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Something about French General always captures my imagination. I sigh and think what pretty fabric it is. I admire the soft pallet, pet the beautiful florals and soft prints, and then scoot off to the bolder offerings. I think it comes from spending my life surrounded by men. There is not much room for girly fancies when you are busy chasing brothers and/or sons. However, times are changing. My three sons are nearly grown. My husband (also from a household of many sons) has outgrown the idea that decorations need to be manly. And, wonder of wonders, my oldest son is getting married. Suddenly there is room for pretty dresses and subtle colors. Our home has been enchanted!
I have made this quilt from 20, 15″ finished blocks in a grid of 4 x 5 blocks, with two borders. The clover like design of the blocks creates a beautiful secondary pattern of Arabesque shapes reminiscent of an enchanted carpet.
The quilt, as described below finishes at 74″ x 89″, perfect for a twin sized bed.
1 Fat Quarter Bundle {Pondicherry by French General}**
3 1/2 yards background, and outer border fabric {SKU 13785.14 Pearl tone on tone}
1 1/2 yards inner border and binding fabric {SKU 13529.153 Indian Blue solid}
5 1/2 yards backing fabric {SKU 13780.19 Dove large floral}
20 quart sized zip lock baggies, or seal-able envelopes. (one for each block)
**Using a fat quarter bundle will supply you with a large range of coordinating fabrics. This is great when you want to make something scrappy with a sophisticated pallet. However, this quilt does not require that much fabric. If you were to cut all of the fabric in a fat quarter bundle into pieces for these blocks, I think you would have enough blocks for two quilts. Of course, you could always make a bigger quilt. Keep in mind that if you choose to do this you will need more yardage for the background, borders, binding, and backing. Another option would be to make this quilt from yardage (rather than a Fat Quarter Bundle). In that case the fabric requirements for the blocks in this quilt break down as follows:
This quilt finishes at 74″ x 89″.
Cutting Directions: This quilt’s impact comes in part from the placement of colors. If you look closely at the drawing you can tell that the quilt is an ornate checker board of blues and reds. Each square has both a “solid” fabric (some of them are indeed solid, but many simply read dark) and a “low volume” fabric in the same colorway. “Low volume” here refers to fabric that is mostly white or off white with one other color creating a dominant design….like traditional red work or toile.
The first thing you need to do is sort your fat quarter stack into five piles: blue, low volume blue, red, low volume red, and other. You can get more than one block out of each fat quarter. Using more fat quarters will yield a scrappier quilt. In my quilt I cut one block from each solid fat quarter, and two blocks from each low volume fat quarter. I also combined the blues and grays into the blue group and the reds and cranberries into the red group. Using this method you will need 10 blue/gray solids, 10 red/cranberry solids, 5 blue/gray low volume, and 5 red/cranberry low volume.
Because color placement is key, I found it easier to cut one block at a time. However, since all of the blocks have the same background in them it is easiest to cut all of this fabric at one time.
Background fabric –
Inner border –
Setting Squares –
Per block – for 20 blocks, 10 blue/gray and 10 red/cranberry
Sewing Directions: Use a 1/4″ seam allowance throughout.
The Blocks:You need to make 20, 15″ finished blocks. When you measure them, before sewing them into the quilt top they will measure 15 1/2″ square.
Each block is constructed as a 9 patch. There are 4 corner patches, 4 side patches and 1 center patch. All 9 of these patches measure 5″ finished. When you measure them, before sewing them in to the quilt block they will measure 5 1/2″ square.
The following directions will lead you through the construction of one block. You will have to repeat it 20 times to have enough blocks for this quilt.
Center Patch – This will look like a square in a frame
Side Patches – These will look like 3 long bars.
Corner Patches – I am not sure how to describe this block…. angry bird….old fashioned photo mount…a half square triangle with a triangle taken out of the center of it’s dark side.
Setting Squares….Border corner blocks – There is a corner stone, or setting block in each corner of the outer border. These blocks are just like the centers of the larger quilt blocks, only a little bigger.
The Top
For ease of drawing this illustration show only two red and two blue fabrics. Your quilt will likely have many more. Doesn’t the quilt look pretty in a less scrappy arrangement?!
The center –
Arrangement 2
The Borders – There are probably as many ways to do this as there are quilters. I have found it works best for me to gently lay my border piece on top of my quilt center and let the machine pull the fabric through on its own. Make sure that your selvage is out of the way when you begin sewing. Trim the excess off at the other end. If you are careful to keep the edges aligned, you should be good to go. The border will be long enough, and you will not have ruffling that can occur when you try and pull the pieces.
Congratulations – your top is now finished. Your next step is to quilt and bind the quilt as you like. I chose 100% cotton thread Signature in Ivory – it blended the best with all of the fabrics in my bundle and Paisley Brocade by Anne Bright. I would love to see how you finish your quilt. Please feel free to add pictures to my Tops to Treasures group on Flickr, or email me a copy. I can not wait to see them.
Don’t forget to add a label to your quilt. I know, it seems like you have worked on this long enough, but someday you are going to wish you took a moment to document your efforts. All of the great artists sign their work. You should too.
I’ve enjoyed writing this recipe for you. I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to stop by my blog or send me questions regarding this post. I will answer them as quickly as I am able.
Cindy Sharp
{Tops to Treasures}
Серия сообщений "пэчворк":лоскутный пэчворкЧасть 1 - Японский журнал Пэчворк и гавайский квилт
Часть 2 - Сумка- пакет, легко и просто
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Часть 14 - ПЛЕД ИЗ КВАДРАТОВ В ТЕХНИКЕ ПЭЧВОРК
Часть 15 - ЛОСКУТНОЕ
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Часть 17 - СТЁЖКА ПО ЛИНЕЙКИ И НЕ ТОЛЬКО....
Часть 18 - РИСУНКИ ДЛЯ СТЁЖКИ ОТ КАРЛЫ БЕРЕТ
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Часть 27 - Подушка с креативной фактурой
Часть 28 - Подушки с карманами
Часть 29 - Индийские лоскутные вышитые подушки
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Часть 40 - КОВРИК-ЗВЕЗДА
Часть 41 - ПЛЕД ИЗ КВАДРАТОВ В ТЕХНИКЕ ПЭЧВОРК
Часть 42 - ЗАЧАРОВАННОЕ ОДЕЯЛО. МК НА АНГЛИЙСКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ
Часть 43 - ПЛЕД, А МОЖЕТ БЫТЬ И ШАРФ СПИЦАМИ, ДВУХСТОРОННИМ УЗОРОМ.
Часть 44 - ВЯЖЕМ ПЛЕДЫ
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