featuring turn to me COLLECTION BY april rhodes

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 Q U I LT D E S I G N E D B Y A P R I L R H O D E S

FA B R I C S D ES I G N E D BY A P R I L R H O D ES
E V ENIN G

BOU-7040 BOU-7041 BOU-7042 BOU-7043 BOU-7044

PAINTING MORALE COMING HOME CLAY PATH MAKER SLATE GROWTH POND MACRAME LACE

BOU-7045 BOU-7047 BOU-7049 BOU-7050 BOU-7051

LOOMING STONE FRINGE MIDNIGHT WALLPAPER HARVEST SURVEY ORE BOUND HUMANITY
MORNIN G

BOU-8040 BOU-8041 BOU-8042 BOU-8043 BOU-8044

PAINTING CELEBRATION COMING HOME SPRING PATH MAKER GOLD GROWTH JOY MACRAME CAVE

BOU-8046 BOU-8048 BOU-8049 BOU-8050 BOU-8051

GROWTH STONE SURVEY HERON WALLPAPER FLESH SURVEY OCHRE BOUND HOMEBODY

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 B lo c k C ONSTRU C TION
Sew all rights sides together with ¼"seam allowance.
HST means Half Square Triangles.
• To create two half square triangles with Fabric G and
FINISHED SIZE | 72" × 72"
Fabric J, take 2 ⅞” x 2⅞” squares from both fabrics.
(DIAGRAM 1)

FA B RI C RE Q UIREMENTS

J G
Fabric A BOU-7041 ⅝ yd.
Fabric B BOU-7042 ⅔ yd.
Fabric C BOU-7049 ⅓ yd.
Fabric D BOU-8041 ⅓ yd.
Fabric E BOU-8042 ⅓yd.
DIAGRAM 1
Fabric F PE-407 ⅓ yd.
Fabric G PE-428 ⅓ yd. • Place on top with right sides together! Draw a
Fabric H PE-429 ⅓yd. diagonal line from one corner to the other.
Fabric I PE-432 ⅓ yd.
• Sew on each side of the line you drew at 1 /4”.
Fabric J PE-433 3⅛ yd.
(DIAGRAM 2)
Fabric K PE-444 ⅝ yd.

BACKING FABRIC
BOU-8040 4 ⅓ yds. (suggested)
BINDING FABRIC
BOU-7042 (Fabric B) (included)

cutting directions

¼" seam allowances are included.

WOF means width of fabric.
DIAGRAM 2

Sixteen (16) 4 ½” x 10 ½“ rectangles from Fabric A • Cut on your diagonal line. Press seams open
and K (DIAGRAM 3)

Thirty Two (32) 2 ½” x 4 ½“ rectangles from Fabric B,

C,D and E

Thirty Two (32) 2 ⅞” x 2 ⅞“ squares from Fabric

F,G,H and I

Hundred Twenty Eight (128) 2 ⅞” x 2 ⅞ “ squares

from Fabric J

Two Hundred Fifty Six (256) 2 ½” x 2½ “ squares

from Fabric J

Sixteen (16) 2½” x 18 ½” strips from Fabric J

Thirty Two (32) 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles from Fabric J

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 • You will need a total of 64 HST's from the following
Fabrics: G/J , F/J, H/J, and I/J
Row 1
• Once your HST’s are complete, sew the following rows
Row 2
together: (follow Diagram 4 for fabric placement)

• Row 1: Sew a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric J to a Row 3 Row 4

G/J HST.
Row 5
• Row 2: Sew a G/J HST to a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from J.
Row 6
• Row 3: Sew a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric J to a
G/J HST. DIAGRAM 5

• Row 4: Sew a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric J to a

G/J HST.

• Row 5: Sew a G/J HST to a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from J.

• Row 6: Sew a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric J to a

G/J HST.

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5
DIAGRAM 6

Row 6
• Sew a 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric J to a
DIAGRAM 4
• Next sew row 1,2 and 3 together. Sew a 2 1/2” x 4 1/2”
rectangle from Fabric C to the bottom . Follow Diagram
5.
• Now sew row 4,5, and 6 together. Sew a 2 1/2” x 4 1/2”
rectangle from Fabric C to the top . (Diagram 5)
G/J HST. (Diagram 7.1) Next sew a 2 1/2” x 4 1/2”
rectangle from Fabric C to the piece you created
in Diagram 7.1. Follow Diagram 7.2. Repeat steps
in Diagram 7.1 and 7.2 making the mirror image of
your piece created in Diagram 7.2. You will have
two pieces that look like Diagram 8.

• Once you have these two pieces created you will need
to make the mirror images of theses pieces.

• You will have a total of four pieces that look like Dia-
gram 6. Set pieces aside.

DIAGRAM 7.1 DIAGRAM 7.2

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 • Take the pieces made in Diagram 6 and in Diagram
11 and layout and sew pieces following Diagram 12.

DIAGRAM 8

• Next sew a 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” rectangle from Fabric J inbetween

both pieces made in Diagram 8.

DIAGRAM 9

• Sew a 4 1/2” x 10 1/2” rectangle from Fabric A to the bottom

of the piece created in Diagram 9. Repeat steps in Diagram
7-10 making the mirror image of DIagram 10. You will have
two pieces that look like Diagram 11.
DIAGRAM 12
• To complete your block sew a 2 1/2” x 18 1/2” strip
from Fabric J in between the two pieces you made
in Diagram 12. (Follow Diagram 13)

DIAGRAM 10

DIAGRAM 13

• Your finished block should look like Diagram 14.

Repeat steps in Diagram 4-14 using the remaining
fabric pieces. Follow the quilt illustration as a guide
to create your remaining blocks. You should have a
total of 4 blocks of block A, B, C, and D. (Diagram
15)

DIAGRAM 11

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 Block D
DIAGRAM 15

DIAGRAM 14
Block A
ASSEM B LIN G THE TOP

Sew all rights sides together with

¼"seam allowance. Press open.

• Once all your blocks are sewn arrange your blocks

according to Diagram 16. Sew Row 1 -Row 4 then
sew all rows together. Follow quilt illustration as a
guide.

A B C D

Block B B C D A

C D A B

D A B C

DIAGRAM 16

Block C

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Sew rights sides together.
• Place BACKING FABRIC on a large surface wrong side
up. Stretch it with masking tape against that surface.
• Place BATTING on top of backing fabric.
• Place TOP on top of the batting with right side facing up.
Smooth away wrinkles using your hands.
• Pin all layers together and baste with basting thread,
using long stitches. You can also use safety pins to join
the layers.
• Stop stitching before you reach the last 5 or 6 inches.
Cut the threads and remove the quilt from under
the machine presser foot. Lay the loose ends of the
binding flat along the quilt edge, folding the ends
back on themselves where they meet. Press them
together to form a crease. Using this crease as the
stitching line, sew the two open ends of the bind-
ing with right sides together (you can help yourself
marking with a pencil if the crease is difficult to see).
• Trim seam to ¼" and press open. Complete the sew-
ing. Turn binding to back of the quilt, turn raw edge
inside and stitch by hand using blind stitch.

• Machine or hand quilt starting at the center and work- Stop stitching here
DIAGRAM B1
ing towards the corners. Remember that quilting motifs
are a matter of personal preference. Have fun choosing
yours!

• After you finished, trim excess of any fabric or batting, DIAGRAM B2

squaring the quilt to proceed to bind it. 45˚
DIAGRAM B3 fold

B INDIN G
Sew rights sides together.

• Cut enough strips 1½" wide by the width of the fabric

B to make a final strip 298" long. Start sewing the
binding strip in the middle of one of the sides of the
quilt, placing the strip right side down and leaving
an approximated 5" tail. Sew with ¼" seam allowance
(using straight stitch), aligning the strip’s raw edge
with the quilt top’s raw edge.

• Stop stitching ¼" before the edge of the quilt (DIA-

GRAM B 1). Clip the threads. Remove the quilt from
under the machine presser foot. Fold the strip in a
motion of 45° and upward, pressing with your fingers
(DIAGRAM B2). Hold this fold with your finger, bring
the strip down in line with the next edge, making a a r t g a l l e r y f a b r i c s. c o m
horizontal fold that aligns with the top edge of the
quilt (DIAGRAM B3). Start sewing at ¼" of the bor- NOTE: While all possible care has been taken to ensure the
der, stitching all the layers. Do the same in the four accuracy of this pattern, We are not responsible for printing
corners of the quilt. errors or the way in which individual work varies.
Please read instructions carefully before starting the
construction of this quilt. If desired, wash and iron your fabrics
before starting to cut.

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