2. Foundation piece
40 quarter-block units and 8 triangular units. Trim all units 1/4"
beyond edge of paper foundation. Do not remove the paper until quilt
borders have been added. Change sewing machine stitch length back to
normal piecing length (10-12 stitches per inch). Sew units together
(Diagrams I & II) to make 10 Windmill Blocks and 4 Half-Windmill
Blocks.
Diagram I |
Diagram II |
3. Refer to Assembly
Diagram and arrange and sew 2 vertical rows using Half-Windmill Blocks,
assorted indigo print 9 3/4" quarter-square triangles, assorted
light tan/rust print 9 3/4" quarter-square triangles, and Windmill
Blocks. In same manner, sew 1 vertical center row using light tan/rust
5 1/8" half-square triangles, Windmill Blocks, and light tan/rust
9 1/8" quarter-square triangles. Sew rows together.
Assembly Diagram
4.
To make pieced border, sew assorted dark red print 1 1/2" x WOF
strips together (see Diagram III). Note: Brenda cut her WOF strips into
shorter pieces of random length before sewing them together, and then
cut the resulting strip into 4 strips approximately 36" long each.
Sew 2 pieced strips to sides of quilt; trim even with top and bottom.
Stitch remaining pieced strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides.
Sew assorted 4 1/2" x WOF indigo print strips to sides of quilt;
trim even. Stitch remaining indigo strips to top/bottom; trim even.
Diagram III
5. Layer
and baste quilt top for quilting method of your choice. Brenda machine
quilted all blocks in the ditch and a 1" grid in the tan setting
triangles. She stitched parallel lines in the outer border and echoed
the outside setting triangles. Bind quilt with indigo print fabric (See
Basic Quiltmaking Instructions).
Piece
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