WEE WANDER FIREFLY QUILT
Fabric Requirements
Panel – 3/4 yard Dark Pink feathers – 5/8 yard 10 colored prints – 1/6 of each 2-‐3 white prints – 1/8 yard of each Cutting: From firefly panel trim down to 24 1/2” x 30 1/2” Dark Pink Feathers: Cut four strips 1 1/2” x width of fabric. Trim two strips to 1 1/2” x 30 1/2” and two strips to 1 1/2” x 26” Cut four strips 2 1/2” x width of fabric. Save for binding Colored prints: From each colored print cut one 3” x 3” square. Cut three strips 2 1/2” x 18” from each colored print. Cut two 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” squares from each colored print. From white prints cut: Total of five 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” squares Total of ten 3” squares
Sewing: Use consistent 1/4” seam allowance throughout. Sew two 1 1/2” x 30 1/2” dark pink strips to either side of the center panel. Press seams toward the borders. Sew two 1 1/2” x 26 1/2” strips to top and bottom of center panel. Press seams toward borders.
Star blocks: Match up a colored 3” x 3” square right sides together with a white 3” x 3” square. Draw a single diagonal line on the back of each of the 10 white squares. Sew a 1/4” seam allowance on either side of the diagonal line. Cut on diagonal line. Open up 20 half-‐square-‐triangle blocks and press seam toward the darker color. Square up each half-‐square-‐triangle block to 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”.
Lay out star block in rows of three as diagramed above alternating 2 1/2” squares and 2 1/2” half-‐square-‐triangle blocks. In each row, press seams away from the half-‐square triangle blocks. Remaining blocks: Sew three different 2 1/2” x 18” colored strips together to make a strip set. Mix the color combinations and placements to make 10 different sets. From each strip set rotary cut seven 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” 3-‐block units. You will need 57 units.
Sew 3-‐block units and star blocks into blocks as diagrammed below:
After blocks are assembled, attach side pieced blocks first. Press seams toward the inside pink border. Then attach top and bottom units. Quilt and bind. © Sarah Jane Studios and @Amy Smart. Not to be sold for profit or altered. www.sarahjanestudios.com and www.Diaryofaquilter.com