Britannia Quilt

Designed and made by Sally Ablett

Size: 51” x 51”

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS (Britannia Collection)

Use ¼" seam allowance throughout. Press all seams as you go

DESIGN 1 (Main Diagram)

Fabric 1: ⅜yd - 40cm - A344.1 (Royal Britannia on Cream)Fabric 2: ⅞yd - 80cm - A344.2 (Royal Britannia on Blue)Fabric 3: Fat¼ - A345.1 (Union Jack Hearts on Cream)Fabric 4: Fat¼ - A345.3 (Union Jack Hearts on Black)

Fabric 5: ⅜yd - 40cm - A346.1 (Metallic Gold Crowns on Cream)Fabric 6: ⅜yd - 40cm - A346.3 (Metallic Silver Crowns on Red)

Fabric 7: ⅜yd - 40cm - A347.1 (Soldiers on Cream)Fabric 8: Fat¼ - A347.2 (Soldiers on Blue)

Fabric 9: ½yd - ½mtr - A348.2 (Clock Face on Blue)Fabric 10: Fat¼ - A348.3 (Clock Face on Grey)

Fabric 11: 1yd - 1mtr - BB184 (Bumbleberries Post Box Red)

Wadding and backing 55” x 55”

CUTTING

From fabric 1 cut:1x 8" x 8" (centre of block)

20x 3" x 3" (corners of border number 1)From fabric 2 cut:

2x 3½" x 45½" (you will need to join your strips to get the length, sides)2x 3½" x 51½" (as before, top and bottom)

From fabric 3 cut:2x 4⅝" x 4⅝" cut in half diagonally once (for block)

4x 3⅛" x 3⅛" (for block)4x 3" x 3" (for border number 2)

From fabric 4 cut:4x 6¼" x 6¼" cut in half diagonally twice (for border number 3)

4x 4⅝" x 4⅝" cut in half diagonally once (for block)From fabric 5 cut:

4x 6¼" x 6¼" cut in half diagonally twice (for border number 3) From fabric 6 cut:

4x 3" x 25½" (for border number 1)From fabric 7 cut:

4x 3" x 30½" (for border number 2)From fabric 8 cut:

4x 3" x 15½" (for border number 2)From fabric 9 cut:

16x 5⅞" x 5⅞" cut in half diagonally once (for border number 3)From fabric 10 cut:

4x 3" x 15½" (for border number 2)From fabric 11 cut:

2x 5⅞" x 5⅞" cut in half diagonally once (for border number 3)7x 6¼" x 6¼" cut in half diagonally twice (for border number 3)

16x 3" x 3" (for border number 1)2x 5" x 5" cut in half diagonally twice (for block)

2x 4⅝" x 4⅝" cut in half diagonally once (for block)

MAKING UP THE QUILT

Stitch the two triangles together to make a square. Sew 4 in total

Next stitch the small triangle to the square on one side, press and then the other triangle to the square. Sew 4 in total. Now sew in rows and then sew the rows together to make the square

Centre block

Lay out the fabric for the block

Border 1

Corner block

Stitch the squares together to make the block, stitch 4 in total

Diagram block for border 1

Stitch the strips together to make the border strip, stitch 4 in total. On two of the strips sew a square each end. Stitch the two strips without the squares on them to the sides and then sew the

other strips on to the block top and bottom

Border 2

Stitch two of the strips to the sides of quilt. Next sew the small squares to each end of the last two strips, sew them to the top and bottom of quilt

Border 3

Corner blockDiagram blocks for border 3

Lay out the fabric pieces for each of the blocks as in the main diagram

Sew the small triangles together and then sew this to the large triangle to make a square. For blocks A you need to make 14 in total and blocks B the same number

The corner blocks

Stitch the two triangles together to make the square, sew four in total.

Lay out all the blocks as in the main diagram. Stitch them together to make the strips. Sew two of the strips to the quilt sides and on the other two strips stitch the corner squares to each end. Sew

them to the quilt top and bottom

BINDING

Use your favourite method from fabric 11 to bind the quilt

QUILTING

Sandwich quilt top, wadding and backing together

Quilt by hand or machine as desired

Trim backing and wadding to size

© Lewis & Irene 2019

Border 4

Sew the strips 3½" x 45½” to the sides and the last two strips to the top and bottom

Britannia Quilt

Designed and made by Sally Ablett

Size: 51” x 51”

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS (Britannia Collection)

Use ¼" seam allowance throughout. Press all seams as you go

DESIGN 2 (Main Diagram)

Fabric 1: ⅜yd - 40cm - A344.1 (Royal Britannia on Cream)Fabric 2: ⅞yd - 80cm - A344.3 (Royal Britannia on Grey)

Fabric 3: Fat¼ - A345.2 (Union Jack Hearts on Grey)Fabric 4: Fat¼ - A345.1 (Union Jack Hearts on Cream)

Fabric 5: ⅜yd - 40cm - A346.2 (Metallic Gold Crowns on Dark Blue)Fabric 6: ⅜yd - 40cm - A346.1 (Metallic Silver Crowns on Cream)

Fabric 7: ⅜yd - 40cm - A347.3 (Soldiers on Grey)Fabric 8: Fat¼ - A347.1 (Soldiers on Cream)

Fabric 9: ½yd - ½mtr - A348.2 (Clock Face on Blue)Fabric 10: Fat¼ - A348.1 (Clock Face on Light Gold)

Fabric 11: 1yd - 1mtr – BB94 (Bumbleberries Light Grey)

Wadding and backing 55” x 55”

CUTTING

From fabric 1 cut:1x 8" x 8" (centre of block)

20x 3" x 3" (corners of border number 1)From fabric 2 cut:

2x 3½" x 45½" (you will need to join your strips to get the length, sides)2x 3½" x 51½" (as before, top and bottom)

From fabric 3 cut:2x 4⅝" x 4⅝" cut in half diagonally once (for block)

4x 3⅛" x 3⅛" (for block)4x 3" x 3" (for border number 2)

From fabric 4 cut:4x 6¼" x 6¼" cut in half diagonally twice (for border number 3)

4x 4⅝" x 4⅝" cut in half diagonally once (for block)From fabric 5 cut:

4x 6¼" x 6¼" cut in half diagonally twice (for border number 3) From fabric 6 cut:

4x 3" x 25½" (for border number 1)From fabric 7 cut:

4x 3" x 30½" (for border number 2)From fabric 8 cut:

4x 3" x 15½" (for border number 2)From fabric 9 cut:

16x 5⅞" x 5⅞" cut in half diagonally once (for border number 3)From fabric 10 cut:

4x 3" x 15½" (for border number 2)From fabric 11 cut:

2x 5⅞" x 5⅞" cut in half diagonally once (for border number 3)7x 6¼" x 6¼" cut in half diagonally twice (for border number 3)

16x 3" x 3" (for border number 1)2x 5" x 5" cut in half diagonally twice (for block)

2x 4⅝" x 4⅝" cut in half diagonally once (for block)

MAKING UP THE QUILT

Stitch the two triangles together to make a square. Sew 4 in total

Next stitch the small triangle to the square on one side, press and then the other triangle to the square. Sew 4 in total. Now sew in rows and then sew the rows together to make the square

Centre block

Lay out the fabric for the block

Border 1

Corner block

Stitch the squares together to make the block, stitch 4 in total

Diagram block for border 1

Stitch the strips together to make the border strip, stitch 4 in total. On two of the strips sew a square each end. Stitch the two strips without the squares on them to the sides and then sew the

other strips on to the block top and bottom

Border 2

Stitch two of the strips to the sides of quilt. Next sew the small squares to each end of the last two strips, sew them to the top and bottom of quilt

Border 3

Corner blockDiagram blocks for border 3

Lay out the fabric pieces for each of the blocks as in the main diagram

Sew the small triangles together and then sew this to the large triangle to make a square. For blocks A you need to make 14 in total and blocks B the same number

The corner blocks

Stitch the two triangles together to make the square, sew four in total.

Lay out all the blocks as in the main diagram. Stitch them together to make the strips. Sew two of the strips to the quilt sides and on the other two strips stitch the corner squares to each end. Sew

them to the quilt top and bottom

BINDING

Use your favourite method from fabric 11 to bind the quilt

QUILTING

Sandwich quilt top, wadding and backing together

Quilt by hand or machine as desired

Trim backing and wadding to size

© Lewis & Irene 2019

Border 4

Sew the strips 3½" x 45½” to the sides and the last two strips to the top and bottom