Pretty in Purple Quilt
Bring some color into your home with this Pretty in Purple Quilt. This may look like a traditional quilt pattern, but these colors are anything but "country". With nine different fabrics, this quilt is great for almost any home decor.
Materials:
Happy Go Lucky Fabric, as listed:
- NW07 Black, 5/8 yards
- NW08 Lilac, 1/2 yards
- NW09 Stone, 1/2 yards
- NW10 Purple, 1/2 yards
- NW07 Yellow, 3/4 yards
- NW10 Celery, 1 1/2 yards
- NW04 Red, 1/2 yards
- NW12 Red, 1 3/4 yards
- Solid Black, 1 1/2 yards
- NW11 Black, 5/8 yards
- Backing fabric, 4 1/4 yards
- Pattern
Instructions:
Cutting Squares:
- Black--28 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Lilac--20 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Stone--20 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Purple--20 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Yellow--36 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Celery--25 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Red (NW04)--20 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares (Patch A)
- Celery--20 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares (Patch B)
- Solid Black--16 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares (Patch C)
- Celery--20 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares (Patch D)
- Solid Black--16 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares (Patch E)
- Celery--4 52 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips (Inner Border)
- Solid Black--8 52 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips (Inner Border)
- Red (NW12)--4 58 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips (Outer Border)
- Black--8 2 1/2" x Width of Fabric (Binding)
- Backing Fabric--2 76" x Width of Fabric (Backing)
Assembly:
All seam allowances are 1/4" (6 mm).
- Cut the A-E patches as directed. Cut lengthwise strips as directed for the borders and crosswise strips for the binding.
- Using the pattern as a guide, join the A patches into thirteen rows with thirteen patches in each row.
- Join the rows to make the center of the quilt.
- Assemble the B and C patches to make four nine-patch blocks for the cornerstones of the inner border.
- Sew black inner border strips to each side of a fabric #6 inner border strip. Repeat to make three more inner border units.
- Stitch an inner border unit from Step 5 to each side of the assembled quilt center.
- Sew a cornerstone from Step 4 to each end of a remaining inner border unit. Repeat to sew the remaining cornerstones to each end of the last inner border unit.
- Stitch the inner borders from Step 7 to the top and bottom of the quilt.
- Repeat Step 4 with the D and E patches to construct the outer border cornerstones.
- Sew an outer border strip to each side of the assembled quilt.
- Attach the cornerstones from Step 9 to the remaining outer border pieces. Sew the outer borders with cornerstones to the top and bottom of the quilt.
- Cut two 76" fabric lengths from the backing fabric. Remove the selvages and join the pieces along the lengthwise edges to create a 76" x 80" (approximate) backing. Press the backing seams open.
- Layer the backing (face down), batting, and quilt top (face up). Use basting spray, safety pins, or basting stitches to hold the layers together. Quilt as desired.
- Assemble the binding strips by removing the selvages and joining the strips end-to-end. Use diagonal seams to reduce bulk. Fold the binding in half, lengthwise, and press. Bind the quilt by hand or machine.
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