East-Meets-West Quilts by Patricia Belyea

Author:Patricia Belyea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

Lotus

FINISHED QUILT MEASURES 48 × 64 INCHES (122 × 163 CM)

• The solid colors align on three spines

• The dark mauve bar quietly arrives as the Unexpected Visitor

• The hand-stitching pattern resembles undergrowth in a tangled garden

MATERIALS

Patterned Fabrics

Five contemporary fabrics (44–45 inches [112–114 cm] wide): minimum ¼ yard (23 cm) of one floral pattern and minimum ½ yard (46 cm) each for four floral patterns.

Solid Fabrics

Six solids (44–45 inches [112–114 cm] wide): minimum 5 × 9-inch (13 × 23-cm) scrap of dark mauve, minimum ¼ yard (23 cm) for the hot pink, and minimum ½ yard (46 cm) each for the chartreuse, salmon, turquoise, and magenta.

MAKE THE QUILT TOP

Refer to the Make Your Quilt Top section at the back of the book for detailed instructions on making your quilt top.

Assemble your fabrics. Look for liveliness in your palette with contrast among the solids. For this quilt, the dark mauve is the Unexpected Visitor.

Lotus is made with forty-eight 8-inch (20-cm) blocks with six color combinations:

• Color A (Floral One/chartreuse): 12 blocks

• Color B (Floral Two/salmon): 11 blocks

• Color C (Floral Three/turquoise): 10 blocks

• Color D (Floral Four/magenta): 10 blocks

• Color E (Floral Five/hot pink): 4 blocks

• Color F (Floral Two/dark mauve): 1 block

Make the Rough Blocks

Lotus has 8 blocks with 1/4 solids, 20 blocks with 1/2 solids, and 20 blocks with 3/4 solids. Almost 85 percent of the blocks have the larger amount of pattern. Keep this ratio in mind when you rough cut your patterned fabrics and solids.

Sew the rough blocks together and press the seams open.

Trim Out the Rough Blocks

Trim the blocks with the Cutting Dance (this page).

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