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Project: Holiday Sparkle

designers: chloe anderson and colleen reale of toadusew creative concepts (toadusew.com)

FABRICS are from the Holiday Flourish 2 collection by Peggy Toole for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (robertkaufman.com).
Fussy-cut a beautiful fabric to star in the center of
gemlike quilt blocks. Choose a holiday print with
metallic touches for a throw that really shines.

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Materials • 9—51 ⁄4" squares joined squares apart on drawn

• 1 ⁄ yards red print (blocks,
1
4 • 6—47⁄ 8" squares line to make two triangle units.
middle border) • 28—41 ⁄ 2" squares Press each triangle unit open,
• 2 yards green print* (blocks, From red-and-green floral, cut: pressing seam toward burgundy
sashing squares) *If you’re not • 7—51⁄ 2×42" strips print, to make two triangle-
fussy-cutting block centers and for outer border squares. Each triangle-square
sashing squares, you will only should be 47⁄ 8" square including
need 1 yard. seam allowances. Repeat to
• 11 ⁄4 yards burgundy print Assemble Blocks make 18 triangle-squares total.
(blocks, sashing, inner border, 1. Sew red print triangles to
binding) opposite edges of a green print 3. On the wrong side of 12
• 1 3⁄ 8 yards gold print (sashing, 9" square (Diagram 1). Press triangle-squares, use a
inner border) seams toward triangles. Add pencil to mark a diagonal line
• 11 ⁄4 yards red-and-green floral red print triangles to remaining perpendicular to the seam line.
(outer border) edges to make a block center.
• 4 yards backing fabric Press seams toward triangles. 4. Layer a marked triangle-square
• 71" square batting The block center should be atop an unmarked triangle-
121 ⁄ 2" square including seam square, placing the burgundy
Finished quilt: 641 ⁄ 2" square allowances. Repeat to make nine print triangle of one atop the
Finished block: 12" square block centers total. gold print triangle of the other
(Diagram 4). Sew pair together
Quantities are for 44⁄45"-wide, 2. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal with two seams, stitching 1 ⁄4"
100% cotton fabrics. line on wrong side of each on each side of drawn line. Cut
Measurements include 1 ⁄4" seam burgundy print 21 ⁄ 2" square. apart on drawn line to make
allowances. Sew with right sides two hourglass units. Press each
together unless otherwise stated. 3. Align a marked burgundy print unit open, pressing seam in
square with one corner of a one direction. The unit should
block center (Diagram 2; note be 41 ⁄ 2" square including seam
Cut Fabrics direction of marked line). Sew allowances. Repeat to make 12
Cut pieces in the following order. on drawn line. Trim excess, hourglass units total.
Designers Chloe Anderson and leaving 1 ⁄4" seam allowance.
Colleen Reale fussy-cut large Press open attached triangle. 5. Layer a remaining marked
and small motifs from the green Add marked burgundy print triangle-square atop a gold
print for block centers and sashing squares to remaining corners; print 47⁄ 8" square (Diagram 5).
squares (Cutting Diagram). trim and press as before to make Join with two seams, stitching
a block. The block still should be 1
⁄4" on each side of drawn line.
From red print, cut: 121 ⁄ 2" square including seam Cut apart on drawn line to
• 6—11⁄ 2×42" strips allowances. Repeat to make nine make two border units. Press
for middle border blocks total. each unit open, pressing seam
• 18—67⁄ 8" squares, cutting toward large gold print triangle.
each in half diagonally for 36 Each border unit should be
triangles total Assemble Hourglass 41 ⁄ 2" square including seam
From green print, fussy-cut: And Border Units allowances. Repeat to make 12
• 9—9" squares 1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal border units total.
• 4—41⁄ 2" sashing squares line on wrong side of each gold
From burgundy print, cut: print 51 ⁄4" square.
• 7—21⁄ 2×42" binding strips Assemble Quilt Center
• 9—51⁄4" squares 2. Layer a marked gold print square 1. Sew two gold print 41 ⁄ 2" squares
• 36—21⁄ 2" squares atop a burgundy print 5 ⁄4" 1
to gold print edges of an
From gold print, cut: square. Sew together with two hourglass unit to make a sashing
• 8—41⁄ 2×121⁄ 2" rectangles seams, stitching 1 ⁄4" on each side unit (Diagram 6). Press seams
• 4—41⁄ 2×81⁄ 2" rectangles of drawn line (Diagram 3). Cut toward gold print squares.

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The unit should be 41 ⁄ 2×121 ⁄ 2" 3. Join short inner border strips to
including seam allowances. opposite edges of quilt center.
Repeat to make 12 sashing units Add long inner border strips
total. to remaining edges. Press all
seams toward inner border.
2. Referring to Quilt Assembly
Diagram, lay out blocks, sashing 4. Cut and piece red print 11 ⁄ 2×42"
units, and green print sashing strips to make:
squares in five horizontal rows. • 2—11 ⁄ 2×541 ⁄ 2" middle
Join pieces in each row. Press border strips
seams toward sashing units. • 2—11 ⁄ 2×52 1 ⁄ 2" middle
border strips
3. Join rows to make quilt center.
Press seams toward sashing 5. Sew short middle border strips
rows. The quilt center should be to opposite edges of quilt center.
441 ⁄ 2" square including seam Add long middle border strips
allowances. to remaining edges. Press all
seams toward middle border.

Assemble And 6. Cut and piece red-and-green

Add Borders floral 51 ⁄ 2×42" strips to make:
1. Sew together three border • 2—51 ⁄ 2×641 ⁄ 2" outer border
units, two gold print 41 ⁄ 2×121 ⁄ 2" strips
rectangles, and two gold • 2—51 ⁄ 2×541 ⁄ 2" outer border
print 41 ⁄ 2" squares to make a strips
short inner border strip (Quilt
Assembly Diagram; note 7. Sew short outer border strips to
position of burgundy print in opposite edges of quilt center.
border units). Press seams Add long outer border strips to
toward gold print pieces. The remaining edges to complete
short inner border strip should quilt top. Press all seams toward
be 41 ⁄ 2×441 ⁄ 2" including seam outer border.
allowances. Repeat to make a
second short inner border strip.
Finish Quilt
2. Sew together three border 1. Layer quilt top, batting, and
units, two gold print 41 ⁄ 2×121 ⁄ 2" backing; baste.
rectangles, and two gold print
41 ⁄ 2×81 ⁄ 2" rectangles to make 2. Quilt as desired. Linda
a long inner border strip (Quilt Leathersich machine-quilted
Assembly Diagram; note feather motifs in the green print
position of burgundy print in block centers, outer border, and
border units). Press seams gold print pieces of the sashing
toward gold print rectangles. and inner border (Quilting
The long inner border strip Diagram). She stitched curlicues
should be 41 ⁄ 2×521 ⁄ 2" including in the red and burgundy print
seam allowances. Repeat to triangles and middle border.
make a second long inner border
strip. 3. Bind with burgundy print binding
strips.

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51⁄2×541⁄2"

11⁄2×521⁄2"

41⁄2" 41⁄2×121⁄2" 41⁄2×121⁄2" 41⁄2"

sq. sq.
41⁄2×81⁄2"
41⁄2×121⁄2"
51⁄2×641⁄2"

11⁄2×541⁄2"

41⁄2×121⁄2"
41⁄2×81⁄2"

QUILT ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM

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QUILTING DIAGRAM

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