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FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS

Finished quilt size: 17½" × 20½"

Designed by Kim Diehl

Materials♦ 22 assorted print squares, 1½" × 1½", for

checkerboard setting units

♦ 1 fat quarter (18" × 21") of dark print for border

♦ 1 fat quarter of coordinating print for border

corner squares and binding

♦ ⅔ yard of backing fabric

♦ 24" × 27" rectangle of batting

♦ Standard sewing and quiltmaking supplies

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CuttingFrom the dark print fat quarter, cut:

2 strips, 2½" × 16½"

2 strips, 2½" × 13½"

From the coordinating-print fat quarter, cut:

4 squares, 2½" × 2½"

4 binding strips, 2½" × 21"

Piecing the Sections Sew all pieces with right sides together using a ¼" seam

allowance. Press the seam allowances as indicated by

the arrows or otherwise specifi ed.

SECTION 1

1. Lay out the four small triangle units from

Week 3 in two horizontal rows as shown. Join

the pieces in each row. Press. Join the rows.

Press. Th e pieced Small Triangle block should

measure 4½" square, including the seam

allowances.

Small Triangle block,41/2" × 41/2".

Note:  If you’ve chosen to use the alternate simplifi ed

option of four large half-square-triangle units

(mentioned in my Week 3 stitch-along post), please

substitute them for the units shown in the illustration,

positioning them with the light triangles in the center.

Press as instructed above.

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2. Join two of the large half-square-triangle

units from Week 3 as shown. Press. Th e

pieced double-half-square-triangle unit should

measure 2½" × 4½", including the seam

allowances.

Make 2 units,21/2" × 41/2".

3. Lay out and join one center square unit from

Week 1, the double-half-square-triangle unit

from step 2, and the Small Triangle block

from step 1 as shown. Press. Section 1 should

measure 4½" × 10½", including the seam

allowances.

Section 1,41/2" × 101/2".

SECTION 2

1. Using the two remaining large half-square-

triangle units from Week 3, repeat step 2 of

“Section 1” to make an additional double-half-

square-triangle unit.

2. Lay out and join the double-half-square-

triangle unit, the remaining center square

unit from Week 1, and the Small Ohio Star

Variation block from Week 1 as shown.

Press. Section 2 should measure 6½" × 10½",

including the seam allowances.

Section 2,61/2" × 101/2".

SECTION 3

1. Choosing the prints randomly, join 10 assorted

print 1½" squares to make a long checkerboard

strip measuring 1½" × 10½", including the

seam allowances. Press.

Make 1 unit,11/2" × 101/2".

2. Join the Goose on the Loose and Hearth and

Home blocks from Week 2 as shown. Press.

Sew the long checkerboard strip to the top

of the unit. Press. Section 3 should measure

6½" × 10½", including the seam allowances.

Section 3,61/2" × 101/2".

SECTION 4

1. Choosing the prints randomly, lay out nine

assorted print 1½" squares in three horizontal

rows. Join the squares in each row. Press. Join

the rows. Press. Th e pieced checkerboard

square should measure 3½" square, including

the seam allowances.

Checkerboard square,31/2" x 31/2".

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2. Join the remaining three assorted print 1½"

squares to make a short checkerboard strip

measuring 1½" × 3½". Press.

Make 1 unit,11/2" x 31/2".

3. Lay out and join the short checkerboard

strip, four Churn Dash blocks from Week

4, and the checkerboard square from step 1.

Press. Section 4 should measure 3½" × 16½"

including seam allowances.

Section 4,31/2" × 161/2".

Piecing the Quilt CenterLay out the pieced sections as shown. Join

sections 1, 2, and 3, and then sew section 4 to

the left edge. Press as each section is joined. Th e

pieced quilt center should measure 13½" × 16½",

including the seam allowances.

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Quilt assembly

Adding the BorderUsing the illustration as a guide, join a dark

2½" × 16½" strip to the right and left sides of the

quilt center. Press the seam allowances toward

the strips. Join a coordinating-print 2½" square to

each end of the dark 2½" × 13½" strips. Press the

seam allowances toward the border strips. Join

these pieced strips to the top and bottom of the

quilt center. Press the seam allowances toward the

newly added border strips.

Adding borders

Completing the QuiltLayer and baste the quilt top, batting, and

backing. Quilt the layers. Join the binding strips

to make one length and use it to bind the quilt.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this bonus stitch-along quilt!