Intermediate llegiance Make, and donate if you wish, a Quilt of Valor. Diane Tomlinson made this one with a star block and easy strip-pieced stripe blocks. quilt by Diane tomlinson Finished Size: 64" 80" Finished locks: 32 (8") Star blocks, 31 (8") Stripe blocks Materials NOTE Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Stars & Stripes collection by Northcott. ½ yard blue print 2 1 8 yards navy print 2 1 8 yards red print 3 1 8 yards cream print Fons & Porter Quarter Inch Seam Marker (optional) 5 yards backing fabric Twin-size quilt batting DINE Tomlinson, ssociate Editor of Love of Quilting, enjoys designing quilts on her computer, changing blocks and colors until she has a pattern she loves. FonsandPorter.com/Designers Fons & Porter Fons & Porter s: Love of Quilting 1
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Cutting Measurements include ¼ seam allowances. order strips are exact length needed. You may want to make them longer to allow for piecing variations. From blue print, cut: 3 (4½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 20 (4½") squares. From navy print, cut: 4 (2 7 8"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 48 (2 7 8") D squares. 23 (2½"-wide) strips. Piece 7 strips to make 2 (2½" 72½") side inner borders and 2 (2½" 60½") top and bottom inner borders. Remaining strips are for strip sets. From red print, cut: 2 (4½"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 12 (4½") squares. 7 (2 7 8"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 80 (2 7 8") D squares. 8 (2½"-wide) strips for strip sets. 8 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding. From cream print, cut: 5 (5¼"-wide) strips. From strips, cut 32 (5¼") C squares. 32 (2½"-wide) strips. From 16 strips, cut 256 (2½") squares. Piece 8 strips to make 2 (2½" 76½") side outer borders and 2 (2½" 64½") top and bottom outer borders. Remaining strips are for strip sets. star block ssembly 1. Referring to Sew Easy: Quick- Pieced Flying Geese Units on page 5, make 80 red Flying Geese Units using cream print C squares and red print D squares (). 2. In the same manner, make 48 navy Flying Geese Units using cream print C squares and navy print D squares. MKE 80 MKE 48 3. Referring to Center Unit MKE 80 MKE 48 Diagrams, place 1 cream print square atop 1 blue print square, right sides facing. Stitch diagonally from corner to corner as shown. Trim ¼" beyond stitching. Press open to reveal triangle. Repeat for remaining corners of square to complete 1 blue Center Unit. Make 20 blue Center Units. MKE 20 MKE 20 MKE 12 MKE 12 4. In the same manner, make 12 red Center Units using 1 red print square and 4 cream print squares in each. 5. Lay out 1 blue Center Unit, 4 red Flying Geese Units, and 4 cream print squares as shown in Star lock Diagrams. Join into rows; join rows to complete 1 Star block. Make 20 red Star blocks. 6. In the same manner, make 12 navy Star blocks using 1 red Center Unit, 4 navy Flying Geese Units, and 4 cream print squares in each. MKE 80 MKE 48 MKE 20 MKE 12 Star lock Diagrams stripe block ssembly 1. Join 2 navy print strips, 1 red print strip, and 1 cream print strip as shown in Strip Set MKE 20 Diagram. MKE 12 Make 8 strip sets. MKE 20 MKE 12 Star lock Diagrams 2. From strip sets, cut 31 (-wide) segments. Strip Set Diagram Strip Strip Set Set Diagram Fons & Porter Fons & Porter s: Love of Quilting 3
quilt ssembly 1. Lay out blocks as shown in Quilt Top ssembly Diagram. Join blocks into rows; join rows to complete quilt center. 2. dd navy print side inner borders to quilt center. dd navy print top and bottom inner borders to quilt. 3. Repeat for cream print outer borders. finishing 1. Divide backing into 2 (2½-yard) lengths. Cut 1 piece in half lengthwise to make 2 narrow panels. Join 1 narrow panel to each side of wider panel; press seam allowances toward narrow panels. 2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt shown was quilted with wavy lines in Stripe blocks, meandering in Star blocks, and freehand loops in borders (Quilting Diagram). 3. Join 2¼"-wide red print strips into 1 continuous piece for straight-grain French-fold binding. dd binding to quilt. 3 Quilt Top ssembly Diagram Quilt Top ssembly Diagram Quilting Diagram 4 Fons & Porter s: Love of Quilting Fons & Porter FonsandPorter.com
Watch a video of this Sew Easy online at FonsandPorter.com/4FlyingGeese seweasy Quick-Pieced Flying Geese Units Try this method to make 4 perfect Flying Geese Units at the same time. 1. On wrong side of each small square, place Quarter Inch Seam Marker diagonally across the square, with yellow center line positioned exactly at opposite corners. Mark stitching lines along both sides of the Quarter Inch Seam Marker. 2. Place 2 matching small squares atop 1 large square, right sides facing. Stitch along both marked sewing lines (Photo ). 3. Cut between rows of stitching. Press seams toward small triangles (Photo ). 4. Place 2 small squares atop the triangle units (Photo C). 5. Stitch on marked lines (Photo D). 6. Cut between rows of stitching (Photo E). 7. Press seams toward small triangles to complete 4 Flying Geese Units (Photo F). D E Sew SmartTM To cut squares for Flying Geese Units, determine desired finished size. Cut small squares 7 8" larger than finished height of Flying Geese Unit, and cut large square 1¼" larger than finished width. Marianne C F Fons & Porter Fons & Porter s: Love of Quilting 5