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When we think of 1930s prints, our dear friend Mary Ellen Thiets comes to mind. Mary Ellen is an avid
collector of ’30s feedsacks, reproduction fabrics, and vintage ’30s quilt tops. We named this quilt in her honor.
This colorful project is both dime and fat quarter friendly.
Finished quilt: 45½" x 54½" • Finished block: 8" square
Skill level: $$
Materials
28 dimes OR 8 fat quarters of assorted 1930s reproduction prints for blocks and pieced border
11 dimes OR 4 fat quarters of assorted red 1930s reproduction prints for pieced border
1¹⁄3 yards of white muslin for blocks, sashing, and inner border
3 yards of fabric for backing
½ yard of red print for binding
50" x 59" piece of batting
Cutting
Your choice of:
Fabric
Dimes
From each of 3 dimes, cut:
8 squares, 3" x 3" (24 total)
Assorted 1930s
reproduction prints
From each of 14 dimes, cut:
6 rectangles, 1½" x 4½" (84 total)
6 rectangles, 1½" x 3½" (84 total)
3 squares, 3" x 3" (42 total)
From each of 14 dimes, cut:
6 rectangles, 1½" x 3½" (84 total)
6 rectangles, 1½" x 2½" (84 total)
3 squares, 3" x 3" (42 total)
From each of 9 dimes, cut:
9 squares, 3" x 3" (81 total; 1 is extra)
Assorted red 1930s
reproduction prints
From each of 2 dimes, cut:
2 squares, 4½" x 4½" (4 total)
2 rectangles, 1½" x 4½" (4 total)
2 rectangles, 2" x 4½" (4 total)
Fat Quarters
Make all cuts across the 18" width
of your fat quarter, not the length.
From each of 8 fat quarters, cut:
2 strips, 3" x 18"; crosscut into 10 squares,
3" x 3" (80 total)
3 strips, 1½" x 18"; crosscut into 10
rectangles, 1½" x 4½" (80 total)
4 strips, 1½" x 18"; crosscut into a total of
20 rectangles, 1½" x 3½" (160 total)
2 strips, 1½" x 18"; crosscut into a total of
10 rectangles, 1½" x 2½" (80 total)
From each of 4 fat quarters, cut:
20 squares, 3" x 3" (80 total)
1 square, 4½" x 4½" (4 total)
1 rectangle, 1½" x 4½" (4 total)
1 rectangle, 2" x 4½" (4 total)
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Adding the Borders
1. Stitch three of the five white muslin 1½" strips
together end to end.
2. Referring to “Adding Borders” (page 73), measure
the quilt vertically through the center and cut two
white muslin strips for the sides. Sew the strips to the
quilt and press toward the border.
3. Measure the quilt and trim the remaining two strips
for the top and bottom. Sew the strips to the top and
bottom and press.
4. For the outer pieced border, mark a diagonal line
on the wrong side of all 80 assorted 1930s print 3"
squares.
5. Using 80 assorted 1930s print 3" squares and 80
red 3" squares, make 160 half-square-triangle units.
Refer to “Creating Half-Square-Triangle Units”
(page 71). Trim these units to measure 2½".
bottom borders. Using the horizontal measurement
from step 7, cut the top and bottom borders to fit,
trimming equal amounts from each end. Add the red
print 4½" corner squares to the ends of the borders;
sew to the quilt top.
Make 2.
2½"
Make 160.
6. Join four half-square-triangle units to form a diamond unit, rotating the squares so that the red prints
are on the outside corners, as shown. The units
should measure 4½" x 4½". Make 40.
Make 40.
7. Join 11 diamond units to form a side border. Add
a red print 2" x 4½" rectangle to each end of the
border. Make two. Measure the quilt through the
center in both directions, including the inner borders,
and write down the measurements. Cut the side border strips to fit the vertical measurement, trimming
equal amounts from each end. Sew to the sides of
your quilt and press toward the inner border.
Finishing Your Quilt
1. Assemble the quilt sandwich and quilt as desired.
2. Use the red print 2¼" strips to make and attach
double-fold binding.
Make 2.
8. Join nine diamond units together; repeat to make
two for the top and bottom borders. Add a red print
1½" x 4½" rectangle to each end of the top and
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