finished blocks: squares all inkEd...

Easy10"

squares

all inkEd up

Tony Jacobson says, “This quilt is no shrinking violet!” It’s definitely bold, and he used a clever technique to make the blocks.

quilt by Tony jacobson machine quilted by caThie Ziimmerman from handi-quilTer

finished size: 81" × 101½"

finished blocks: 20 (19½") blocks

Materials

noTe: Fabrics in the quilt shown

are from the Inked collection by Lynn

Krawczyk for Red Rooster Fabrics.

80 (10") squares assorted prints in blue,

yellow, pink, green, purple, orange,

and black

1¾ yards white solid

¾ yard black print for binding

7½ yards backing fabric

Queen-size quilt batting

CuttingMeasurements include ¼" seam

allowances.

From white solid, cut:

• 37(1½"-wide)strips.From28strips,cut35(1½"×20")Brectanglesand20(1½"×19½")Arectangles.Pieceremainingstripstomake4(1½"×81½")horizontal

sashingstrips.

From black print, cut:

• 10(2¼"-wide)stripsforbinding.

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Quilt Top Assembly Diagram

Quilt Top Assembly Diagram

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Block Diagrams

Block Diagramsb

a5"

5"

bloCk asseMbly1. Join4printsquaresasshownin

Block Diagrams.Measure5"from

topedge;cuttomake2sections.

2. Add1whiteArectanglebetween

sectionsasshown.

3. Measure5"fromleftedge;cutto

make2sectionsasshown.

4. Add1whiteBrectanglebetween

sectionstocomplete1block.

Make20blocks.

Quilt asseMbly1. Layoutblocks,remainingwhite

Brectangles,andhorizontal

sashingstripsasshowninQuilt

Top Assembly Diagram.Joinblocks

andBrectanglesintorows.

2. ReferringtoSew Easy: Row

Alignment onpage5,joinrows

andsashingstripstocomplete

quilttop.

Finishing1. Dividebackinginto3(2½-yard)

lengths.Joinpieceslengthwise.

Seamswillrunhorizontally.

2. Layerbacking,batting,andquilt

top;baste.Quiltasdesired.

3. Join2¼"-wideblackprint

stripsinto1continuouspiece

forstraight-grainFrench-fold

binding.Addbindingtoquilt.u

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CheCk out our video tutorial:

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watch a video of this sew easy online at FonsandPorter.com/RowAlign

Row alignmentUse this method for perfect alignment of rows for All Inked Up!

1. Measurethelengthofeach

row.Trimsashingstripstothat

measurement.

2. Measure¼"fromeachendof

longsashingstrip,makeamark

ateachedgeonwrongside,and

thenmarkrectanglewidths(for

All Inked Up,finishedblocksare

19½").Measureandmarkboth

edgesofsashingstripinthisorder

19½"fromfirstmark;andthen

1",19½",1",19½",1",and19½".

3. Joinlongsashingstriptoblock

row,aligningmarksonsashing

withseamlinesofblockrow.

Pressseamallowancestoward

sashingstrip(Photo A).

4. Joinnextblockrowtopieced

section,aligningmarksonlong

sashingstripwithseamlinesof

blockrow(Photo B).

5. Addremainingsashingstripsand

blockrowsinthesamemanner.

ALIGNeD RectANGLes

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