Marcus Fabrics Yellow Sky Quilt #1 Finished quilt size:76” x 92” Finished block size: 15” x 15” Backing: 84” x 100” (3y of 108” wide backing fabric) Binding: 3/4y of R2111-Blue Yellow Fabrics and Cutting Chart

Fabric Yardage Cutting Directions

Fabric A R2129-Gray

5/8y a. Pieced blocks (2) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Subcut (24) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (3) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (12) 5 ½” x 5 ½” squares and (12) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles.

Fabric B R2129-Lt Cream

1 3/4y a. Pieced blocks (2) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Subcut (24) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (3) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (12) 5 ½” x 5 ½” squares and (12) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles. b. Outer border (9) 4” x WOF strips. Piece strips and subcut (2) 4” x 76 ½” and (2) 4” x 85 ½” strips.

Fabric C R2130-Lt Green

5/8y a. Pieced blocks (2) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Subcut (24) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (3) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (12) 5 ½” x 5 ½” squares and (12) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles.

Fabric D R2130-Med Blue

1/2y a. Pieced blocks (1) 1 ¾” x WOF strip. Subcut (16) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (2) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (8) 5 1/2 “ x 5 ½” squares and (8) 3 “ x 5 ½” rectangles.

Fabric E R2131-Cream

5 3/4y a. Pieced blocks (4) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Subcut (80) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (27) 3” x WOF strips. Subcut (340) 3” x 3” squares. (4) 3” x WOF strips. Subcut (80) 1 ¾” x 3” rectangles. (7) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (80) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles. b. Sashing rectangles (1) 15 ½” x WOF strip. Subcut (26) 1 ½” x 15 ½” rectangles. (3) 1 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (5) 1 ½” x 15 ½” rectangles. c. Inner border (8) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Piece strips and subcut

Constructing pieced blocks 1. Block Center.

a. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” print square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 1 ¾” x 3” Fabric E rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Trim ¼” away from sewn line. Open and press to reveal corner triangle. Repeat with another 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” print square to make (1) flying geese unit. Make a total of (4) units.

b. Sew (2) flying geese units to the left and right sides of (1) 3” x 3’ Fabric E square to make a row unit.

(2) 3 ½” X 69 ½” and (2) 3 ½” x 79 ½” strips.

Fabric F R2132-Dk Gray

3/8y a. Pieced blocks (1) 1 ¾” x WOF strip. Subcut (16) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (2) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (8) 5 1/2 “ x 5 ½” squares and (8) 3 “ x 5 ½” rectangles.

Fabric G R2133-Yellow

5/8y a. Pieced blocks (2) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Subcut (24) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (3) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (12) 5 ½” x 5 ½” squares and (12) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles.

Fabric H R2134-Gray

3/8y a. Pieced blocks (1) 1 ¾” x WOF strip. Subcut (8) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (1) 5 ½” x WOF strip. Subcut (4) 5 ½” x 5 ½” squares and (4) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles. b. Cornerstones (1) 1 ½” x WOF strip. Subcut (12) 1 ½” x 1 ½” squares.

Fabric I R2134-Green

5/8y a. Pieced blocks (2) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Subcut (24) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” squares. (3) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Subcut (12) 5 ½” x 5 ½” squares and (12) 3” x 5 ½” rectangles.

c. Sew (2) 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” Fabric E squares to the opposite sides of (1) flying geese unit to make a row unit. Make a total of (2) row units.

d. Sew together row units made in steps b and c to complete block center. Block center measures 5 ½” x 5 ½” unfinished.

2. Middle Units. Sew (1) 3” x 5 ½” Fabric E rectangle and (1) 3” x 5 ½” print rectangle along the long sides. Unit measures 5 ½” x 5 ½” unfinished. Make a total of (4) units.

3. Corner Units. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 3” x 3” Fabric E square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 5 ½” x 5 ½” print square. Sew on drawn line. Trim ¼” away from sewn line. Open and press to reveal corner triangle. Repeat with (3) additional Fabric E squares at the remaining corners of the same print square to make a diamond-in-square unit. Unit measures 5 ½” x 5 ½” unfinished. Make a total of (4) units.

4. Sew (2) corner units to the opposite sides of (1) middle unit to make a row unit. Make a total of (2) row units.

5. Sew (2) middle units to the opposite sides of block center to make a row unit.

6. Sew together row units made in steps 4 and 5 to complete (1) pieced block.

7. Make a total number of blocks for the following prints:

3 blocks Fabric A

3 blocks Fabric B

3 blocks Fabric C

3 blocks Fabric G

3 blocks Fabric I

2 blocks Fabric D

2 blocks Fabric F

1 block Fabric H

Quilt Center Assembly 1. Pieced rows. Refer to quilt image for block placement guide, arrange and sew together (4) pieced blocks and (3) 1 ½” x 15 ½” Fabric E rectangles to make a pieced row. Make a total of (5) pieced rows. Row 1 is shown below.

2. Pieced sashing rows. Sew together (4) 1 ½” x 15 ½” Fabric E rectangles and (3) 1 ½” x 1 ½” Fabric H squares to make a pieced sashing row. Make a total of (4) pieced sashing rows.

3. Sew together pieced rows and pieced sashing rows to complete quilt center.

4. Inner border. Sew (2) 3 ½” x 79 ½” Fabric E strips to the opposite long sides of quilt center, followed by (2) 3 ½” x 69 ½” Fabric E strips to the remaining opposite short sides of quilt center. 5. Outer border. Sew (2) 4” x 85 ½” Fabric B strips to the opposite long sides of quilt center, followed by (2) 4” x 76 ½” Fabric B strips to the remaining opposite short sides of quilt center to complete quilt top.

Finishing 1. Layer backing, batting and quilt top.

2. Baste the layers together. Quilt as desired.

3. Bind to complete the quilt.