Color blocked Quilt

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 2yd Cotton Fabric, Purple
• 2yd Cotton Fabric, White
• 1.75yd Cotton Fabric, Dark Green
• 1.25yd Cotton Fabric, Aqua
• 1yd Cotton Fabric, Light Green
• 2yd Cotton Fabric, Gold
• 1.5yd Cotton Fabric, Blue
• 1.75yd Cotton Fabric, Dark Pink
• 1.75yd Cotton Fabric, Light Pink
• 110"x 70" Batting
• Thread
• Rotary Cutter, Ruler & Mat
• Sewing Machine
• Scissors
• Straight Pins & Safety pins
• Pattern Template 1, 2, and 3

DIRECTIONS:

• Purple (A)
• White (B)
• Dark Green (C)
• Aqua (D)
• Light Green (E)
• Gold (F)
• Blue (G)
• Dark Pink (H)
• Light Pink (I)

1. For front of quilt, cut (2) 2.5"x WOF strips from fabric A and C, (1) from fabric D, E and F, and (3) from fabric B. Sew (1) set A + B, (1) set A + C, (1) set C +D, (1) set B + E, (1) set B + F. Press seams open.
2. Cut strip sets into 8.5" inch lengths.
3. Sew (4) sets A+B together, (4) sets A+C together, (5) sets C+D together, (5) sets B+E together, (5) sets B+F together according to pattern template 1. Press seams open.
4. Sew block A+B to block A+C. Press sems open.
5. Cut (1) 8.5"x 44" strip fabric F, (1) 2.5" x 20.5" strip fabric B, (1) 2.5" x 24.5" strip from fabric A, and (1) 6.5" x 44.5" strip from fabric G.
6. Sew strip B to strip A along 2.5" edge. Press seam open.
7. Sew strip F to sewn piece B+A along length of strip. Press seam open. Sew strip G to sewn piece B+A along length of strip. Press seam open.
8. Sew this block to top of striped block with fabrics A+B. Press seams open.
9. Cut (1) 4.5" x 60.5" strip from fabric C. Sew this strip to right side of block just sewn. Press seam open.
10. Sew striped block with fabric C+D to the bottom of this block. Press seams open.
11. Cut (1) 2.5" x 60.5" strip from fabric H, (1) 6.5"x36.5" strip from fabric D, (1) 6.5" x 24.5" strip from fabric G, and (1) 4.5" x 60.5" strip from fabric B.
12. Sew strips D and G together along 6.5" edge. Press seams open.
13. Sew strip H to left side and strip B to right side of sewn strip D+G. Press seams open.
14. Cut (1) 12.5" x 8.5" block from fabric D and sew to bottom of previous block. Press seams open.
15. Cut (1) 6.5" x 68.5" strip from fabric F, and (1) 2.5" x 68.5" strip from fabric A. Sew these two strips together, press seam open. Sew fabric F of this strip to the right of previous block. Press seam open.
16. Sew this block to the right side of first pieced block, following pattern template 1.
17. Cut (1) 18.5" x 20.5" block from fabric E. Sew to the top of striped block E+B. Sew striped block F+B to the bottom of this block. Press seams open.
18. Cut (1) 4.5" x 32.5" strip from fabric I, and (1) 14.5"x32.5" strip from fabric G. Sew together along 32.5" length. Press seam open. Sew this block to bottom of striped block B+F. Press seams open.
19. Sew this block to right of previous block along fabric A. Press seams open.
20. Cut (1) 58.5"x 11.5" strip from fabric H, and (1) from fabric I. Use pattern template 3 to cut curve along one length of each strip. Turn under 1/4 along curve and overlap edge of quilt by 1/4" to applique fabric I to top of quilt and fabric H to bottom of quilt.

1. For back of quilt, cut (1) 33.5" x 39" rectangle from fabric G and (1) 33.5"x 12.25" rectangle from fabric D. Sew together along 33.5" length. Press seam open.
2. Cut (1) 2.5" x 31.5" strip from fabric A, and (1) 31.5" x 15.25" rectangle from fabric H. Sew fabric A to left side of fabric H along 31.5" length. Press seam open.
3. Cut (1) 17.25"x 19.5" rectangle from fabric E, sew along bottom of block A+H. Press seam open.
4. Sew this block to left side of block G+D. Press seam open.
5. Cut (1) 50" x 13" rectangle from fabric B, sew to bottom of G+E.
6. Cut (1) 8.25" x 11.5" rectangle from fabric B, and (1) 8.25" x 39" strip from fabric F. Sew together along 8.25" edge. Press seam open. Sew this strip top of D+A+H, lining up top right corner of rectangle H with edge of strip F. Press seam open.
7. Cut (1) 50" x 24.5" rectangle from fabric I. Sew to top edge of strip B+F, lining up edge of strip F to lower right corner of rectangle I. Press seam open.
8. Cut (1) 11.25" x 39" rectangle from fabric G, and (1) 10" x 39" rectangle from fabric D. Sew together along 39" length. Press seam open.
9. Cut (1) 21.5" x !8.5" rectangle from fabric B, sew to top edge of block G+D. Press seam open.
10. Cut (1) 21.5" x 39" rectangle from fabric A. Sew to bottom of block G+D. Press seam open.
11. Sew this block to the first backing block. Press seams open.
12. Square up quilt top as necessary. Sandwich backing, batting, and quilt top, smoothing out wrinkles and pinning through all 3 layers with safety pins. Backing and batting should extend beyond quilt top approximately 6" in each direction.
13. Quilt every 2" vertically.
14. Cut (4) 2.5" strips from fabric H. Sew together to form one long binding strip. Fold and press strip in half along length. Strip should be 1.25" wide.
15. Leaving a 6" tail of binding, start in the middle of one side of the quilt, pin and sew binding to quilt front, lining up raw edge of binding to raw edge of quilt. As you approach the first corner, stop 1/4" from the edge of the quilt, backstitch, and remove quilt from machine.
16. Fold the unsewn length of binding up perpendicular to the seam just sewn, creating a 45-degree fold at the corner.
17. Next, fold the unsewn length of binding down so that the fold is even with the raw edge of quilt and binding previously sewn.
18. Beginning at the corner just folded, pin binding in place along raw edge of quilt. Take a few stitches and backstitch in place. Continue sewing binding in place until the next corner is reached. Repeat process above for each corner. Stop 6" from the beginning seam of binding.
19. Unfold the two tails of binding fabric. Fit remaining binding ends to quilt by sewing binding ends together on a diagonal as when you sewed the binding strips together, making sure to remove any excess in the process. Trim excess, leaving 1/4" seam allowances. Fold binding in half along established crease and finish sewing into place.
20. Fold binding over raw edge of quilt, and hand stitch into place on the back side of quilt. At each corner, tuck excess binding under to create a 45-degree mitered corner.