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FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS
Finished quilt size: 17½" × 20½"
Designed by Kim Diehl
Materials♦ 22 assorted print squares, 1½" × 1½", for
checkerboard setting units
♦ 1 fat quarter (18" × 21") of dark print for border
♦ 1 fat quarter of coordinating print for border
corner squares and binding
♦ ⅔ yard of backing fabric
♦ 24" × 27" rectangle of batting
♦ Standard sewing and quiltmaking supplies
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CuttingFrom the dark print fat quarter, cut:
2 strips, 2½" × 16½"
2 strips, 2½" × 13½"
From the coordinating-print fat quarter, cut:
4 squares, 2½" × 2½"
4 binding strips, 2½" × 21"
Piecing the Sections Sew all pieces with right sides together using a ¼" seam
allowance. Press the seam allowances as indicated by
the arrows or otherwise specifi ed.
SECTION 1
1. Lay out the four small triangle units from
Week 3 in two horizontal rows as shown. Join
the pieces in each row. Press. Join the rows.
Press. Th e pieced Small Triangle block should
measure 4½" square, including the seam
allowances.
Small Triangle block,41/2" × 41/2".
Note: If you’ve chosen to use the alternate simplifi ed
option of four large half-square-triangle units
(mentioned in my Week 3 stitch-along post), please
substitute them for the units shown in the illustration,
positioning them with the light triangles in the center.
Press as instructed above.
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2. Join two of the large half-square-triangle
units from Week 3 as shown. Press. Th e
pieced double-half-square-triangle unit should
measure 2½" × 4½", including the seam
allowances.
Make 2 units,21/2" × 41/2".
3. Lay out and join one center square unit from
Week 1, the double-half-square-triangle unit
from step 2, and the Small Triangle block
from step 1 as shown. Press. Section 1 should
measure 4½" × 10½", including the seam
allowances.
Section 1,41/2" × 101/2".
SECTION 2
1. Using the two remaining large half-square-
triangle units from Week 3, repeat step 2 of
“Section 1” to make an additional double-half-
square-triangle unit.
2. Lay out and join the double-half-square-
triangle unit, the remaining center square
unit from Week 1, and the Small Ohio Star
Variation block from Week 1 as shown.
Press. Section 2 should measure 6½" × 10½",
including the seam allowances.
Section 2,61/2" × 101/2".
SECTION 3
1. Choosing the prints randomly, join 10 assorted
print 1½" squares to make a long checkerboard
strip measuring 1½" × 10½", including the
seam allowances. Press.
Make 1 unit,11/2" × 101/2".
2. Join the Goose on the Loose and Hearth and
Home blocks from Week 2 as shown. Press.
Sew the long checkerboard strip to the top
of the unit. Press. Section 3 should measure
6½" × 10½", including the seam allowances.
Section 3,61/2" × 101/2".
SECTION 4
1. Choosing the prints randomly, lay out nine
assorted print 1½" squares in three horizontal
rows. Join the squares in each row. Press. Join
the rows. Press. Th e pieced checkerboard
square should measure 3½" square, including
the seam allowances.
Checkerboard square,31/2" x 31/2".
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2. Join the remaining three assorted print 1½"
squares to make a short checkerboard strip
measuring 1½" × 3½". Press.
Make 1 unit,11/2" x 31/2".
3. Lay out and join the short checkerboard
strip, four Churn Dash blocks from Week
4, and the checkerboard square from step 1.
Press. Section 4 should measure 3½" × 16½"
including seam allowances.
Section 4,31/2" × 161/2".
Piecing the Quilt CenterLay out the pieced sections as shown. Join
sections 1, 2, and 3, and then sew section 4 to
the left edge. Press as each section is joined. Th e
pieced quilt center should measure 13½" × 16½",
including the seam allowances.
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Quilt assembly
Adding the BorderUsing the illustration as a guide, join a dark
2½" × 16½" strip to the right and left sides of the
quilt center. Press the seam allowances toward
the strips. Join a coordinating-print 2½" square to
each end of the dark 2½" × 13½" strips. Press the
seam allowances toward the border strips. Join
these pieced strips to the top and bottom of the
quilt center. Press the seam allowances toward the
newly added border strips.
Adding borders
Completing the QuiltLayer and baste the quilt top, batting, and
backing. Quilt the layers. Join the binding strips
to make one length and use it to bind the quilt.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this bonus stitch-along quilt!