GO! Qube 6" Rick Rack Flower Throw Quilt Finished Size: 46" x 46" Fabrics provided by Timeless Treasures For use with GO! Qube Mix & Match 6" Block (55775) and GO! Qube 6" Companion Set Classics (55779) Dies Needed: GO! Qube Mix & Match 6" Block (55775) GO! Half Square Triangle-3" Finished Square (Shape 3) GO! Half Square Triangle-1½" Finished Square (Shape 5) GO! Qube 6" Companion Set - Classics (55779) GO! Chisels-1½" x 3" Finished (Shape 9) Additional Dies Needed: GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55017 or 55014) GO! Strip Cutter-3½" (3" Finished) (55032) GO! Fun Flower (55334) Page 1 of 10
Fabric Requirements: Fabric Color Blue Fabric Light Fabric Total Yardage 2 yards 1¾ yards Batting 54" x 54" Backing 2¼ yards GO! Qube 6" Cutting Directions: Fabric Color Shape & # Number of Shapes to Cut Blue: Border Corner Half Square Triangles Blue: Chisel Corners 3 Cut 2 4¾" x 4" rectangles and place on die. Sub cut into 4 half square triangles (HSTs). Cut 2 5¼" x width of fabric (WOF) strips. Fanfold into 3" widths. Sub cut into 104 HSTs. Blue: Border Chisel Cut 64 chisels: Cut 2 6¼" x WOF strips. Cut 32 chisels with wrong side of fabric facing up and 32 chisels with right side of fabric facing up. This will create 32 each mirror image chisels. You can also cut the mirror image chisels in the following manner: Cut 2 6¼" x WOF strip. Fanfold 4 layers at a time into 2½" widths. Separate the mirror image chisels as you cut to assure that you have the correct number of each shape. Light Fabric: Block Chisel Cut 104 chisels: Cut 4 6¼" x WOF strips. Cut all chisels with the wrong side of fabric facing up. Place 4-6 layers of fabric on die. It is easiest to cut the WOF strip in half and layer four strips on top of each other with the right and wrong sides of fabric facing the same direction. Advance the strip as each layer of four is cut. Page 2 of 10
Light Fabric: Border Chisel Light Fabric: Border Corner Half Square Triangles Cut 64 chisels: Cut 2 6¼" x WOF strips. Cut 32 chisels with wrong side of fabric facing up and 32 chisels with right side of fabric facing up. This will create 32 each mirror image chisels. You can also cut the mirror image chisels in the following manner: Cut 2 6¼" x WOF strip. Fanfold 4 layers at a time into 2½" widths. Separate the mirror image chisels as you cut to assure that you have the correct number of each shape. 3 Cut 2 4¾" x 4" rectangles and place on die. Sub cut into 4 half square triangles (HSTs). Additional Cutting Instructions: Blue Inner Border Yardage included above o Use GO! Strip Cutter-3½" (3" Finished) (55032) to cut 4 3½" x WOF strips for inner blue borders. Sub cut 2 strips into 3½" x 30½" and sub cut 2 strips into 3½" x 36½". Blue Outer Border Yardage included above o Use GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55017 or 55014) to cut 5 2½" x WOF strips for outer blue borders. Stitch together following instructions. Sub cut 2 strips into 2½" x 42½" and sub cut 2 strips into 2½" x 46½". Blue Binding Yardage included above o Use GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55017 or 55014) to cut 5 2½" x WOF strips for binding. Use standard methods for binding quilt. Light Fabric Squares for Machine Embroidery Yardage included above o Rotary cut 12 8" x 8" squares for machine embroidery blocks. After machine embroidery is complete, squares will be cut down to 6½" x 6½" for a finished 6" block. Embroidery Needed: GO! Fun Flower Embroidery Designs by Marjorie Busby (BQ-FFe) OR GO! Fun Flower Embroidery Designs CD by Marjorie Busby (MBME55334) o See Fun Flower Machine Embroidery Designs Sets for complete supply list and instructions. Page 3 of 10
Sewing Directions: Press all seams open and use ¼ seams, unless otherwise indicated. Fun Flower Machine Embroidery Block (Make 12 Fun Flower Blocks) 1. Rotary cut 8" x 8" background squares for machine embroidery. Squares will be cut down to 6½" x 6½" square after machine embroidery is complete. 2. Select embroidery designs for the Fun Flower. You may use a single design as was used in the example quilt or use a combination of the embroidery designs. 3. Follow instructions in the machine embroidery design set for completing machine embroidery. 4. When all embroidery designs are complete, center the design on the background square and trim the quilt block to 6½" x 6½". Rick Rack Block (Make 13 Blocks) 1. Sew one blue half square triangle (HST) (Shape 5) to one light fabric chisel (Shape 9) as shown. Press seams to dark fabric. Make 104 chisel units. 2. Make 52 quarter block chisel units. Stitch assembled chisels together as shown in diagram. Press seams to one side. 3. Make 26 half block chisel units. Assemble half block units by stitching quarter units together. Press seams to one side. Page 4 of 10
4. Make 13 Rick Rack Blocks. Stitch half block units together as shown. Press seams so that they rotate in the same direction on the back of the block and seams swirl open in the center. Rick Rack Quilt Border (Make 32 Blocks) 1. Sew one blue and one light fabric chisel (Shape 9) together as shown to make 32 right chisel units. Press seams toward the dark fabric. 2. Sew one blue and one light fabric chisel (Shape 9) together as shown to make 32 left chisel units. Press seams toward the dark fabric. 3. Each border block is made up of two chisel units. Sew assembled chisel units together as shown in diagram. Press all of the right chisel unit seams upward and all of the left chisel unit seams downward so that seams will nest when the blocks are stitched together. Make a total of 32 border blocks. 4. Sew one blue and one light fabric half square triangle (HST) (Shape 3) together as shown. Make 4 HST units for border corners. Page 5 of 10
5. Stitch eight blocks together end to end to make four border units. Assemble Quilt Blocks for Center of Quilt 1. Lay out blocks as shown in five rows of five blocks each. 2. Pin and sew blocks into rows alternating Rick Rack Blocks and machine embroidery Fun Flower Blocks. Press seams towards machine embroidery blocks. 3. Pin and sew rows together to complete the inner quilt top. Page 6 of 10
Add Borders Inner Blue Border 1. Cut fabric for vertical and horizontal 3½" blue borders using the cutting instructions on page 3. 2. Stitch the inner border to the sides of the quilt first. Pin carefully, easing quilt top as needed to fit the border. 3. Stitch the inner border to the top and bottom of the quilt. Again, pin carefully, easing quilt top as needed to fit the border. 4. Press seam allowances to the inner border. Page 7 of 10
Pieced Chisel Borders 1. Stitch two of the pieced chisel borders to the sides of the quilt as shown. Pin carefully, easing quilt top as needed to fit the border. 2. Stitch a corner HST unit to either end of the remaining two pieced borders. Pin borders carefully to the quilt easing quilt top as needed to fit the border. 3. Press seam allowances toward the inner border. Page 8 of 10
Outer Borders 1. Stitch the 2½" width of fabric strips together with a bias seam or end to end, according to your preference. 2. Cut the vertical and horizontal 2½" borders according to the cutting instructions on page 3. 3. Stitch the outer border to the sides of the quilt first. Pin carefully, easing top as needed to fit the border. 4. Stitch the outer border to the top and bottom of the quilt. Again, pin carefully, easing quilt top as needed to fit the border. 5. Press seam allowances toward the outer border. Page 9 of 10
Quilting and Finishing 1. Layer quilt top with batting and backing. 2. Pin or baste layers together. 3. Model was machine quilted. 4. Attach bias binding, mitering the corners. Page 10 of 10