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Golden Quilts
From McCall's Quilting - June 1998 Issue

Blooms For A Cure
Designed by Mary Jobe Mason
Pieced by Lynn Dash
Quilted by Patty Caldwell

Finished Quilt Size
76 1/2" x 90 1/2"

Number of Blocks and Finished Size
18 Floral Basket Blocks 10" x 10"

Planning, Cutting, and Marking ...
Careful cutting and piecing are essential when making "Blooms For A Cure" because the pieced borders and setting triangles are cut to exact size. Refer to Basic Rotary Cutting Lesson for rotary cutting tips.

Blooms For A Cure
Fabric Requirements ...
Medium red print ... 1 1/4 yds.
Dark red print ... 1 yd.
Medium green print ... 1 yd.
Dark green print (binding) ... 2 yds.
Large floral print ... 2 1/4 yds.
Cream Print (background) ... 6 yds.

Backing ... 6 yds.
Batting ... Queen Size
Other Materials ...
Sewing thread
Quilting thread (hand-quilting)
Monofilament (machine-quilting)
Acrylic rotary cutting ruler


Templates ...
Template A
- 2-1/2" square
Template B - 2-7/8" square, cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles.
Template C - 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangle
Template D - 7-1/4" trapezoid, cut from 2-1/2" X WOF (width of fabric) strip
Template E - 4-7/8" square, cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles
Template F - 2-1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangle
Template G - 2-7/8" square
Template J - 1-3/4" square, cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles
Template K - 1-3/4" x 5-1/2" rectangle
Template L & LR (L reversed) - 1-3/4" x 4-5/8" half trapezoid, cut from 1-3/4" x 7-1/2" rectangle
Template M - 1-3/4" x 4-1/4" rectangle
Template N & NR - 1-3/4" x 5-7/8" half trapezoid, cut from 1-3/4" x 10" rectangle.
Template O - 4-1/4" square
Template P - 4-3/4" square, cut in half twice diagonally to make quarter-square triangles
Template Q - 4-1/4" square with clipped corner.

Cutting Instructions...
Medium red print...
... *2 strips 1-1/2" x 77", pieced from 4 WOF (width of fabric) strips
... *2 strips 1-1/2" x 62", pieced from 3 WOF strips
... 18 Template A
... 1 Template E
... 18 Template G
Medium green print...
36 Template D, cut from 5 strips 2 1/2" x WOF

Dark red print...
... 18 Template A
... 18 Template C
... 1 Template E
... 18 Template G
Dark green print ...
... 18 Template B
... 9 Template E
Large floral print...
... 80 Template O
... 22 Template P
... 4 Template Q
Cream print ...
... 18 Template A
... 18 Template B
... 7 Template E
... 36 Template F
... 36 Template G
... 4 Template J
... 4 Template Q
... 40 Template K
... 64 Template L
... 60 Template LR
... 48 Template M
... 18 Template N
... 22 Template NR
... 14 squares 10-1/2" x 10-1/2"
... 4 squares 15-3/8" x 15-3/8", cut in half twice diagonally to make quarter-square triangles (2 left over)
... 2 squares 8" x 8", cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles
*cut first

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