Easy10"
squares
all inkEd up
Tony Jacobson says, “This quilt is no shrinking violet!” It’s definitely bold, and he used a clever technique to make the blocks.
quilt by Tony jacobson machine quilted by caThie Ziimmerman from handi-quilTer
finished size: 81" × 101½"
finished blocks: 20 (19½") blocks
Materials
noTe: Fabrics in the quilt shown
are from the Inked collection by Lynn
Krawczyk for Red Rooster Fabrics.
80 (10") squares assorted prints in blue,
yellow, pink, green, purple, orange,
and black
1¾ yards white solid
¾ yard black print for binding
7½ yards backing fabric
Queen-size quilt batting
CuttingMeasurements include ¼" seam
allowances.
From white solid, cut:
• 37(1½"-wide)strips.From28strips,cut35(1½"×20")Brectanglesand20(1½"×19½")Arectangles.Pieceremainingstripstomake4(1½"×81½")horizontal
sashingstrips.
From black print, cut:
• 10(2¼"-wide)stripsforbinding.
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Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
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Block Diagrams
Block Diagramsb
a5"
5"
bloCk asseMbly1. Join4printsquaresasshownin
Block Diagrams.Measure5"from
topedge;cuttomake2sections.
2. Add1whiteArectanglebetween
sectionsasshown.
3. Measure5"fromleftedge;cutto
make2sectionsasshown.
4. Add1whiteBrectanglebetween
sectionstocomplete1block.
Make20blocks.
Quilt asseMbly1. Layoutblocks,remainingwhite
Brectangles,andhorizontal
sashingstripsasshowninQuilt
Top Assembly Diagram.Joinblocks
andBrectanglesintorows.
2. ReferringtoSew Easy: Row
Alignment onpage5,joinrows
andsashingstripstocomplete
quilttop.
Finishing1. Dividebackinginto3(2½-yard)
lengths.Joinpieceslengthwise.
Seamswillrunhorizontally.
2. Layerbacking,batting,andquilt
top;baste.Quiltasdesired.
3. Join2¼"-wideblackprint
stripsinto1continuouspiece
forstraight-grainFrench-fold
binding.Addbindingtoquilt.u
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Row alignmentUse this method for perfect alignment of rows for All Inked Up!
1. Measurethelengthofeach
row.Trimsashingstripstothat
measurement.
2. Measure¼"fromeachendof
longsashingstrip,makeamark
ateachedgeonwrongside,and
thenmarkrectanglewidths(for
All Inked Up,finishedblocksare
19½").Measureandmarkboth
edgesofsashingstripinthisorder
19½"fromfirstmark;andthen
1",19½",1",19½",1",and19½".
3. Joinlongsashingstriptoblock
row,aligningmarksonsashing
withseamlinesofblockrow.
Pressseamallowancestoward
sashingstrip(Photo A).
4. Joinnextblockrowtopieced
section,aligningmarksonlong
sashingstripwithseamlinesof
blockrow(Photo B).
5. Addremainingsashingstripsand
blockrowsinthesamemanner.
ALIGNeD RectANGLes
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