Quilts finish 53" x 66" (rose) & 56" x 69" (teal)

Jinny Beyer’s May Baskets quilt is a classic basket design made completely new with her border print fabrics. The border
print fabric is featured in three ways: it frames the entire quilt; it is fussy cut to make the baskets; and identical trian-
gles are pieced together to make high-impact alternate blocks and setting triangles. This pattern includes extra informa-
tion on working with border print fabrics.

All seam allowances are ¼-inch. WOF = Width of Fab-

ric. Press seam allowances to one side. Read the entire
pattern before beginning. Pattern assumes basic quilt- "
making knowledge.

Step 1: Make Templates & Cut Fabrics 1-5

Use see-through template plastic to make the tem- "
plates from the patterns on pages 3-4. Using a perma-
nent marker, transfer all markings including the dashed
sewing line, mirror line and grain line arrow(s) from
the patterns to your templates.

You must use the templates when cutting Fabric 6 (the

border print), but the patches cut from Fabrics 1-5 can
also be rotary cut.
The border print fabrics have at least ½-inch of fabric between
the design stripes for seam allowance. Be sure to cut carefully
Fabrics 1-4. These patches are used in the half-square
between the stripes to allow ¼-inch seam allowance on both long
triangle (HST) units and can be traditionally pieced
sides of the wide and narrow stripes.
using templates or quick-pieced (a method that is fast-
er and allows you to avoid working with bias edges.) From both the wide and narrow stripes, cut:
Determine which method you will use and then follow • two pieces measuring 72" long (top/bottom borders)
the cutting instructions on page 7. • four pieces measuring 51" long (side borders)
(The side borders are each made from two pieces; this
Fabric 5. For the middle border, cut nine strips mea- is essential to ensuring that the fabric design flows
suring 2" x WOF and set aside for Step 7. smoothly around the quilt.)

For the HSTs, cut 63 patches using Template B Set these pieces aside until Step 7.
(traditional) or cut 42 squares (quick piecing.)
From the remaining fabric, and following the Notes on
Also cut: Cutting Border Print Patches on pages 5-6, cut the
• 24 using Template A or measuring 2¼" x 55/8" following:
• 12 using Template C or 6 squares measuring 6¼" • 24 identical patches using Template B
then cut once on the diagonal • 12 identical patches using Template C
• 12 using Template D or 6 squares measuring 4½" • 48 identical patches using Template E (rose); two
then cut once on the diagonal different sets of 24 identical patches (teal), one set
for the Block 2 units and the second for the
Step 2: Cut Fabric 6 setting triangles.
Borders. Note that the border strips are cut oversized
in length and will be trimmed to fit the quilt in Step 7 Step 3: Make HST Units
Be sure to include ¼-inch of seam allowance fabric on Traditional Method: Sew a Fabric 5 B-triangle to tri-
both long sides of the strips. (The seam allowance fab- angles cut from Fabrics 1-4 to make the number of
ric is the solid or semi-solid area between the printed units shown on page 2.
design stripes.)

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Quick-Sew Method: On the wrong side of each Fabric 5
Sew the side units to the
2 5/8" square, mark a diagonal line. If basket, then add the
you do not use a ¼-inch foot on your Fabric 5 D-triangle to
sewing machine, mark a sewing line complete the block.
¼-inch away from both sides of the
center line.

Pin a marked square to each Fabric 1-4 square, right

sides together and with the Fabric 5 square on top.
Sew along both marked sewing lines. If you did not
mark the sewing lines, stitch both to the right and left
of the center diagonal line, aligning your ¼-inch foot
with the line. Cut carefully along the diagonal line and Step 5: Assemble Block 2 & Setting/Corner
press. Each set of squares will yield two HST units. Triangles
Rose Colorway. The Fabric 6 E-triangles are used to
make the Block 2 units, and the setting and corner tri-
Fabric Fabric Fabric Fabric
1 2 3 4
angles. Reserve four triangles for the corners.
Make 12. Make 24 of each.
Sew the remaining triangles together into pairs,
Step 4: Assemble Block 1 carefully matching the printed designs, making
Assemble the block as shown in the images below. 22 units. Reserve 10 units for the setting
Repeat to make a total of 12 blocks. Blocks measure triangles.
9½" including seam allowance.

Sew the HST

units together
into two strips as Sew the remaining 12 units
shown here. together to make six Block 2
Make one of each. units.

Sew a B-
triangle to one
end of two A-
rectangles, ori-
enting the tri- Teal Colorway. Keeping the two sets of E trian-
angles as shown. gles separate, first sew 10 pairs of the Fabric 6
Make one of setting triangles together as shown, carefully
each. matching the printed designs. The
remaining four Template E setting tri-
angles are used for the quilt corners.
Sew a Fabric 5
C-triangle to
one cut from
Fabric 6 along Sew the Fabric 6 Block 2 trian-
the long edge.
gles together into pairs, making
Then add the
12. Sew the pairs together to
HST strips.
Make one. make six Block 2 units.

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Step 6: Assemble the Quilt Center
Following the image on page 3, sew the blocks
and setting units together in rows, then sew the
rows together.

Step 7: Add the Borders

Middle Border: Sew the nine Fabric 5 strips cut in
Step 2 together end to end. From that length, cut
two strips measuring 72" (top/bottom) and four
strips measuring 51" (sides).

Add the borders to the quilt center in the order

shown, following the instructions for a
rectangular quilt and Adding Multiple Borders
in Framing a Quilt the Jinny Beyer Way.

Step 8: Finish the Quilt

Layer the quilt as follows: backing (wrong side
up), batting, quilt top (right side up). Baste the
layers together, and quilt as desired.

When quilting is completed, trim backing and

batting even with the quilt top edges.

Make binding strips using Fabric 7. Bind the

quilt using your favorite binding method or by
following the instructions in Binding a Quilt
the Jinny Beyer Way at:
Quilt Assembly
www.jinnybeyer.com/promos/binding.
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Template Size Check

Template D This box should measure

2 inches square.

If the box does not measure 2",

your templates will not be the
correct size.

If you are printing at home, be

sure your printer is set to print at
100% with “no scaling”.

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 Notes on Cutting Border Print Patches
Fussy cutting border print patches allows you to easily cre-
ate special effects in quilt blocks.

When placing templates on border print fabric, center the

template on a mirror-image motif and align the dashed
sewing line under the arrow just below a printed line on
the border print fabric. This will create pleasing symmetry
and a defining edge when the patch is sewn.

To help you cut multiple identical patches, draw a portion of the fabric design onto the template. Then find that
drawn motif elsewhere on the fabric for the next patch.

Maximizing Fabric Yardage

Jinny Beyer border print fabric always has at least four wide stripes and four narrow stripes across the width of fab-
ric, with seam allowance fabric between each stripe. However, the width of the stripes determines exactly how
many of each stripe are printed across the width of fabric. Follow the template placement notes below and on the
next page for the border print you are using to ensure best use of the yardage.

Rose Colorway. There are six wide and seven narrow stripes across the width of fabric. All the triangles are cut from
wide border stripes that remain after cutting the pieces required for the quilt borders. This border has motifs that
mirror left to right and top to bottom. This allows you to cut half the Template B and E patches upside down to
make best use of the fabric.

Template C Template C

Templates B & C Placement

Template E
Template E

Templates E Placement

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Teal Colorway. There are five wide and six narrow stripes across the width of fabric. Only the Template B patches
are cut from the narrow border print stripe. This narrow stripe has motifs that mirror left to right and top to bot-
tom. This allows you to cut every other Template B patch upside down to make best use of the fabric.

The Template C patches are cut from the wide border print stripe as shown, with the mirror line centered on the
slightly shorter design motif (boxed in red, below right).

Template C Template C

Templates B & C Placement

All of the Template E patches are cut from the wide stripe and are centered on
the slightly shorter design motif (boxed in red, right). This ensures a bit of
blue in the center of the Block 2 units. For the 24 triangles required for these
blocks, Template E should be placed along the base of the wide stripe as
shown. For the 24 triangles required for the setting triangles, Template E
should be placed upside down.

Setting Triangles
Template E -

Template E - Template E -
Block 2 Block 2

Template E Placement

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 Fabric Requirements & Cutting Instructions

Fabrics 1-4: For traditional piecing, cut the patches using the templates noted. For quick
piecing, follow the instructions for cutting the squares.
Teal Rose
Fabric 1 1/4 yard
Cut 12 using Template B or
6 squares measuring 25/8".

9812-09 (P128) 5868-14 (P#24)

Fabric 2 1/4 yard

Cut 24 using Template B or
12 squares measuring 25/8".
6931-27 (P#127) 2266-15 (P#25)

Fabric 3 1/4 yard

Cut 24 using Template B or
12 squares measuring 25/8".
7132-29 (P#126) 4795-26 (P#146)

Fabric 4 1/4 yard

Cut 24 using Template B or
12 squares measuring 25/8".

0691-11 (P#125) 2266-08 (P#101)

Fabric 5 1½ yards
Includes middle border
See pattern for cutting instruc-
tions.
9812-01 (P#110) 9812-01 (P#110)
Fabric 6
Teal: 7 yards
Rose: 5 yards
See pattern for cutting instruc-
1281-01 1280-04 tions.

Fabric 7 3/4 yard

Binding

5866-70 (P#8)* 9410-14 (P#48)

Suggested Backing: 3½ yards of 9812-01 (either quilt), 6931-27 (teal) or 4795-26 (rose).

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©2012, Jinny Beyer
Pattern Written by Elaine Kelly