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Designed by Cindy Kratzer of Gray

Barn Designs

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Stepping Stones Quilt

Materials Needed

1 Jelly Roll (40 strips) - Blocks

1 1/2 yard white fabric—Blocks, Sashing & Borders

1/2 yard coordinating fabric—Binding

3 3/4 yard coordinating fabric—Backing

64 inches tall x 64 inches wide—Quilt Batting

Modern, colorful and

easy. This quilt goes

together in a snap and

is the perfect size for

your sofa, a picnic or

a porch swing!

Finished Block Size: 12 x 12 inches

Completed Quilt Size: 58.5 x 58.5 inches

Gray Barn Design Notes

All seams are 1/4 inch , unless otherwise

noted in instructions

Assume width of fabric = 42 inches

Press seams as indicated

Sew seams with right sides together

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Stepping Stones Quilt

Gray Barn Designs

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appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Cutting Instructions

From White Fabric

(12) 2.5 x 12.5 inch rectangles

(11) 2.5 x width of fabric strips

From Binding Fabric

(5) 2.5 x width of fabric strips

Sewing Instructions:

Make the Blocks

Step 1: Choose two contrasting jelly roll strips, sew the long sides together and press seams toward the darker fabric.

Step 2: Referring to the diagram below, cut (2) 12.5 inch rectangles and (6) 2.5 inch units. You will have some left over fab-

ric to use for another project.

Step 3: Referring to the diagram below, lay out the (6) 2.5” units and sew together, press seams open.

Step 4: Referring to the diagram at right, lay out the (2) 12.5” rectangles and the

unit created in Step 3. Sew together and press seams toward the 12.5” rectangle.

Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-4 to make a total of 16 blocks for the quilt front.

Quilting Math

1/4 inch = .25 inch

1/2 inch = .5 inch

3/4 inch = .75 inch

“ is the symbol for inch

Tip: Use all the 40 Jelly Roll strips to make a total of 20 blocks.

Use the extra 4 blocks and coordinating backing fabric to make

a pieced backing for your sofa quilt.

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Stepping Stones Quilt

Gray Barn Designs

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with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Sewing Instructions:

Sew the Quilt Top Together

Step 1: Referring to the diagram at right, lay out the blocks and the 2.5 x 12.5” white

rectangles in 4 rows.

Step 2: Sew the blocks and rectangles together in each row. Press seams toward the

white rectangles.

Step 3: Sew the 2.5 x width of fabric strips together to make (5) 2.5 x 54.5” strips and (2) 2.5 x 58.5” strips.

Step 4: Referring to the diagram below, sew the 2.5 x 54.2” strips to the block rows completed in Step 2. Press seams

toward the white strips.

Step 5: Referring to the diagram above, sew the 2.5 x 58.5” strips to the left and to the right of the quilt top. .

Finish the Quilt

Step 1: Layer the backing fabric, batting and the quilt top. Quilt using your favorite quilting technique.

Step 2: Sew the 2.5 inch binding strips together and attach to the quilt using your favorite binding technique.

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