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    Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts: 11 Traditional Quilt Projects From Open Gate
    Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts: 11 Traditional Quilt Projects From Open Gate
    Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts: 11 Traditional Quilt Projects From Open Gate
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    Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts: 11 Traditional Quilt Projects From Open Gate

    By Monique Dillard

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    Renowned patternmaker, Monique Dillard, guides readers through quiltmaking basics for 11 fat-quarter quilts with a traditional yet fresh feel. Learn how to use your stash scraps to create interesting interplay, whether you make a lap throw or grace a king-size bed. Reminiscent of Americana, these handsome quilts are comforting and cozy, perfect for everyday enjoyment. Patterns galore at a great value!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC&T Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781607054382
    Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts: 11 Traditional Quilt Projects From Open Gate

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      Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts - Monique Dillard

      staff.

      Introduction

      This is the second fat quarter book I have written for C&T Publishing. Instead of using all fat quarters, as I did in Fat Quarter Winners, I decided on a different approach—using one main background fabric and the rest fat quarters. I like this idea because it is easier to choose fabrics for the quilts, and it gives some consistency to the design. If you look at Canasta (page 11) and Canfield (page 16), you see that they are the same quilt, except Canfield is on point and uses a collection of fat quarters for backgrounds instead of one fabric. I wanted you to see how a scrappier background changes the look of the quilt. They are fun to make either way. You can use one consistent background or fat quarters; it’s up to you!

      I love to play cards—alone, with one other person, or with a group. The names of the quilts in the book are named after card games—just like in Fat Quarter Winners. This time I used the names of solitaire games as well. I love to play solitaire, especially on the computer.

      The quilt Spider (page 32) is created with a square-in-a-square unit. Included in the directions are both the traditional instructions as well as the Fit to be Square Method. I designed the Fit to be Square ruler to trim Square-in-a-Square blocks without bias edges. The result of using this ruler is extremely accurate blocks.

      Canasta, Canfield, Euchre, Pyramid, Baccarat, and Poker are quilts that use Flying Geese units. Included in the directions are both the traditional instructions as well as the Fit to be Geese Method. I also designed the Fit to be Geese ruler, and my goal was to accurately trim Flying Geese with very little waste. See Resources (page 63) for more on the Fit to be Square and Fit to be Geese rulers.

      I hope that you enjoy making these quilts as much as my friends and I did.

      General Instructions

      This chapter contains the instructions for making the commonly used blocks in this book: combination units, half-square triangle units, Flying Geese units, and square-in-a-square units. The Flying Geese units and the square-in-a-square units can be made using either the traditional method or the Fit to be Geese or Fit to be Square rulers designed to help make these units (see Resources, page 63).

      Combination Units

      1. Sew a square to a rectangle as shown. Press in the direction of the arrows. Repeat to make a second square/rectangle unit. Rotate one unit and sew the two together as shown. Watch the placement of the square. On the back of the piece, snip ¼″ in the center of the seam allowance so that you can press half of the seam up and the other half down.

      2. On the back of a pieced rectangle, use the 45° mark on your ruler to draw 2 diagonal lines as shown. Note that the diagonal line should cross where your seams meet. Place the rectangle with the drawn lines right sides together on an unpieced rectangle. Sew exactly on the lines and cut ¼″ in from the lines. (Before cutting, check to make sure the sewn lines are in the correct direction.) Press in the direction of the arrows.

      Tip

      Use the Fit to be Quarter ruler to trim pieces (see Resources, page 63). Refer to the instructions on the ruler package.

      Half-Square Triangle Units

      Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back of the lighter square. Match the light square with a dark square, right sides together. Sew ¼″ from both sides of the line. Cut the pieces apart on the line, and press toward the darker triangle. Please note that in the instructions, half-square triangle units are made larger than needed so that you can square them to the exact size.

      Flying Geese Units

      Traditional Flying Geese Method

      1. On the backs of 2 squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.

      2. Place a square on one end of the rectangle, right sides together. Sew directly on the line, and press in the direction of the arrow. You now have 3 layers of fabric in the corner. Trim the 2 underneath layers to ¼″. Place the other square with a drawn line right

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