Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

Cutting Instructions:

Background Fabric:
6 – 5″ strips.  Cut into 36 – 5″ squares (W-1)

Accent Fabric:
7  – 1-1/2″ strips (Y)

Sewing Instructions:

Pieced Border:

1.  Cut 36 of the 5″ background squares (W-1) on the diagonal once so you have 72 triangles.  Sew to black 1-1-/2″ strips (Y).   Space the triangles out so you get 5 triangles per WOF (width of fabric) strip, leaving space between each triangle.  The space is needed for squaring up.

2.  Cut apart.  Sew another background triangle to the other side to create the unit as shown.  Make 36.

3.  For 32 of the squares, square to 4-7/8″.  Cut on the diagonal once, across the black strip as shown.

4.  For 4 of the blocks from Step 2 (these will be the corners), square to 4-1/2″ but do not cut on the diagonal at all.

That’s it for today.

The tedious part . . begin sewing the quilt together in diagonal rows.  The lines indicate the rows.

You’ll have tomorrow (or really . . as long as you want) to work on this step.

Cutting Instructions:

Border Fabric:
1  – 2-7/8″ strip.  Cut into 5 – 2-7/8″ squares (W)

Sewing Instructions:

21.  Pay very close attention to the color layout and be sure you get the pieces in the correct place.  Using the sections from Step  17, and Step 5, make the side triangles.

22.  Cut 5 – 2-7/8″ border fabric squares (W) on the diagonal once so you have 10 triangles.  Sew a 1-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ accent strip (F)  (from Day #2) to the short side of one of the triangles.  Sew a 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ accent strip (U)  (from yesterday) to the remaining short side.  Make 10.  Refer to the color Layout to see which 4-1/2″ colored squares should be used.

23.  Use a section from Step 17:

24.  Using the sections from Steps 21 and 23, make the following:

That’s it for this week!