Hummingbird Hill Studio
Dynamic Design
with the five classical canons of rhetoric
Linda Digby McFarland, M.A.
Dynamic Design with the five classical canons of rhetoric Linda Digby McFarland, M.A.
|
|
Mystery Quilt #5B ©Linda K. McFarland 1999 Vital Statistics: approximately 54" x 66" finished January 31, 2002 Choose and wash your fabrics! For this quilt, you will need 2 yds. each of these 3 fabrics: A......I suggest white white for your light fabric......Includes enough fabric for sashing. B......I suggest red for your medium fabric......Includes enough for outer border. C......I suggest black for your dark fabric......Includes enough for inner border. You will need threads to match all three of your fabrics! Get excited because this is going to be fun! Frequently I will give you a small clue; whoever EMAILS the correct name of the block first will receive a small prize. March 1, 2002 Cutting instructions: Cut all pieces on straight of grain, alongside ONE selvedge, in order to preserve the length of the fabrics for the borders. 1) From A fabric, cut seventy-two 3" squares and twelve 3 3/8" squares. 2) From B fabric, cut seventy-two 3" squares and twelve 3 3/8" squares. 3) From C fabric, cut twenty-four 3 3/8" squares. 4) Cut all 3 3/8" squares in half diagonally. NOTE: A fabric=light fabric B fabric=medium fabric C fabric=dark fabric April 1, 2002 Stitch squares together: 5) Stitch 24 units like this: ▪▪▫▫ 6) Stitch 24 units like this: ▪▫ Key: ▪ = 3" squares from A fabric ▫ = 3" squares from B fabric Specifically, the above #5 instructs you to stitch together 2 A squares to 2 B squares, and the above #6 instructs you to stitch together an A square to a B square. May 1, 2002 Stitch triangles together: 7) Stitch 24 units
like this:
Specifically, the top right triangle is C fabric; the bottom left triangle is A fabric.
8) Stitch 24 units
like this:
Specifically, the top left triangle is B fabric; the bottom right fabric is C fabric.
June 14, 2002 9) Stitch a #7 unit to a #8 unit 24 times, like this:
NOTE: The #8 unit is above the #7 unit.
10) Stitch a #9 unit to the right of a #6 unit 24 times, like this:
NOTE: In the #6 unit, B is above A. June 27, 2002 11) Stitch all #10 units into pairs, like this:
12) Stitch each #11 unit between two #4 units, like this:
You should now have twelve 10" (finished) bow tie blocks....Congratulations! You may arrange them into your quilt top in any way you like. I suggest you make 4 rows of 3 blocks each, with 2" (finished) sashing (A fabric) between the blocks, and framed with a 3" (finished) inner border (C fabric) and a 5" (finished) outer border (B fabric). Thank you for participating in this mystery quilt! More free quilt instructions will be offered through this website from time to time, so stay tuned!
|
