Sabrina

Featuring seven different blocks — each with numerous units — this quilt is not difficult. With patience and attention, and working one block at a time, you will reach the end goal with little trouble.

Fabrics are prepared with quick and easy rotary cutting, then simple piecing with half-square triangles, quarter-square triangles and squares will complete the blocks.

One block, Rhode Island, is pieced using the foundation paper method to ensure accuracy in the finished result.

There are two of each block, so 14 in total. Apart from the Irish Chain blocks, which must be placed where shown on the layout diagram, the other blocks can be placed where you wish.

Finished size: 221.5cm (87¼in) square

Finished block size: 12in square

Materials

• 4.8m (5¼yd) solid white fabric (background and Borders 2–4)
• 1.85m (2yd) pink tone-on-tone print fabric (Irish Chain blocks, Border 1 and binding)
• 25cm (⅜yd) each of 11 assorted print fabrics (blocks and Border 3)
• 2.5m (2¾yd) of extra-wide (275cm/108in) backing fabric
• Batting at least 240cm (95in) square
• Paper suitable for foundation piecing, such as newsprint
• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
• Sewing machine with¼in foot
• General sewing supplies

Note: The Rhode Island blocks are made with foundation piecing and our instructions assume a good working knowledge of this technique.

Cutting

From the solid white fabric, cut:

• seven strips, 2½in x width of fabric (Irish Chain blocks)• three strips, 3½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 32 squares, 3½in (Diamond Star, Sarah’s Choice and Martha Washington Star blocks)• four squares, 3⅛in (Diamond Star blocks)• nine strips, 4½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 76 squares, 4½in (Irish Chain, Four-patch Friendship Star, Variable Star and Rhode Island blocks)• four squares, 4⅛in (Four-patch Friendship Star blocks)• four squares, 5¼in• four squares, 7¼in (Sarah’s Choice and Martha Washington Star blocks)• seven strips, 3½in x width of fabric (Border 2)• nine strips, 3in x width of fabric (Border 4)• four strips, 7in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 24 squares, 7in. Cut each square twice on the diagonals to yield 96 quartersquare triangles (Border 3)• one strip, 3¾in x width of fabric. Cross cut it to yield eight squares, 3¾in. Cut each square once on the diagonal to yield 16 half-square triangles (Border 3)