Stash-Busting Weekend Quilts

By Annie's

Stash-Busting Weekend Quilts pattern book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: Oct 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781640255906

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Square Flair

Using 30 precut 5″ squares and a bit of background fabric, this versatile design is a quick stitch.

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

FINISHED SIZES

Table Runner Size: 40″ × 16″

Block Size: 8″ × 8″

Number of Blocks: 10

Square Flair

8″ × 8″ Finished Block

Make 10

PROJECT NOTES

Read all instructions before beginning this project.

Stitch right sides together using a ¼″ seam allowance unless otherwise specified.

Materials and cutting lists assume 40″ of usable fabric width.

Arrows indicate directions to press seams.

WOF – width of fabric

HST – half-square triangle

QST – quarter-square triangle

MATERIALS

•⅓ yard cream solid*

•20 precut medium print 5″ B squares*

•10 precut light print 5″ B squares*

•⅝ yard green stripe**

•1⅓ yards backing

•44″ × 20″ batting*

•Thread*

•Basic sewing tools and supplies

*Fabrics from the Adel in Autumn collection by Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake Designs; Warm 100 cotton batting from The Warm Company; 100% cotton thread from Aurifil used to make sample.

**Binding yardage and cutting have been calculated to create a bias-cut diagonal stripe binding. If you prefer straight-cut binding, you will need just ⅓ yard of fabric and will cut 4 (2½″ × WOF) strips for it.

Here’s a Tip

The four-patch unit of the Square Flair block does not necessarily need to have a light-dark pattern. Feel free to mix up your rectangles for a different look. As long as you have 20 precut squares for the four-patches and 10 precut squares to make HSTs, you’re good to go!

CUTTING

From cream solid cut:

•10 (5″) A squares

From each of 10 of the medium print 5″ squares cut:

•2 (2½″ × 4½″) D rectangles

From each light print 5″ square cut:

•2 (2½″ × 4½″) C rectangles

From green stripe cut:

•1 (20″) square for bias binding

COMPLETING THE BLOCKS

1. Refer to Half-Square Triangles and use the cream solid A squares and 10 precut medium print 5″ B squares to make 20 A-B HST units (Figure 1). Trim HST units to 4½″ square, keeping the diagonal seam centered, if necessary.

Figure 1

2. Using two matching C rectangles and two matching D rectangles, sew two rows of two rectangles each (Figure 2). Sew the rows together to make a four-patch unit. Make 10..

Figure 2

3. Arrange two matching HST units and one four-patch unit (Figure 3). Sew the HSTs together, and then sew the HSTs to the four-patch unit to complete a Square Flair block. Make 10.

Figure 3

Here’s a Tip

While laying out the table runner, try rotating blocks for a different look.

COMPLETING THE TABLE RUNNER

1. Referring to the Assembly Diagram, lay out the blocks in two rows of five each, noting the orientation of the blocks.

2. Sew the blocks into rows and join the rows to complete the table runner top. Press.

3. Layer and quilt as desired referring to Quilting Basics. The photographed runner was quilted with an edge-to-edge flower design.

4. Refer to Cutting Bias Strips and use the green stripe square to make at least 122″ of 2½″-wide bias-cut binding. Bind the runner referring to Quilting Basics. QW

Square Flair

Assembly Diagram 40″ × 16″

CUTTING BIAS STRIPS

Bias strips are cut at a 45-degree angle to the crosswise or lengthwise grain of the fabric. Strips cut on the bias will have stretch, which allows them to be used for