hallenging Finished Size: 70" 100" Finished locks: 24 (15") blocks Folk Dance Equipped with the new Pickle Dish Template Set by Fons & Porter, Diane Tomlinson spent a retreat weekend making this quilt she calls Folk Dance. The blocks are big so it only takes twenty-four to make this long-twin quilt. quilt by Diane Tomlinson machine quilted by Penny arnes Materials ¾ yard each of 6 assorted prints ¾ yard peach solid ¾ yard aqua solid 5 yards white solid Fons & Porter Pickle Dish Template Set or template material 6 yards backing fabric 78" x 108" rectangle of quilt batting NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Retro Morocco collection by Springs reative. KIT AVAILALE To order a kit for this project, go to ShopFonsandPorter.com. utting Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. order strips are exact length needed. You may want to make them longer to allow for piecing variations. If not using the Fons & Porter Pickle Dish Template Set, make templates from patterns on page 6. From each print, cut: 4 (5½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 88 Wedges (A). From peach solid, cut: 4 (5½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 24 (5½") squares. From aqua solid, cut: 4 (5½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 24 (5½") squares. From white solid, cut: 5 (11"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 15 (11") squares. From squares, cut 30 ackground Pieces () (ackground utting Diagram). FOLD 9 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding. From remainder of white solid, cut: 1 (11"-wide) lengthwise strip. From strip, cut 9 (11") squares. From squares, cut 18 ackground pieces ackground () (ackground utting Diagram utting Diagram). 1 (7¾"-wide) lengthwise strip. From strip, cut 24 Melon pieces () (Melon utting Diagram) FOLD Melon Melon utting Diagram 4 (5½"-wide) lengthwise strips. From strips, cut 2 (5½" 90½") side borders and 2 (5½" 70½") top and bottom borders. ackground utting Diagram ackground utting Diagra 1 Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting Fons&Porter FonsandPorter.com
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block Assembly 1. Join 11 assorted print Wedges as shown in. Make 48 Arcs. FOLD Melon utting Diagram Melon Unit Diagrams 5. Join 1 Melon Unit and 1 lock Unit as shown in lock Diagrams. MAKE 12 MAKE 12 Make 12 peach blocks and 12 aqua blocks. Melon utting Diagram ackground utting Diagram FOLD FOLD ackground utting Diagram ram Melon utting Diagram 2. Referring to Sew Easy: Piecing urves, join 1 Arc and 1 white ackground piece to make 1 Arc Unit Melon (Arc utting Unit Diagrams). Make 48 Arc Units. Arc Melon Unit Diagrams Unit Diagrams Melon Unit Diagrams Melon Unit Diagrams 4. Join 1 Arc Unit and 2 peach squares as shown in lock Unit Diagrams. Make 12 peach lock Units. Melon Unit Diagrams Arc Unit In Diagrams the same manner, make Arc Unit Diagrams 12 aqua lock MAKE Units. 12 MAKE 12 MAKE 12 MAKE 12 MAKE MA lock Diagrams lock Diagrams lock Diagrams lock Diagrams gram Arc Unit Diagrams Arc Unit Diagrams 3. Join 1 Arc Unit and 1 white Melon piece as shown in Melon Unit Diagrams. Make 24 Melon Units. Quilt Assembly 1. Lay out blocks as shown in Quilt Top Assembly Diagram. 2. Join into rows; join rows to complete quilt center. MAKE 12 3. Add white side MAKE borders 12 to quilt lock center. Diagrams 4. Add white top and bottom borders to quilt. 3 Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting Fons&Porter FonsandPorter.com
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram Quilt Top Finishing 1. Divide backing into 2 (3-yard) lengths. Join pieces lengthwise. 2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; baste. Quilt as desired. 3. Join 2¼"-wide white strips into 1 continuous piece for straight-grain French-fold binding. Add binding to quilt. Fons&Porter Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting 4
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Watch a video of this Sew Easy online at FonsandPorter.com/pickledish seweasy Piecing Pickle Dish locks Follow these instructions to piece perfect curves for Folk Dance. 1. Join 11 Wedges as shown in Photo A. Make 2 Arcs. 2. Mark center of curve on Arcs, 2 background pieces, and 1 Melon piece by folding in half and creasing or by making a small clip (Photo ). 3. Working with 1 background piece on top of 1 Arc, pin at curve centers, taking a small bite with the pin. Pin at end of seam, taking a deep bite with the pin (Photo ). 4. Align pieces at beginning of seam. Stitch to middle of curve. Use your fingertips, a stiletto, or a wooden skewer to help keep curved edges aligned as you sew (Photo D). 5. Leaving needle in fabric, raise presser foot. Adjust top fabric away from you toward the area you have already sewn (Photo E). 6. Align curved edges for second half of seam and stitch to about 1" from end of seam. Stop again and adjust top fabric so ending edges are aligned. A 7 Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting Fons&Porter FonsandPorter.com E D
F H G I 7. Gently press seam allowance toward background piece to complete 1 Arc Unit (Photo F). Make 2 Arc Units. 8. In the same manner, with Arc Unit on top, pin Arc to Melon piece matching centers and end. Stitch, keeping curved edges aligned as you sew (Photo G). 9. Gently press seam allowance toward Melon piece to complete Melon Unit (Photo H). 10. In the same manner, with lock Unit on top, pin lock Unit to Melon Unit matching centers and end. Stitch, keeping curved edges aligned as you sew (Photo I). 11. Gently press seam allowance toward Melon Unit to complete block (Photo J). J Fons&Porter Fons & Porter s Love of Quilting 8