Daisy Dukes - Baby Blocks Quilt

OTHER TOOLS & SUPPLIES 1-1/2 yds quilt batting (58” wide) Rotary Cutter, Mat, Rulers, Straight Pins, Sewing machine, and threads to match your fabrics

NOTES All seams are sewn with a 1/4” seam allowance.

Please wash, dry & iron your fabric before beginning, and trim selvages.

WOF = Width of Fabric.

Press seams open as you go.

CUTTING Fabric A Cut (1) 8-1/2” x WOF strip - sub-cut (4) 8-1/2” squares (Piece 1) Cut (1) 4-3/4” x WOF strip - sub-cut (4) 4-3/4” squares (Outer Border Cornerstones) Fabric B Cut (1) 8-1/2” x WOF strip - sub-cut (3) 8-1/2” squares (Piece 3) Fabric C Cut (4) 4-3/4” x WOF strips - join end-to-end and sub-cut (2) 4-3/4” x 35-1/2” strips (Outer Border Sides) Fabric D Cut (5) 1-1/2” x WOF strips sub-cut (1) strip into (12) 1-1/2” squares (Sashing Cornerstones) Use the remaining (4) strips for the Sashing Fabric E Cut (2) 4-1/2” x WOF strips (Sashing) Fabric F Cut (1) 8-1/2” x WOF strip - sub-cut (4) 8-1/2” squares (Piece 2) - sub-cut (4) 1-1/2” squares (Inner Border Corners) Fabric G Cut (2) 8-1/2” x WOF strips - sub-cut (5) 8-1/2” squares (Piece 4) Fabric H Cut (1) 8-1/2” x WOF strip - sub-cut (4) 8-1/2” squares (Piece 5) Fabric I - Includes Binding Cut (4) 1-1/2” x WOF strips (Sashing) Cut (4) 1-1/2” x WOF strips - join end-to-end sub-cut (2) 1-1/2” x 37-1/2” strips (Inner Border Top/Bottom) sub-cut (2) 1-1/2” x 44-1/2” strips (Inner Border Sides) Cut (1) 1-1/2” x WOF strip - sub-cut (8) 1-1/2” x 4-3/4” rectangles (Outer Cornerstone Frames) Cut (6) 2-1/2” x WOF strips (Binding) Backing Cut (2) 48” x WOF rectangles.

PREPARING THE SASHING 1. Sew a Fabric I Sashing strip to either side of a Fabric E Sashing strip as shown.

2. Sew a Fabric D Sashing strip to each side of the E/I Sashing unit.

8-1/2”

3. Cut the resulting Sashing unit into (31) 8-1/2” x 1-1/2” rectangles.

1-1/2”

Make (31)

Make (12)

4. Sew a Fabric D Sashing Cornerstone to one end of a Sashing rectangle as shown. Repeat to make (12) such units.

5. Join (4) Sashing units from Step 4 end-to-end; sew a Sashing unit to the final Cornerstone.

Repeat to make (4) Sashing rows.

Make (4)

QUILT CENTER 1. Sew the 8-1/2” squares together in rows as illustrated on Page 1, with a Sashing unit inserted between each pair of squares.

2. Sew the rows together top-to-bottom, referring to the quilt illustration on Page 1, with a Sashing row between each pair of rows from Step 1.

BORDERS 1. Sew a 1-1/2” x 44-1/2” Fabric I strip to either side of the quilt center.

2. Sew a 1-1/2” Fabric F square to either end of each 1-1/2” x 37-1/2” Fabric I strip.

3. Sew the resulting Inner Border units to the top & bottom of the quilt center.

The quilt center & borders should now measure 37-1/2” x 46-1/2”.

4. Sew a 1-1/2” x 4-3/4” Fabric I rectagle to either end of each 4-3/4” x 44-1/2” Fabric C strip.

Make (2) 5. Sew the resulting Outer Border units to either side of the quilt center.

6. Sew a 1-1/2” x 4-3/4” Fabric I rectangle to either end of each 4-3/4” x 35-1/2” Fabric C strip.

7. Sew a 4-3/4” Fabric A square to either end of the resulting units.

Make (2) 8. Sew the Outer Border units from Step 7 to the Top & Bottom of the quilt center, to complete it at 46” x 55”.

ASSEMBLY LAYOUT

FINISHING 1. Sew the Backing rectangles together along the 48” edges.

2. Layer the quilt top, batting & backing together; baste andquilt as desired.

3. Bind the quilt with the Fabric I Binding strips.