Half-Square Triangles: Quick MethodUsing this method is fast and allows you to avoid workingwith bias edges.

Cut the number of square patches required. (Each squarewill yield two HSTs.) Mark a diagonal line on each back-ground patch. If you do not use a -inch foot on yoursewing machine, mark a sewing line -inch on both sides of the center line.

Pin the marked background patches to their partnerfabrics, right sides together and with the backgroundpatch on top. Sew along both marked sewing lines. If youdid not mark the sewing lines, stitch both to the right andleft of the center diagonal line, aligning your -inch footwith the line. Cut carefully along the diagonal line and press.

Triangle Charm Pattern NotesUse your favorite method of making half-square triangles (HSTs)in this quilt: Cut individual triangles with the template provided, orcut squares the size noted below. Then, either cut the squares cor-ner to corner into triangles, or pair the squares together and use theQuick HST method detailed below.

If you are not using the template, begin with squares measuring3 3/8". If you prefer to make HST units slightly oversized and thentrim to the exact size required using the Bloc_Loc or similar tool,cut squares measuring 3".

To make the quilt, cut the number of squares indicated in thechart below. (Each square produces two triangles.) If you are usingthe template, cut twice the number of squares noted.

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Finished block measures 10"

Fabric # per Cut # Squares# Block Small Large1 1 8 322 2 16 643 3 24 964 3 24 965 2 16 646 1 8 327 10 80 3208 10 80 320

Make the HST units using your favorite method and sewthem together as shown in the block image. Make 16 blocksfor the small quilt and 64 blocks for the large quilt.

Referring to the small or large quilt image, sew theblocks together in rows, rotating the blocks. Thensew the rows together.

Make & Add the BordersSeparate four narrow and four wide stripes in theborder print fabric by cutting carefully through themiddle of the solid area between the two stripes.This solid area is the seam allowance.

The middle border fabric is provided in a longlength so the sections do not need to be pieced.For the small quilt, cut four pieces measuring 1"x length of fabric. For the large quilt, cut four piec-es measuring 3" x length of fabric.

Follow the instructions for Adding Multiple Bor-ders and for framing a square quilt in Adding Bor-ders the Jinny Beyer Way. For a video demonstra-tion of this technique, visitwww.jinnybeyer.com/videotips.

Fabric RequirementsThis quilt was designed to use aWeb Special Bundle of six fabrics.Actual amounts required of Fab-rics 1-6 will vary but will not bemore than the amount noted.Middle border yardage is basedon strips cut the width of fabricand then pieced.

Small Quilt -Yard Bundle (6 fabrics) 7/8-yard each of Fabrics 7 & 8 2 yards of border print

fabric 1/3 yard for middle border yard for binding

Large Quilt 1-Yard Bundle (6 fabrics) 3 yards each of Fabrics 7 & 8 3 yards of border print

fabric 1 yard for middle border 1 yard for binding

Quilt finishes 53" x 53"

Quilt finishes 97" x 97"

Diagram 3: Correctly cut and sewn borderswill have designs that flow around the corners.

Diagram 2: Cut three pieces identical to the first.

Jinny Beyers border prints are designed specifically with the quilter in mind. Each fabric has a wide and a narrow stripe whichcoordinate in both design and color. Both stripes have mirror-image motifs which are essential for perfectly mitered corners.In addition, the two different stripes in the border print are separated by at least a half-inch so that a 1/4" seam allowance isprovided for on both sides of the stripes. From selvage to selvage, there are always at least four repeats of each stripe across thefabric so calculating the yardage needed to border a quilt is easy: you need the length of the longest side of the quilt plus anadditional half-yard to match design elements and allow for the miters at the corners.

For a video demonstration of this bordering technique, visitwww.jinnybeyer.com/bordertips

Framing a Square Quilt1. Place a strip of the border print across the middle of the quilt, centeringa motif from the border at the exact center of the quilt. (Because of minordifferences in seam allowances taken and stretching that can occur on biasedges, opposite edges of a quilt often measure slightly differently. Using ameasurement taken from the middle of the quilt will help keep the quiltfrom ruffling at the edges.)

2. To mark the first miter, position a right-angle triangle so that one of thesides of the right angle runs along the bottom edge of the border print. Then carefullymove the triangle until the angled side touches the point where the top edge ofthe border print meets the edge of the quilt. (See arrow in Diagram 1.) Mark,then cut the miter line. (Because the miter is cut right at the edge of the quilt,the seam allowance is already included.)

3. Carefully pick up the mitered side of the border strip and lay it on top of thestrip on the opposite side of the quilt, right-sides together, placing the top edgeof the strip at the edge of the quilt. If necessary, adjust the top strip so that thedesign motifs on the top and bottom match exactly. If you have centered a motiffrom the border print in the middle of the quilt, the designs should match at theedges. Cut the second miter. (Using the cut edge as a guide, rather than the tri-angle, ensures that your design motifs will be an exact match.)

4. Using this first mitered strip as a guide, cut three more identical pieces, mak-ing sure that the design on the border print is exactly the same on all four pieces.

5. Mark seam intersection dots on the short side of each of your border strips. Tofind the spot, simply draw a short line 1/4-inch inside the mitered edge and theshort edge of the border strip. Mark the dot where the two lines intersect. Do thesame for each corner of your quilt.

6. To sew the borders to the quilt, pin the mid-point of one of the border pieces tothe middle of one of the edges of the quilt. Next, match and pin the dots on eachside of your border with the dots on the quilt corners. Continue pinning the borderto the quilt, easing in any fullness. (The edge of the quilt is usually a little widerthan the center because of bias edges or seams.) Sew the border to the quilt, start-ing and stopping at the dots. Sew the mitered seams last, starting from the insidedot. When pinning the edges together, be sure to match the design elements onboth pieces.

Diagram 1: Mark the miter.

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Diagram 4: Find andmark the center of the quilton the border strip.

Framing a Rectangular QuiltWith rectangles, you cannot always be assured that the designs willautomatically match at the corners so you must take an extra step.

1. First, follow steps 1-3 above and cut two identical strips for theshort ends of the quilt. The pieces for the other two sides of the quiltmust be cut differently: for the corners on all pieces tomatch, there must be a seam in these long pieces at the exactcenter of the quilt.

2. Place one of the cut strips on top of a length of the borderprint stripe, matching the fabric designs. Cut one miter tomatch the miter on the top strip. Set the top strip aside. Lay the newlycut strip on top of the quilt through the center, aligning one miterededge with the edge of the quilt. Mark the center of the quilt on thestrip as in Diagram 4. Move the strip from the quilt and cut it off "beyond the center mark. Using this cut strip as a guide, cut one more

piece identical to it.

You also need two strips thatare the exact mirror images ofthese pieces. Using one of thestrips you just cut, flip it over and lay it on astrip of border print, matching the fabricdesign exactly. (The two strips will be rightsides together.) Cut the miter and straight edges tomatch the top piece. Using the newly cut strip as a guide, cut one more piece.

3. Sew the seams at the middle of two mirror-imaged strips and attach these bordersto the quilt as in Steps 5 and 6 in Framing a Square Quilt. Sewing the borders to arectangular quilt in this manner assures that the corners will match. There will be aseam at the center of the long strips (Diagram 5), but the design at that center willmirror-image as well, allowing the design to flow around the quilt.

Applying Multiple BordersJinny often designs quilts to make full use of the border prints. First, she willframe the quilt with the narrow border stripe, then add a coordinating fabric asa second border. The quilt is finished off with the wide stripe from the borderprint.

Jinny personally measures and adds each border separately. However, when themiddle border is a fabric that doesnt have to be matched at the corners, sherecommends the following method as being a little faster: Sew the second bor-der to the first and then measure and cut them as a single border in the stepsabove. Measure, cut and sew the third border separately after the first two bor-ders have been completed and sewn to the quilt.

Binding the Quilt: When Jinny uses a border print to frame a quilt, she typicallysews the binding to the back of the quilt and turns it to the front. This allows her tocarefully hand-stitch the binding along a straight line printed on the border printfabric. For details, see www.jinnybeyer.com/binding.

Diagram 5: The long borders on rectangularquilts have center seams.

Diagram 6: Applying multiple borders

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