Celebrate Good Times Banner Quilt (Patriotic) FInished Quilt Size: 60" x 33 Finished Block Size: 15" x 20" Cutting Directions From white solid, cut for cake blocks: (1) 1 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (18) 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares. (4) 2 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 2 1/2" x 15 1/2", (6) 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" and (6) 2 1/2" x 7 1/2" rectangles. (2) 3 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" and (6) 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles. (1) 4 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangles. From tonal aruba, tonal deep red and tonal cobalt, cut for cake blocks: (1) 1 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (1) 1 1/2" x 9 1/2" and (2) 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" rectangles. (2) 2 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (2) 2 1/2" x 7 1/2" and (1) 2 1/2" x 13 1/2" rectangles. From the remaining cobalt, cut (5) 2 1/2 strips, for binding. Piece to make one long continuous strip. From patriotic confetti, cut for sashing pieces: (1) 1 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (2) 1 1/2" x 20 1/2" rectangles. For the inner border #1: (4) 1 1/2" x WOF. Piece strips and sub-cut (2) 1 1/2" x 20 1/2" and (2) 1 1/2" x 49 1/2" strips. For the inner border #3: (4) 1 1/2" x WOF. Piece strips and sub-cut (2) 1 1/2" x 25" and (2) 1 1/2" x 54" strips. From fireworks, cut for the cake blocks: (1) 1 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares and (3) 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangles. (2) 2 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (9) 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangles. For the inner border #2: (4) 1 3/4" x WOF. Piece strips and sub-cut (2) 1 3/4" x 22 1/2" and (2) 1 3/4" x 52" strips. From patriotic ribbon, cut for the cake blocks: (2) 1 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 1 1/2" x 7 1/2" and (3) 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" rectangles. (2) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 2" x 9 1/2" rectangles. From patriotic balloon, cut for the outer border: Cut (2) 3 3/4 LOF, length of fabric. Sub-cut to 3 3/4 x 27. These will go on the sides of the banner. From the remaining balloon fabric, cut (4) 3 3/4 WOF strips and piece to make (2) 3 3/4" x 60 1/2" strips.
Constructing Cake Blocks Note: Cake blocks are constructed by sewing together rows. 1. Row 1: (1) 2 1/2" x 15 1/2" white solid rectangle. 2. Row 2: Sew (2) 2 1/2" x 7 1/2" tonal rectangles on the opposite long sides of (1) 1 1/2" x 7 1/2" patriotic ribbon rectangle. Add (2) 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" white solid rectangles to the opposite short sides of sewn unit. 3. Row 3: Sew (2) 2" x 9 1/2" patriotic ribbon rectangles on the opposite long sides of (1) 1 1/2" x 9 1/2" tonal rectangle. Add (2) 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" white solid rectangles to the opposite short sides of sewn unit. 4. Row 4: Sew (2) 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" tonal rectangles on the opposite long sides of (1) 1 1/2" x 11 1/2" patriotic ribbon rectangle. Add (2) 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" white solid rectangles to the opposite short sides of sewn unit. 5. Row 5. Sew (2) 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" white solid rectangles to the opposite short sides of (1) 2 1/2" x 13 1/2" tonal rectangle. 6. Row 6. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" white solid square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" fireworks rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Trim 1/4" away from sewn line. Open and press to reveal white solid corner triangle. Repeat with another 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" white solid square at a corner along the same long side of the same fireworks rectangle to complete (1) sewn unit. Repeat to make (3) sewn units, and sew units together to complete Row 6.
7. Row 7. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" fireworks square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 2 1/2" x 7 1/2" white solid rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Trim 1/4" away from sewn line. Open and press to reveal fireworks corner triangle. Repeat to make a mirror image. Sew units to the opposite long sides of (1) 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" fireworks rectangle. 8. Sew rows together to complete 1 cake block. Make a total number of blocks in the following colorways: 1 block: aruba, deep red, cobalt Runner Center Assembly 1. Pieced Rows. Sew together (3) cake blocks and (2) 2" x 20 1/2" patriotic confetti rectangles to complete runner center.
Runner Top Assembly 1. Inner border #1. Sew (2) 1 1/2" x 20 1/2" patriotic confetti strips to the opposite short sides of runner center, followed by (2) 1 1/2" x 49 1/2" patriotic confetti strips to the remaining opposite long sides. 2. Inner border #2. Sew (2) 1 3/4" x 22 1/2" fireworks strips to the opposite short sides of runner center, followed by (2) 1 3/4" x 52" fireworks strips to the remaining opposite long sides. 3. Inner border #3. Sew (2) 1 1/2" x 25" patriotic confetti strips to the opposite short sides of runner center, followed by (2) 1 1/2" x 54" patriotic confetti strips to the remaining opposite long sides. 4. Outer border. Sew (2) 3 3/4" x 27" patriotic balloon strips to the opposit short sides of runner center, followed by (2) 3 3/4" x 60 1/2" patriotic balloon strips to the remaining opposite long sides to complete runner top. Finishing Instructions 1. With the backing fabric laying taut, place batting and then runner top to form quilt sandwich. Baste quilt sandwich. 2. Quilt as desired. 3. Square up quilt before adding binding strip, hanging sleeve and label.