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Quilt Market• ALEX VERONELLI •

What You’ll Need14 assorted medium or dark print

strips, 1¼" × 10" (collectively referred to as medium)*

7 assorted light prints, 1" × 10"

*Alex used 2 strips each of red, green, yellow, blue, and brown prints and 4 strips of navy prints.

AssemblyRefer to the photo for fabric placement as needed. Press all seam allowances in the direction indicated by the arrows.

1. Sew a light strip between two medium strips to make section A and press. Trim the section to 2½" square.

2. Sew a light strip between two medium strips to make section B and press. Trim the section to 2½" × 4½”.

3. Sew a light strip between two medium strips to make section C and press. Trim the section to 2½" × 6½". Make four sections.

4. Sew a light strip between two medium strips to make section D and press. Trim the section to 2½" × 8½”.

21/2"

Section A. Make 1.

Section B. Make 1.

41/2"

61/2"

Section C. Make 4.

81/2"

Section D. Make 1.

5. Arrange and sew sections A–D together as shown and press.

A

B

C

C

C

C

D

6. Use a rotary cutter and square ruler to trim the block to measure 6½" square.

Can you believe that until the year 2000, I had never heard the word quilt before? These days my life is totally absorbed by the quilting world. I speak quilt, I eat quilt, I breathe quilt. ~Alex