Red and White
Antique Quilt Pattern
Finished Quilt Size:
77" x 89 3/4"
Number of Blocks
and Finished Size:
42 Capital T Blocks 9" x 9"
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Planning, Cutting, and Marking
The original red and white quilt for our Yesterday
& Today feature (McCall's Quilting, August 2004) was made
using two red prints (red/white print and a red/white dot) with white
solid background. The red dot fabric has faded to a soft pale pink. The
quiltmaker ran out of the red dot when she was making the quilt. Please
notice the right side of the bottom row where she completed the row of
blocks using the red/white print. Today we panic when we run out of a
fabric, searching quilt shops and our friend's stashes for enough to finish
the quilt with equal numbers of blocks. The original quiltmaker just made
do with what she had, which today we find "charming". For pattern
purposes, we make equal numbers of blocks from the two red prints.
The original quiltmaker cut the corners off the T's when
she sewed the blocks together with the setting squares and triangles.
Because the amount differs from block to block, we can only speculate
that her seams were too deep or her templates were not accurate.
| Fabric Requirements |
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White solid (background, setting squares
and triangles, binding)
... 7 1/4 yds.
Red/white print and red dot (blocks)
... 2
yds. each
Backing (piece widthwise)
... 7 1/4 yds.
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Batting ... Queen Size
Other Materials
Sewing thread
Hand quilting thread
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| Cutting Instructions |
White solid
... *6 squares 15" x 15", cut in half twice diagonally to
make 24 quarter-square triangles (2 left over)
... *30 squares 9 1/2" x 9 1/2"
... *2 squares 8" x 8", cut in half diagonally to make 4
half-square triangles
... 84 squares 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
... 336 rectangles 2" x 3 1/2"
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Red/white print
and red dot—cut from each:
... 42 squares 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"
... 336 squares 2" x 2"
... 21 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
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Piecing the Blocks
Step 1. On wrong side of white solid 3 7/8" square, draw diagonal
line with marking tool of your choice. Referring to Diagram I, place white
square on red/white print 3 7/8" square, right sides together. Sew
1/4" seam on each side of marked line; cut apart on marked line.
Press open to make pieced squares. Make 84. Repeat process using white
with red dot 3 7/8" squares. Make 84.
Diagram I
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