Sashing & Borders

2007 Quilt Block of the Month Free from BlockCentral.com

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PART 1 - SASHING STRIPS:

Cutting:

Sewing Instructions:

Step 1:  Sew four Color B (med blue) strips and three Color A (dk blue) squares together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color B strips.  Make 2.

Step 2:   Sew two Color B (med blue) strips and one Color A (dk blue) square1 together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color B strips.  Make 2.

Step 3:    Sew three Color B (med blue) strips and the February through April blocks together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color B strips.

Step 4: Sew three Color B (med blue) strips and the July through October blocks together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color B strips.

Step 5:   Sew a Color B (med blue) strip and the November and December blocks together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color B strip.

Step 6:   Sew a Color B (med blue) strip and the May and June blocks together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color B strip.

Step 7:   Stitch the Step 5, Step 6, the January block and the two Step 2 sashing strips together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the Step 2 sashing strips.

Step 8:   Sew the two Step 1 sashing strips in between the Step 3, 4, and 7 block sections, as shown below.  Press the seam allowances toward the sashing strips.

Congratulations!  Your quilt is now sashed!  Don't stop now, the borders are up next. :)

PART 2 - COLOR A (DARK BLUE) 2" BORDER:

Cutting:

Sewing Instructions:

Step 1:  Sew a Color A (dk blue) 2-1/2" x 40-1/2" strip and a Color A (dk blue) 2-1/2" x 30-1/2" strip together.  Press the seam allowance in one direction.  You will now have a strip that measures 2-1/2" x 70-1/2".  Repeat once more for a total of two strips.

Step 2:  Sew a Color A (dk blue) 2-1/2" x 40-1/2" strip and a Color A (dk blue) 2-1/2" x 34-1/2" strip together.  Press the seam allowance in one direction.  You will now have a strip that measures 2-1/2" x 74-1/2".  Repeat once more for a total of two strips.

Step 3:  Sew a Step 1 strip to the left and right sides of the quilt center.  Press the seam allowance toward the Step 1 strips.

Step 4:  Sew a Step 2 strip to the top and bottom of the quilt center.  Press the seam allowance toward the Step 2 strips.

PART 3 - COLOR F (MEDIUM BLUE) 5" BORDER:

Cutting:

Sewing Instructions:

Step 1: Sew a Color F (med blue) 5-1/2" x 42-1/2" strip and a Color F (med blue) 5-1/2" x 32-1/2" strip together.  Press the seam allowance in one direction.  You will now have a strip that measures 5-1/2" x 74-1/2".  Repeat once more for a total of two strips.

Step 2: Sew two Color F (med blue) 5-1/2" x 42-1/2" strips together.  Press the seam allowance in one direction.  You will now have a strip that measures 5-1/2" x 84-1/2".  Repeat once more for a total of two strips.

Step 3:  Sew a Step 1 strip to the left and right sides of the quilt.  Press the seam allowance toward the Step 1 strips.

Step 4:  Sew a Step 2 strip to the top and bottom of the quilt.  Press the seam allowance toward the Step 2 strips.

PART 4 - COLOR C (GREEN) 2" BORDER:

Cutting:

Sewing Instructions:

Step 1: Sew two Color C (green) 2-1/2" x 42-1/2" strips together.  Press the seam allowance in one direction.  You will now have a strip that measures 2-1/2" x 84-1/2".  Repeat once more for a total of two strips.

Step 2: Sew two Color C (green) 2-1/2" x 42-1/2" strips and a Color C (green) 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" strip together.  Press the seam allowances in one direction.  You will now have a strip that measures 2-1/2" x 88-1/2".  Repeat once more for a total of two strips.

Step 3:  Sew a Step 1 strip to the left and right sides of the quilt.  Press the seam allowance toward the Step 1 strips.

Step 4:  Sew a Step 2 strip to the top and bottom of the quilt.  Press the seam allowance toward the Step 2 strips.

PART 5 - THE FINAL BORDER:

Cutting:

Sewing Instructions:

Step 1: Using a rotary cutter and a ruler, cut all 4-7/8" squares once diagonally.  You will now have a total of 88 Color A triangles and 88 Color E triangles.

Step 2: Layer a Color E (cream) Step 1 triangle on a Color A (dk blue) Step 1 triangle, right sides together.  Sew along the longest side.  Press the seam allowance toward the Color A triangle and trim points.  Make 88.

Step 3: Sew 22 Step 2 half-square triangles together as shown below.  Press the seam allowances in one direction.  Repeat three more times for a total of four half-square triangle strips.

(Make 4)

Step 4:  Sew a Step 3 strip to the left and right sides of the quilt.  Press the seam allowance toward the Color C (green) border.

Step 5:  Sew a Color D (yellow) 4-1/2" square to the left and right ends of the remaining two Step 3 border strips.  Press the seam allowance toward the Color D fabric.

Step 6:  Sew the Step 5 strips to the top and bottom of the quilt.  Press the seam allowances toward the Color C (green) border.

Congratulations!  Your quilt top is now completely pieced!  You are now ready to quilt and bind in your favorite manner.

 Copyright 2007 by Kim Noblin.  All rights reserved.  Free for personal use only.  All other use requires written permission from the designer.  Email:  kim@blockcentral.com   Website:  http://www.blockcentral.com