QM pattern easyMy First Quilt

Touch of SunshineClassic Delft set aglow with light

Sewn by Penny Wolf. Quilted by Lorilynn King. Fabric: Ro Gregg for Northcott. Batting: Hobbs Bonded Fibers. Thread: Sulky. Location: Woodley’s Fine Furniture in Lakewood/Denver, Colorado. Photo: Joe Hancock Studio.

Copyright © 2007 QUILTMAKER. All rights reserved.

1About This QuiltWe made this quilt with multiple

yellow fabrics, but have patterned itwith just 4. We did maintain the samevalue in the same position in every unit.If you want the appearance of facets, besure to use 4 distinctly different valuesin the yellow prints. Touch of Sunshinegoes together quickly with strip piecingand stitch-and-flip techniques.

2Making the Quilt CenterJoin 2 dark blue tone-on-tone

13⁄4" strips with a 4" blue print stripas shown to make a band A. Make 14band A’s. Cut the bands at 61⁄2" intervalsto make the unit 1’s. Repeat the processwith medium blue tone-on-tone stripsand cream print strips to make the bandB’s; cut into 61⁄2" unit 2’s as shown.

I wondered whatwould happen if Iadded triangles toa strip-piecedsquare. This simpletechnique is aneasy way to createsecondary shapes

without using templates.Theresa Eisinger • QM Graphic Designer

materialsQueen: 88”x 100”Finished Blocks: 12”

Dark Blue Tone-on-Tone

2¼ yards for blocks and binding

Blue Print4½ yards for blocks and border #2

Medium Blue Tone-on-Tone1⅝ yards for blocks

Cream Print 2½ yards for blocks and border #1

4 Assorted Yellow Prints (see Step 1)¾ yard each for blocks

Backing 8½ yardsBatting 96”x 108”

cuttingDark Blue Tone-on-Tone

28 strips 1¾”x 40” for bands11 strips 2¼”x 40” for binding

Blue Printfor border #2

2 strips 6”x 92” for sides2 strips 6”x 91” for top/bottom

14 strips 4”x 40” for bandsMedium Blue Tone-on-Tone

28 strips 1¾”x 40” for bandsCream Print

14 strips 4”x 40” for bands9 strips 3”x 40” for border #1

4 Assorted Yellow Prints from each

84 squares (A) 3¼”x 3¼”Backing 3 panels 37”x 96”

Unit 2Cut 84

Ban

d B

Mak

e 14

6½”

Unit 1Cut 84

Ban

d A

Mak

e 14

6½”

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Refer to the technique “Stitch & Flip.”Use the unit 1’s and A patches from the2 darkest yellow fabrics to make theunit 3’s. Press the seam allowancestoward the A patches. Use the unit 2’sand A patches from the 2 lightest yellowfabrics to make the unit 4’s, pressing theseam allowances toward the unit 2’s.

Sew 2 unit 3’s and 2 unit 4’s together tomake a block, keeping each yellow inthe same position in every block. Makea total of 42 blocks. Join 6 blocks to

make a row as shown. Press the seamallowances in one direction, alternatingthe direction with each row. Make 7rows and then sew the rows together.

3Adding the BordersJoin the border #1 strips end to end.

Cut this strip into 2 lengths of 87" forthe sides and 2 lengths of 80" for thetop and bottom. Sew the border #1 sidestrips to the quilt and trim any extralength. Repeat to add the border #1 topand bottom strips. Add border #2 in thesame way.

4Quilting and FinishingMark the Sky Diamond Quilting

over the A patches and in border #2 asshown. Layer and baste together thebacking, batting and quilt top.

Much of the quilt center can be quiltedcontinuously as shown by the arrows inthe quilting detail diagram. In the quiltcenter, quilt the units and markedmotifs as shown in the quilting place-ment diagram. Ditch quilt inside border#1. Quilt a straight line down the centerof border #1. Ditch quilt between bor-der #1 and border #2, quilting each SkyDiamond as you come to it. Bind thequilt.

Quilting Placement

Continuous Quilting Detail

Unit 3Stitch & Flip

Make 84

A

A

Unit 1

Unit 4Stitch & Flip

Make 84

A

A

Unit 2

Block PiecingMake 42

Uni

t 3

Unit 4

Row Make 7

techniqueStitch & Flip. Place an A patch on the cornerof a unit 1 or 2 as shown, right sides together.Mark a diagonal on A from corner to cornerand sew on the marked line. Trim the seamallowances to ¼˝, flip the patch open andpress. Repeat on the opposite corner.

Sky Diamond Quilting

Fabric: Maywood Studio.

color optionNo Pink! My niece recentlyannounced that she was pregnant witha girl, and she had one request forbaby gifts: “No pink!” I hope she’lloverlook the pinkish tinge in these ele-gant fuchsia blossoms.

Theresa Eisinger • QM Graphic Designer

alternate sizes crib twin double king

size 52"x 52" 76"x 88" 88"x 88" 100"x 100"

block setting 3 x 3 5 x 6 6 x 6 7 x 7

no. of blocks 9 30 36 49

no. of band A’s 3 10 12 17

no. of band B’s 3 10 12 17

materialsdk. blue tone-on-tone ⅞ yard 1¾ yards 2 yards 2⅝ yards

blue print 1¾ yards 2⅔ yards 3¼ yards 4¼ yards

med. blue tone-on-tone ½ yard 1⅛ yards 1⅓ yards 1⅞ yards

cream print ⅞ yard 2 yards 2⅓ yards 3 yards

assorted yellows 4@ ⅓ yd. each 4@ ⅝ yd. each 4@ ⅔ yd. each 4@1yd. each

backing 3⅜ yards 7½ yards 8½ yards 9⅝ yards

batting 56"x 56" 84"x 96" 96"x 96" 108"x 108"