Rajasthan
Jinny Beyer s Rajasthan quilt is made from four large blocks. The units in each block are fragmented into smaller pieces, allowing you to use a large variety of beautifully shaded fabrics from the collection of the same name. All seam allowances are ¼-inch; press seams after sewing. Pattern assumes basic quiltmaking knowledge. WOF = width of fabric. Beginning in Step, you will be working with fabric with bias edges. You might wish to starch your fabric before beginning sewing and/or use a walking foot to reduce stretching. Read the entire pattern before beginning. Step : Cut Fabrics & Make Template Cut the fabrics according to the Fabric Cutting Guide on page. Step : Make Units A, B, C Strip-Sets Referring to the diagrams below and working on the strips for one unit at a time, make the number of stripsets noted. Unit A Make one of each strip-set, offsetting the strips ¼". Press seam allowances in the direction of the arrows. (A is a half-square triangle, not a strip-set.) Strip-Set A Strip-Set A Make a full-sized Template D pattern piece according to the instructions on page and copy it onto seethrough template plastic. With a permanent marker, transfer all markings, including the dashed seam allowance, from the pattern to the template. ¼" Step : Cut the Border Print Fabric Inner & Outer Borders: Cut four wide and four narrow stripes, each yards long. Set aside for Step 9. Note that there is a seam allowance stripe of solid fabric between the wide and narrow stripes. When cutting the border print stripes, be sure to include a ¼-inch seam allowance on both long sides of each stripe. Border Print Squares: From the remaining fabric and following the Note on Cutting Border Print Patches below, cut four identical triangles using Template D for the center square, and an additional sixteen identical triangles using Template D for the remaining squares. Strip-Set A Strip-Set A Diagram : The two triangles on the bottom will be identical. The triangle on the top will be a second design. Note on Cutting Border Print Patches When placing templates on border print fabric, center the template on a mirror-image motif and align the sewing line under the arrow with a printed line on the border print fabric. This will create pleasing symmetry and a nice, defining edge when your patch is sewn. To help you cut multiple identical patches, draw a portion of the design motif from the fabric onto your template. Then find that drawn motif elsewhere on the fabric for the next patch.
Unit B Make two of each strip-set, offsetting the strips ¼". Press seam allowances in the direction of the arrows. Strip-Set B Strip-Set B Strip-Set B ¼" 7 7 8 Strip-Set B 7 Strip-Set B 7 8 8 9 9 0 Unit C Make two of each strip-set, offsetting the strips ¼". Press seam allowances in the direction of the arrows. (C is a half-square triangle, not a strip-set.) Strip-Set C ¼" Strip-Set C Strip-Set C Strip-Set C
Step : Cut Unit Segments Unit A On Strip-Sets A-A (A shown), align the line on the ruler with a raw edge. Trim and discard the uneven edges, then cut segments ¼" wide from each stripset. Unit A can be trimmed using Template D as a guide. Finished Units B and C should measure the dimensions noted below. If your units measure smaller than the sizes noted, see the Studio Tester s Tip on page. ¼" Unit C Unit B / " 8¾" A A 8¾" Unit B There are two of each of the B strip-sets, each of which yields nine segments. Cut the segments, following the steps above, but cutting the segments 7/ 8" wide. segments are used in making the quilt. Unit C There are two of each of the C strip-sets, each of which yields nine segments. Cut the segments, following the steps above, but aligning the line on your ruler as shown below and cutting the segments 7/ 8" wide. segments are used in the following steps. A Unit A A A B B B B B C Unit B C C C Unit C C Step : Sew Units Sew the segments together as illustrated below, making of Unit A and each of Unit B and Unit C. For Units A and C, sew the A and C triangles on last. Then trim the uneven edges of the units along the edge of the triangle just sewn, as illustrated in Diagram below. Diagram : After completing the A and C Units, trim the uneven edges at a angle, even with the edge of the A and C triangles. (C-Unit is shown here.)
Step : Sew Border Print Squares Using the sixteen identical triangles, make four border print squares. Pin the triangle pairs together, carefully matching the design elements along the edge to be sewn. Sew the triangles together in pairs, then sew the pairs together. Diagram Step 7: Sew the Blocks The quilt is made from four identical blocks. For each block, sew four sets of A/B/C units together as shown, right. Note that the darkest points of each unit come together. A Diagram : Assembling the Blocks Step 8: Assemble the Quilt Sew the four blocks together, rotating them so that the border print triangles meet in the center. (Refer to the cover image as necessary.) Take care to match the design elements of the border print triangles B C Step 9: Make & Add Borders Middle Border: Working with the Fabric 0 border strips cut in Step, sew the short ends of two strips together. Repeat to make four long strips. Diagram Next, referring to Diagram, sew the first A/B/C unit to a border print square with a partial seam: line up the raw edges of both patches and sew from the center of the border print square to the end of the patch. Turn the A/B/C unit right side out and press. Sew the second A/B/C unit to the unit you just made, flip and press. Continue in this way, sewing four A/B/C units to the center square. After Swatch is sewn, complete the Swatch partial seam. Lastly, sew one of the four identical border print triangles to the block to complete the corner. Repeat to make four blocks. Blocks will measure ½" including seam allowance. Add the three borders to the quilt top following the instructions for Framing a Square Quilt and Applying Multiple Borders in Adding Borders the Jinny Beyer Way. Step 0: Finish the Quilt Layer the quilt as follows: backing (wrong side up), batting, quilt top (right side up). Baste the layers together, and quilt as desired. When quilting is completed, trim backing and batting even with quilt top edges. Make binding strips using the reserved Fabric. Bind the quilt using your favorite binding method or by following the instructions in Binding a Quilt the Jinny Beyer Way at www.jinnybeyer.com/promos/binding.
Studio Tester s Tip If your seam allowance was even just a little bit bigger than ¼-inch, it s possible that your pieced A, B and C units may be smaller than the sizes noted in Step. If this is the case, the border print square to be made in Step might be too large. Don t despair! Here s how to handle the problem. The finished size of the base of the border print triangle must be the same measurement as the finished measurement of the side of the C unit. (To find those measurements, mark the seam intersection points on the patches and measure between them. For example, the border print triangle would be measured between the dots indicated on Template D.) If the pieced unit is smaller, trim both sides of the border print triangle patches one-half of the difference. For example, if the side of the C-unit is ½-inch smaller than the base of the border print triangle base, trim ¼-inch from each side of the border print triangle patches. By trimming both sides, the fabric design will remain symmetrical. Template D is too large to print on standard-sized paper. To make a fullsized pattern, make two copies of the partial template below. Be sure to measure the Template Size Check to ensure that your copies have been reproduced accurately. Trace the markings from one copy to the opposite side, flip it over and match the two pieces at the Mirror Line. Tape together. Template Size Check Mirror Line Template D This box should measure inches square. If the box does not measure ", your templates/foundations will not be the correct size. If you are printing at home, be sure your printer is set to print at 00% with no scaling.
Fabric & Cutting Guide All fabric strip measurements are the strip width. All strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF). Letter indicates the unit for which the strips are used. 70-0 (QP#9) Fabric / yard A: strips ¾" A: Cut squares / 8", then cut once on the diagonal 088-0 Fabric 7 B: 8 strips ¼" / 8 yard Fabric A: strips ¾" B: strips ¼" ½ yard Fabric 8 B: strips ¼" ½ yard 98-9 (QP #8) 09-0 09-0 Fabric / 8 yard A: strips ¾" B: strips ¼" C: 8 strips ¼" C: Cut 8 squares / 8" then cut once on the diagonal 888- (QP #9) Fabric 9 B: strips ¼" / yard 09-0 Fabric A: strips ¾" B: strips ¼" C: 8 strips ¼" / 8 yard 78- (QP #98) Fabric 0 yard B: strips ¼" Middle Border: 8 strips ¼" 09-0 Fabric 7/ 8 yard Reserve 7/ 8 yard for binding A: strip ¾" B: 8 strips ¼" C: strips ¼" 098-09 (QP #) Fabric C: strips ¼" / yard Fabric B: 0 strips ¼" C: strips ¼" 7/ 8 yard Fabric See pattern. yards 09-0 089-0 Quilt designed by Jinny Beyer Pattern written by Elaine Kelly 0, Jinny Beyer
Rajasthan Wall Quilt Pattern Changes When making the wall-sized Rajasthan quilt, follow the pattern for the large quilt, making the changes noted here. Step Use the Fabric & Cutting Guide provided here. After cutting the A, B and C strips, cut them in half lengthwise so they measure approximately " long. Step Inner & Outer Borders - Cut the border print fabric strips the full length of the fabric ( yards). Border Print Squares - Cut only four identical triangles. Step Units B & C - Make only one of each strip-set. Step Unit A - Cut four segments. Units B & C - There is only one strip-set for each unit. Cut four segments from each strip-set. Finishes " x " Step Make four each of Units A, B, and C. Step Make one border print square from the four identical triangles. Step 7 The quilt is made from one block. Make the block as indicated in the pattern, but sew a Unit A to the bottom-right corner instead of the border print triangle specified in the pattern. Step 8 Skip this step. Step 9 Middle Border - The four Fabric 0 border strips are cut full length and do not need to be pieced.
Rajasthan Wall Quilt Fabric & Cutting Guide All fabric strip measurements are the strip width. All strips except border strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF). Letter indicates the unit for which the strips are used. LOF = Length of Fabric. 70-0 (QP#9) Fabric ¼ yard A: strips ¾" A: Cut squares / 8", then cut once on the diagonal 088-0 Fabric 7 B: strips ¼" ¼ yard Fabric A: strips ¾" B: stris ¼" ¼ yard Fabric 8 B: strips ¼" ¼ yard 98-9 (QP #8) 09-0 09-0 Fabric ½ yard A: strips ¾" B: strip ¼" C: strips ¼" C: Cut squares / 8" then cut once on the diagonal 888- (QP #9) Fabric 9 B: strip ¼" / 8 yard 09-0 Fabric A: strip ¾" B: strips ¼" C: strips ¼" / 8 yard 78- (QP #98) Fabric 0 " x 0" B: strip ¼" x " Middle Border: strips " x LOF 09-0 Fabric / 8 yard Reserve / yard for binding A: strip ¾" B: strips ¼" C: strips ¼" 098-09 (QP #) Fabric C: strip ¼" / 8 yard Fabric ¼ yard B/C: strips ¼" (These strips are shared between the units.) Fabric See pattern. yards 09-0 089-0 Quilt designed by Jinny Beyer Pattern written by Elaine Kelly 0, Jinny Beyer
Adding Borders the Jinny Beyer Way Jinny Beyer s border prints are designed specifically with the quilter in mind. Each fabric has a wide and a narrow stripe which coordinate in both design and color. Both stripes have mirror-image motifs which are essential for perfectly mitered corners. In addition, the two different stripes in the border print are separated by at least a half-inch so that a /" seam allowance is provided for on both sides of the stripes. From selvage to selvage, there are always at least four repeats of each stripe across the fabric so calculating the yardage needed to border a quilt is easy: you need the length of the longest side of the quilt plus an additional half-yard to match design elements and allow for the miters at the corners. Framing a Square Quilt. Place a strip of the border print across the middle of the quilt, centering a motif from the border at the exact center of the quilt. (Because of minor differences in seam allowances taken and stretching that can occur on bias edges, opposite edges of a quilt often measure slightly differently. Using a measurement taken from the middle of the quilt will help keep the quilt from ruffling at the edges.). To mark the first miter, position a right-angle triangle so that one of the sides of the right angle runs along the bottom edge of the border print. Then carefully move the triangle until the angled side touches the point where the top edge of the border print meets the edge of the quilt. (See arrow in Diagram.) Mark, then cut the miter line. (Because the miter is cut right at the edge of the quilt, the seam allowance is already included.) Diagram : Mark the miter.. Carefully pick up the mitered side of the border strip and lay it on top of the strip on the opposite side of the quilt, right-sides together, placing the top edge of the strip at the edge of the quilt. If necessary, adjust the top strip so that the design motifs on the top and bottom match exactly. If you have centered a motif from the border print in the middle of the quilt, the designs should match at the edges. Cut the second miter. (Using the cut edge as a guide, rather than the triangle, ensures that your design motifs will be an exact match.). Using this first mitered strip as a guide, cut three more identical pieces, making sure that the design on the border print is exactly the same on all four pieces. Diagram : Cut three pieces identical to the first.. Mark seam intersection dots on the short side of each of your border strips. To find the spot, simply draw a short line /-inch inside the mitered edge and the short edge of the border strip. Mark the dot where the two lines intersect. Do the same for each corner of your quilt.. To sew the borders to the quilt, pin the mid-point of one of the border pieces to the middle of one of the edges of the quilt. Next, match and pin the dots on each side of your border with the dots on the quilt corners. Continue pinning the border to the quilt, easing in any fullness. (The edge of the quilt is usually a little wider than the center because of bias edges or seams.) Sew the border to the quilt, starting and stopping at the dots. Sew the mitered seams last, starting from the inside dot. When pinning the edges together, be sure to match the design elements on both pieces. Diagram : Correctly cut and sewn borders will have designs that flow around the corners. 00, Jinny Beyer
Framing a Rectangular Quilt With rectangles, you cannot always be assured that the designs will automatically match at the corners so you must take an extra step.. First, follow steps - above and cut two identical strips for the short ends of the quilt. The pieces for the other two sides of the quilt must be cut differently: for the corners on all pieces to match, there must be a seam in these long pieces at the exact center of the quilt.. Place one of the cut strips on top of a length of the border print stripe, matching the fabric designs. Cut one miter to match the miter on the top strip. Set the top strip aside. Lay the newly cut strip on top of the quilt through the center, aligning one mitered edge with the edge of the quilt. Mark the center of the quilt on the strip as in Diagram. Move the strip from the quilt and cut it off ¼" beyond the center mark. Using this cut strip as a guide, cut one more piece identical to it. You also need two strips that are the exact mirror images of these pieces. Using one of the strips you just cut, flip it over and lay it on a strip of border print, matching the fabric design exactly. (The two strips will be right Diagram : Find and mark the center of the quilt on the border strip. sides together.) Cut the miter and straight edges to match the top piece. Using the newly cut strip as a guide, cut one more piece. g Diagram : The long borders on rectangular quilts have center seams.. Sew the seams at the middle of two mirror-imaged strips and attach these borders to the quilt as in Steps and in Framing a Square Quilt. Sewing the borders to a rectangular quilt in this manner assures that the corners will match. There will be a seam at the center of the long strips (Diagram ), but the design at that center will mirror-image as well, allowing the design to flow around the quilt. Applying Multiple Borders Jinny often designs quilts to make full use of the border prints. First, she will frame the quilt with the narrow border stripe, then add a coordinating fabric as a second border. The quilt is finished off with the wide stripe from the border print. Jinny personally measures and adds each border separately. However, when the middle border is a fabric that doesn t have to be matched at the corners, she recommends the following method as being a little faster: Sew the second border to the first and then measure and cut them as a single border in the steps above. Measure, cut and sew the third border separately after the first two borders have been completed and sewn to the quilt. Binding the Quilt: When Jinny uses a border print to frame a quilt, she typically sews the binding to the back of the quilt and turns it to the front. This allows her to carefully hand-stitch the binding along a straight line printed on the border print fabric. For details, see www.jinnybeyer.com/binding. Diagram : Applying multiple borders Adding Borders the Jinny Beyer Way 00, Jinny Beyer