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1 a Chocoholic b Quilt by Deb Mosa Finished Quilt Approximately: 50" x 50" - Finished Center Size: 36" x 36" Chocoholic fabrics by Exclusively Quilters - Style #3923 Fabric Requirements: Based on 44" wide fabric 1/2 yard cream mixed treats (# ) 1-5/8 yards black mixed treats (# ) 3/4 yard red boxed chocolates (# ) 1/2 yard black strawberries (# ) 1/4 yard cream dot (# ) 7/8 yard tan dot (# ) 1-1/8 yards brown dot (# ) 3-1/2 yards fabric for backing (# suggested) 58" x 58" quilt batting template plastic NOTE: Cutting directions will indicate width of piece ( ) and height of piece (o) when orientation of a directional fabric is important. Make Templates: Trace templates onto and label. An added 1/8 to 1/2 yard is added to all yardages to account for shrinkage, straightening, cutting errors and prints that may require special cutting to get the best results. You should protect your investment in time and fabric by making sample blocks before cutting into your fabric because Exclusively Quilters will take no responsibility for replacing fabrics. Shops who wish to kit this design are responsible for figuring yardage for their kits if they wish to reduce yardages. Cutting Directions: All measurements based on a 1/4" seam allowance. From the cream mixed treats fabric: Cut one 10-3/4" x 44" strip, recut into two 10-1/4" x o10-3/4", one o5-3/4" x 7-1/2" and one o5-5/8" x 5-1/2" pieces From the black mixed treats fabric: Cut two 4-1/2" x length of fabric, parallel to the selvage Cut four 4-1/2" x remaining width of fabric From remaining width of fabric also cut: one o4-1/2" x 17" strip, one o3-1/4" x 17", two 5-1/4" x o8", two 3-3/4" x o5-3/4" pieces as well as two 4-3/8" squares** and two 4-1/4" squares From the red boxed chocolates fabric: Cut one 21" x 44" strip, recut into four 3" x o21", two o3-3/4" x 5-1/4", two o1-3/4" x 5-1/4" and two o3-1/8" x 5-1/4" pieces From the black strawberries fabric: Cut one 10-3/4" x 44" strip, recut into one 10-3/4" x 20-3/4" piece and twelve 1-1/2" x 6" strips From the cream dot fabric: Cut one 4-3/4" x 44" strip, recut into four 4-3/4" x 5-1/4" pieces From the tan dot fabric: Cut one 10-3/4" x 44" strip, recut into two 5-3/8" x 10-3/4" and two 6-7/8" x 8-5/8" pieces Cut one 4-1/2" x 44" strip Cut four 2" x 44" strip From the brown dot fabric: Cut one 3-1/4" x 44" strip, recut into four 3-1/4" squares* Cut five 2-1/2" x 44" strips for binding Cut one 2-3/4" x 44" strip, recut into one 2-3/4" x 17" strip and two 1-3/4" x 10-1/4" strips Cut five 2" x 44" strips, set aside four for border and recut one strip into two 2" x 5-3/4" pieces Cut one 1-1/2" x 44" strip, recut into three 1-1/2" x 8" and two 1-1/2" x 4" strips ** Cut squares as indicated: *

2 Page 2 Tower Sections: 1. Using the Tower Window Template, trim four 4-3/4" x 5-1/4" cream dot rectangles. Middle Section: 1. Stitch a 5-3/4" x 7-1/2" cream mixed treats piece between two 2" x 5-3/4" brown dot pieces. Add 3-3/4" x 5-3/4" black mixed treat pieces to the sides, then a 2-3/4" x 17" brown dot to the top. 2. Sew a black strawberry 1-1/2" x 6" strip to the bottom of each window. Stitch another strip to the top left. Add a third strip to top right of window. Trim the black strawberry strips even with the sides of the window pieces. 3. Add two 3-1/4" brown dot half-square triangles to top of each window. 4. Stitch a 3-3/4" x 5-1/4" red mixed chocolate piece between two windows. Sew a 1-3/4" x 5-1/4" red mixed chocolate to top and a 3-1/8" x 5-1/4" red mixed chocolate piece to bottom of window section. Add a 3" x 21" red mixed chocolate strip to each side of the windows. Top the tower unit with a 1-3/4" x 10-1/4" brown dot strip. Make a second tower section. 2. Draw a diagonal line across the wrong side of two 4-1/4" black mixed treat squares as shown: 3. Lay the marked squares on the top corners of the doorway unit as shown. Stitch along marked lines, trim seam to 1/4" and press triangles out. h 4. Sew a 3-1/4" x 17" black mixed treats strip to the top of the doorway unit. h h h 5. Using the Middle Window Template, trim one 5-1/2" x 5-5/8" cream mixed treats piece.

3 Page 3 6. Stitch a 1-1/2" x 4" brown dot strip to sides of middle window. Trim strips even with sides of window. 7. Stitch 1-1/2" x 8" brown dot strips to the three remaining sides of window, pressing and trimming after each addition. Roof Section: 1. Using the indicated templates, trim the following pieces of fabric: Trim 10-3/4" x 20-3/4" black strawberries piece with Roof Template Trim two 10-1/4" x 10-3/4" cream mixed treat pieces with Tower Spire Template Trim one 5-3/8" x 10-3/4" tan dot piece with with Sky Edge Template and one with the reverse Sky Edge Template. Trim one 6-7/8" x 8-5/8" tan dot piece with with Top Sky Template and one with the reverse Top Sky Template. 8. Stitch 4-3/8" black mixed treats half-square triangles to the top corners of the middle window. Add 5-1/4" x 8" black mixed treat rectangles to the sides of the window unit. 2. Sew a tan dot Top Sky piece to top sides of the black strawberry roof piece. 3. Sew each tan dot Sky Edge piece to a cream mixed treat spire. 4. Sew the spires to the sides of the roof. 9. Stitch the middle window unit over the door unit. Top the center section with a 4-1/2" x 17" black mixed treats strip.

4 Page 4 Assembly 1. Stitch the tower sections to each side of the middle section. Add the roof section on top. Sew a 4-1/2" x 44" tan dot strip over the roof section, press and trim excess even with the sides of the quilt center. Finishing: 1. Cut backing into two equal lengths. Sew the two lengths of backing together along selvage edges creating a two-panel wide backing. Layer the backing, batting and quilt top. Quilt or tie as desired. 2. Prepare binding from five 2-1/2" x 44" brown dot strips. Sew strips together into one long binding strip. Press strip in half lengthwise. 3. Carefully trim backing and batting even with quilt top. 4. Leaving an 8" tail of binding, sew binding to top of quilt through all layers matching all raw edges. Miter corners. Stop approximately 12" from where you started. Lay both loose ends of binding flat along quilt edge. Where these two loose ends meet, fold them back on themselves and press to form a crease. Using this crease as your stitching line, sew the two open ends of the binding together right sides together. Trim seam to 1/4" and press open. Finish sewing binding to quilt. 2. Sew a 2" x 44" tan dot strip to right and left sides of quilt center. Press and trim excess from these and all successive border additions. Add remaining 2" x 44" tan dot strips to top and bottom of quilt center. 5. Turn binding to back of quilt and blind stitch in place. 3. Make and add a 2" brown dot border in the same manner as the first border. 4. Add the 4-1/2" x length of fabric black mixed treat strips to the right and left sides of quilt. Make two borders each with two 4-1/2" x remaining width black mixed strips sewn together end-toend. Add these borders to top and bottom of quilt.

5 Page 5 Trace template onto shape and label. Middle Window Template

6 Page 6 Trace template onto shape and label. Tower Window Template

7 Page 7 Trace templates onto shapes and label. tower spire Point Fold Sky Edge Template Add the sky edge point to complete the template. Fold Tower Spire Template Sky Edge Point Add tower spire point then combine with another half that is the mirror image to complete the template.

8 Page 8 Trace template onto shape and label. Top Sky Template

9 Page 9 Trace template onto shape and label. Fold Roof Template Combine with side roof and top roof pieces. This is half the entire template - combine with another half that is the mirror image to make the complete template that will look like this:

10 Page 10 Trace template onto shape and label. Roof Template - side piece Roof Template - top piece Fold

Cut squares as indicated:

Cut squares as indicated: Quilt by Deb Mosa Finished Quilt Approximately: 71-3/8" x 85-1/2" - Finished Block Size: 14-1/8" square Pilot to Co-Pilot fabrics by Exclusively Quilters - Style #3805 Fabric Requirements: Based on 44"