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Use large florals surrounded by pretty blues, teals, and greens to make a beautiful throw. Crisp whites help the florals pop off the quilt.
INSPIRED BY PLUM PERFECT FROM DESIGNER KAY WRIGHT HANDY FOR ANIMAS QUILTS (ANIMASQUILTS.COM)QUILT TESTER: LAURA BOEHNKEMACHINE QUILTER: VICKI HOTH OF HANDI QUILTER (HANDIQUILTER.COM)
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.Press seams in directions indicated by arrows on diagrams. If no direction is specified, press seam toward darker fabric.
Cut FabricsCut pieces in the following order.
From dark teal print, cut:• 6—2 ×42" strips for inner border• 16—21⁄2 ×7" stripsFrom each assorted blue, teal, or green prints, cut:• 1—7 ×81⁄2" rectangle• 2—21⁄2 ×81⁄2" rectanglesFrom white floral, cut:• 6—5 ×42" strips for outer border• 8—81⁄2" squares• 8—31⁄2" squaresFrom white print, cut:• 4—5×42" stripsFrom teal-and-green print, cut:• 2—31⁄2 ×42" strips• 16—31⁄2 ×5" rectanglesFrom teal floral, cut:• 7—21⁄2 ×42" binding strips
Assemble B Blocks 1. Sew together two dark teal print
21⁄2 ×7" strips and an assorted blue, teal, or green print 7 ×81⁄2" rectangle to make Strip Set B (Diagram 1). Repeat to make eight total of Strip Set B. Cut each strip set into two 21⁄2"-wide A segments for 16 total (eight matching pairs).
2. Referring to Diagram 2, sew together two matching B segments; two matching blue, teal, or green print 21⁄2 ×81⁄2" rectangles; and one white floral 81⁄2" square in three rows. Join rows to make Block B. The block should be 121⁄2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make eight B blocks total.
Assemble A Blocks 1. Sew together two white print
5×42" strips and a teal-and-green print 31⁄2 ×42" strip to make Strip Set A (Diagram 3). Repeat to make a second Strip Set A. Cut each strip set into eight 5"-wide A segments for 16 total.
2. Referring to Diagram 4, sew together two matching A segments, two teal-and-green print 31⁄2 ×5" rectangles, and one white floral 31⁄2" square in three rows. Join rows to make Block A. The block should be 121⁄2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make eight A blocks total.
Assemble Quilt Top1. Referring to Quilt Assembly
Diagram, alternate blocks B and A in four horizontal rows. Sew together blocks in each row. Press seams toward B blocks.
Join rows to make quilt center. Press seams in one direction. The quilt center should be 481⁄2" square including seam allowances.
2. Cut and piece dark teal print 2 ×42" strips to make:• 2—2 ×511⁄2" inner border
strips• 2—2 ×481⁄2" inner border
strips
3. Sew short dark teal print inner border strips to opposite edges of quilt center. Add long dark teal print inner border strips to remaining edges. Press all seams toward inner border. The quilt center should be 511⁄2" square including seam allowances.
4. Cut and piece white floral 5 ×42" strips to make:• 2—5 ×601⁄2" outer border
strips• 2—5 ×511⁄2" outer border
strips
5. Sew short white floral outer border strips to opposite edges of quilt center. Add long white floral outer border strips to remaining edges to complete quilt top. Press all seams toward outer border. The quilt top should be 601⁄2" square including seam allowances.
Finish Quilt1. Layer quilt top, batting, and
backing; baste.
2. Quilt as desired. In keeping with the floral theme, Handi Quilter Education Coordinator Vicki Hoth featured computerized flower designs from Wasatch Quilting in the blocks and outer border (Quilting Diagram). Vicki
American Patchwork & Quilting | Quilt Sampler | Quilts and More
framed each quilted flower with channel quilting 1⁄2" inside the white print and white floral squares. Vicki’s curved quilting in the A block rectangles and crosshatching in the B block rectangles added texture and keeps the eye moving across the quilt. Debbie Tribble machine-quilted medallion motifs in the blocks and an arc design in the border.