Pink and White
Antique Quilt Owned
by
Brenda Groelz
Finished Quilt Size:
63 3/4" x 76 1/4"
Number of Blocks
and Finished Size:
30 Sixteen-patch Blocks 9" x 9"
20 Appliqué Blocks 9" x 9"
Traditional Irish Chain designs run diagonally across the quilt. Our antique version blocks are set on the diagonal, making the design run vertically and horizontally.
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| Fabric Requirements |
White solid (blocks and setting squares)
... 4 yds.
Pink solid (blocks and binding)
... 2 5/8 yds.
Backing (piece lengthwise)
... 5 1/4 yds.
Batting ... Full Size |
Other Materials
Sewing thread
Monofilament thread (optional*)
Machine quilting thread
*See Hints for Fast and Easy Machine Appliqué.
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Planning, Cutting, and Marking
Associate editor, Sandee Wachal, used this pattern to make her modern version, All Hallow's Eve quilt (pattern available in the October 2004 issue). She shares a simple machine appliqué trick to make the job go even quicker. (See Hints for Fast and Easy Machine Appliqué.)
| Cutting Instructions |
White solid
... *16 strips 2 3/4" x width of fabric (WOF)
... 20 squares 9 1/2" x 9 1/2"
... *2 squares 8" x 8", cut in half diagonally to make 4 half-square triangles
... *5 squares 15" x 15", cut in half twice diagonally to make 20 quarter-square triangles (2 left over)
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Pink solid
... *16 strips 2 3/4" x WOF
... 48 squares 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
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Piecing the Blocks
Step 1. Referring to Diagram I, sew white and pink 2 3/4" x WOF strips together to make quantities of strips sets indicated. Press seams in direction of arrows. Cut segments 2 3/4" wide, in quantities shown for each strip set.
Diagram I
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