Materials
Paper-backed fusible web
Table Runner, 1/4 yd.
Napkins, 1/8 yd.
Sewing thread
Monofilament thread (machine quilting)
Quilting thread (hand quilting)
Ivory embroidery floss (table runner star
centers)

Planning
When fusing the paper-backed fusible web candy cane shapes to the striped fabric, position the shapes carefully so the stripes will run at an angle, as Rhonda did.

Take care to avoid stretching bias edges when piecing the blocks.

Cutting the Fabric
Table Runner
Green print
... *1 square 6 7/8" x 6 7/8", cut in
half diagonally to make 2 half-square triangles
... 8 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
... 2 squares 2 7/8"x 2 7/8", cut in
half diagonally to make 4 half-square triangles
Cream/green/red print
... 6 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Ivory/green mini star print
... *1 square 16 1/4" x 16 1/4", cut in
half twice diagonally to make 4 quarter-square triangles (2 left over)
... *2 squares 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", cut in
half diagonally to make 4 half-square triangles
... *1 square 6 7/8" x 6 7/8", cut in
half diagonally to make 2 half-square triangles
... 4 strips 2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
... 1 square 4 7/8" x 4 7/8", cut in
half diagonally to make 2 half-square triangles
... 4 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

White/red/green stripe
... 2 Template A
... 2 Template A reversed (AR)
Green texture
... 2 strips 1" x 18"
... 2 strips 1" x width of fabric
(WOF)
Red-on-red print
... *2 strips 3 1/2" x WOF
... 2 strips 3 1/2" x 18"
Red/ivory check
... 4 Template B
*Cut first.

Napkins
Green print and cream/green/ red print—cut from each:
... 4 squares 18" x 18"
White/red/green stripe
... 4 Template A
... 4 Template AR

Note: Templates are printed reversed and without seam allowance for use with paper-backed fusible web. Download template diagrams (PDF file).

Table Runner
Step 1. Referring to Diagrams I-A and I-B, stitch together green print and cream/green/red print 2 1/2" squares. Make 2 of each arrangement.


Diagram I-A

Diagram I-B

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