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Golden Quilts
From McCall's Quilting - November 1995

 

"CHRISTMAS WREATH"
Designed by Mary Jobe Mason

Finished Quilt Size
30" x 30"

Planning, Cutting, and Marking
Mary Jobe Mason has designed an elegant Christmas wall hanging that is easy to make from quick-cut squares, triangles, and strips. As Mary says, "The trick to this pattern is in the placement of dark and light colors. The more shades of dark and light greens you have, the better the overall look."

Christmas Wreath

To achieve the interesting contrasts in the quilt, lay out the triangles for the wreath blocks and corner blocks on a flat surface, a feltboard, or a design wall, if you have one. This allows you to plan exactly where each triangle goes for the best effect.

Triangles for the quilt are quarter-square triangles. Fabric is cut in squares, then cut diagonally from corner to corner in both directions like an "X". The resulting four triangles are then combined with other triangles and sewn back together to form new pieced squares. (Need additional help cutting the pieces? Link to Rotary Cutting Lesson)

Number of Blocks and Finished Size
1 Wreath Block 20" x 20"
4 Corner Blocks 4" x 4"

Fabric Requirements
Ivory print ..... 7/8 yd.
4 different dark greens ..... 1/8 yd.
... or fat quarter each
4 different medium greens ..... 1/8 yd.
... or fat quarter each
6 different light greens ..... 1/8 yd.
... or fat quarter each

2 different dark reds..... 1/8 yd
... or fat quarter each
2 different medium reds ..... 1/8 yd
... or fat quarter each
Dark green print for binding ..... 1/4 yd
Gold Print ..... 1/4 yd
Batting, low loft ..... craft size

NOTE: If you wish to use scraps for the green and red pieces in the quilt, approximately 7/8 yd. of green scraps and 1/4 yd. of red scraps will be needed.

Number to Cut

Ivory print
*4 strips 4 1/2" x 25"
28 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
20 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice
4 dark green fabrics --- cut from each: 4 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice (64 dark green triangles)
4 medium green fabrics --- cut from each: 4 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice (64 medium green triangles)
6 light green fabrics --- cut from each: 5 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice (104 light green triangles)
2 dark red fabrics --- cut from each: 3 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice (20 dark red triangles)
2 medium red fabrics --- cut from each: 3 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut in half diagonally twice (20 medium red triangles)
Gold print
4 strips 1 1/2" x 25"

*cut first

QUILT TOP ASSEMBLY
Piecing the Blocks

Fabric Color Guide
Background
Background

Light Green

Medium & Dark Green


Medium Red


Dark Red

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