PUPPY LOVE 63 x 85 Finished BY DRAGONFLY FIBERART Featuring Puppy Love By Exclusively Quilters 4040 60969 90 1 1/2 Yards Outer Border & Center Panel 4040 60970 95 ¾ Yard & Letter Blocks 4040 60968 80 1 Panel Fussy Cut (6) 10 ½ Squares 404060971 8 4040 60971 9 4040 60671 95 4040 60970 8 4040 60970 9 400 400 180 ¼ Yard* Heart Block * May use Fat Quarter in place of yardage 400 400 950 1 ¼ Yard Sashing 400 400 960 1/3 Yard Letter Blocks 400 400 888 ½ Yard Inner Border
Outer Border & Center Panel Kit Cutting Chart For Retailer One Kit Ten Kits 25 Kits 1 ½ Yard 15 Yards 37 ½ Yards & Letter Blocks ¾ Yard 7 ½ Yards 18 ¾ Yards Focus Panel 1 10 25 3 1/3 Yards 8 1/3 Yards 3 1/3 Yards 8 1/3 Yards 3 1/3 Yards 8 1/3 Yards 3 1/3 Yards 8 1/3 Yards 3 1/3 Yards 8 1/3 Yards Heart Block 1/4 Yard* 2 ½ Yards 6 ¼ Yards Sashing 1 ¼ Yard 12 ½ Yards 31 ¼ Yards Letter Blocks 1/3 Yard 3 1/3 Yards 8 1/3 Yards Inner Border ½ Yard 5 Yards 12 ½ Yards Additional Fabric: Binding 5/8 Yards 6 ¼ Yards 15 5/8 Yards Backing 5 Yards 50 Yards 100 Yards *One Fat Quarter may be substituted for the yardage Total fabric for a single kit (excluding backing & binding) 6 ¼ yards of fabric plus 1 panel cut. (Adjust accordingly if using Fat Quarters)
Cutting & Sewing Instructions: Outer Border & Center Panel & Letter Blocks Focus Panel First Cut (8) 4 x WOF (2) 8 ½ x WOF (2) 4 ½ x WOF (1) 3 x WOF (1) 2 ½ x WOF Fussy Cut (6) Puppy Dog Motif 10 ½ squares Second Cut Make (4) sets of (2) strips each by joining on bias Make (1) set of (2) strips by joining on bias (8) 10 ½ x 1 ½ (1) 6 square (heart block) (1) 4 ½ x 8 ½ (3) 4 ½ squares (3) 4 ½ x 6 ½ (3) 4 ½ x 2 ½ (6) 3 squares (HST) (4) 2 ½ squares (for heart block) (2) 1 ½ x 6 ½ Heart Block (1) 6 x WOF (1) 6 square (HST) (2) 5 ½ squares Sashing (15) 2 ½ x WOF From 7 Strips: cut (1) 2 ½ x 10 ½ and (1) 2 ½ x 26 per strip With 8 strips, make (4) sets of (2) strips each by joining on bias Letter Blocks (3) 2 ½ x WOF (1) 3 x WOF (3) 2 ½ x 10 ½ (2) 2 ½ x 8 ½ (10) 2 ½ x 4 ½ (3) 2 ½ squares (6) 3 squares (HST) Inner Border (8) 2 x WOF Make (4) sets of (2) strips each by joining on bias HST Half Square Triangle Block
Step 1: Puppy Blocks Sew (1) each of the fussy cut 10 ½ square puppy blocks to a 10 ½ x 16 ½ patch, alternating sides (per the picture) so that there are (3) puppies on the right and (3) puppies on the left. Press seams to the large patch. Sew a 2 ½ x 26 ½ sashing strip to the top of each block created above. Press seams to the sashing. Sew the blocks together to create the first vertical section of the quilt. Add the last sashing strip at the bottom and press to the sashing. Measure the sides, cut two vertical sashing strips from the sets made and sew to each side. Press to the sashing. Step 2: Letter Blocks Make HST blocks: Draw a diagonal line corner to corner on the back of the (6) light 3 square letter blocks. Place right sides together on top of the (6) dark print 3 letter blocks. Sew a scant ¼ seam on each side of the drawn line. Cut on the line. Press to the dark print. Square each block to 2 ½. Yield (12) Half Square Triangle Blocks (HST). Make (3) P Blocks Using the block diagram as a guide, sew as follows: Sew one HST block created above to a 2 ½ x 4 ½ light strip. Press to the strip. Make (6) unit A Sew one 2 ½ light square to a 2 ½ x 4 ½ dark print strip. Press to the square. Make (3) unit B Sew a Unit A to the top and bottom of a Unit B. Press to the dark print center assembly. Make (3) Sew this complete A/B/A assembly to one 4 1/2 x 6 ½ dark print block. Press to the dark print block Sew a light 2 ½ x 10 ½ strip to the left of the assembly above. Press to the light strip Sew a dark print 1 ½ x 10 ½ dark print strip to the right and left sides. Press to the dark strip. Sew a 2 ½ x 10 ½ sashing strip to the top of each block. Press to the sashing. Set aside. Make (1) U Block Using the block diagram as a guide, sew as follows: Sew one HST block created above to a 2 ½ x 8 ½ light strip. Press to the strip. Make (2) units A Sew one 2 ½ x 4 ½ light strip to a 4 ½ x 8 ½ dark print strip. Press to the light strip. Make (1) unit B Sew a Unit A to each side of the Unit B. Press to the dark print center Unit B assembly. Make (1) Sew a dark print 1 ½ x 10 ½ dark print strip to the right and left sides. Press to the dark strip. Sew a 2 ½ x 10 ½ sashing strip to the top of the block. Press to the sashing. Set aside.
Make (1) Y Block Using the block diagram as a guide, sew as follows: Sew one HST block created above to a 2 ½ x 4 ½ light strip. Press to the strip. Make (2) units A Sew two HST units together, being careful to place the colors in the correct position per the layout diagram at right. Sew the joined HST unit to a 4 ½ dark print square. Press to the dark print. Make 1 unit B Sew a Unit A to each side of the Unit B. Press to the dark print center Unit B assembly. Make (1) Sew a dark print 1 ½ x 6 ½ dark print strip to the right and left sides. Press to the dark strip. Sew a 4 ½ dark print square to each side of a 2 ½ x 4 ½ light strip. Press to the dark print. Join to the bottom of the assembly completed above. Press the seam toward the bottom assembly. Sew a 2 ½ x 10 ½ sashing strip to the top of the block. Press to the sashing. Set aside. Step 3: Heart Block Make HST Blocks: Draw a diagonal line corner to corner on the back of the (1) Red 6 square heart block. Place right sides together on top of the (1) dark print 6 block. Sew a scant ¼ seam on each side of the drawn line. Cut on the line. Press to the dark print. Square each block to 5 ½. Yield (2) Half Square Triangle Blocks (HST). Make (1) Heart Block Using the block diagram as a guide, sew as follows: Sew the (2) HST blocks together to create the bottom of the heart. Press to the right. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the (4) 2 ½ square dark print blocks. Place on the upper corners of each 5 ½ red heart square RST. Sew on the drawn line. Trim seam allowance to ¼. Open press to the dark print. Make (2) Sew the two upper heart blocks together and press the seam to the left. Sew the upper heart assembly to the lower heart assembly. Press the seam to the upper heart assembly. Sew a 2 ½ x 10 ½ sashing strip to the top of the block. Press to the sashing. Set aside. Step 4: Assemble letter block panel Being careful to keep the letters in order, sew letters together in a vertical strip spelling out the word PUPPY. Press the seams to the sashing strips. Sew the heart block to the letter strip created above at the bottom. Press the seam to the sashing strip. Add the last sashing strip at the bottom and press to the sashing. Measure the sides, cut two vertical sashing strips from the sets made and sew to each side. Press to the sashing. (Note: This dimension should be the same as the vertical dimension of the Puppy Block Assembly made in Step 1.)
Step 5: Assemble the Quilt Center Measure the puppy panel assembly vertical dimension and the letter panel assembly vertical dimension. Cut the 8 ½ wide center panel strip assembly created above to match this dimension, making adjustments as needed. Sew the center panel to the right side of the Puppy Assembly. Press the seam to the sashing. Sew the Letter Panel Assembly to the left side of the center panel. Press to the sashing. Step 6: Add Borders Measure, cut and add the inner border side strips, cutting from the strip sets created above. Press to the border. Measure and cut the inner border top and bottom strips using the remaining set of strips. Sew to the top and bottom and press seams to the border. Measure, cut and add the outer border sides and then the top and bottom outer borders, cutting from the strip sets created above. Press to the border. Layer, quilt as desired and bind.