by Jennifer Chiaverini

by Jennifer Chiaverini
www.redroosterfabrics.com
Finished Quilt
Size: approxim
ately 62" x 74"
Quilt design by Cyndi Hershey • Piecing by Kathy Norton
Machine quilting by Sue Mitchell
Fabrics from the Elm Creek Quilts: The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini (Style #4273) for Red Rooster Fabrics.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS:
A.Pattern #23287 – MUL1.......................................... /8 yard
B.Pattern #23292 – CRE1........................................... 1/2 yard
C.Pattern #23294 – RED1.......................................... 1/3 yard
D.Pattern #23290 – DKGRE1...................................... 5/8 yard
E.Pattern #23288 – CRE1............................................ 1 yard
F. Pattern #23288 – MUL1...................................... 11/4 yards
G.Pattern #23289 – RED1....................................... 13/8 yards
H.Pattern #23290 – LTGRE1....................................... 3/4 yard
I. Pattern #23289 – MUL1......................................... 3/8 yard
J. Pattern #23290 – RED1............................................ 1 yard
K.Pattern #23293 – RED1........................................... 5/8 yard
Backing..........................................................................4 yards
Batting....................................................................... 70" x 82"
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CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read all instructions carefully before beginning. 1/4" seam allowance is included in measurements and all strips are cut across the width
of the fabric unless noted otherwise. Label pieces and keep together until
ready to sew. These instructions are based on unwashed fabrics.
A. Pattern #23287 – MUL1 (panel):
1. Fussy cut six panels with red backgrounds to measure approximately 51/2" square.
2. Fussy cut eight panels with green backgrounds to
measure approximately 51/2" square.
B. Pattern #23292 – CRE1 (wood texture):
1. Cut one 51/2" x 42" strip. Sub-cut into twenty-eight
11/2" x 51/2" strips.
2. Cut six 11/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty-eight
11/2" x 71/2" strips.
C. Pattern #23294 – RED1 (ornaments):
1. Cut two 31/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty-four
31/2" squares.
D. Pattern #23290 – DKGRE1 (scrolls):
1. Cut four 2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into forty-eight
2" x 31/2" strips.
2. Cut two 37/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twelve
37/8" squares.
E. Pattern #23290 – CRE1 (scrolls):
1. Cut two 37/8" x 42” strips. Sub-cut into twenty
37/8" squares.
2. Cut six 31/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into seventy-two
31/2" squares.
F. Pattern #23288 – MUL1 (stripe):
1. Fussy cut eighteen 61/2" x 121/2" strips centering each
on the green stripe.
G. Pattern #23289 – RED1 (holly):
1. Cut one 61/2" x 42" strip. Sub-cut into four
61/2" squares.
2. Cut two 51/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into sixteen 51/8"
squares. Cut each square across one diagonal to make thirty-two triangles.
3. Cut three 31/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into thirty-six
31/2" squares.
4. Cut seven 11/2" x 42" strips. Piece the strips together
to make two 11/2" x 721/2" strips and two
11/2" x 621/2" strips.
H. Pattern #23290 – LTGRE1 (scrolls):
1. Cut three 67/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into sixteen 67/8"
squares. Cut each square across one diagonal to make
thirty-two triangles.
I. Pattern #23289 – MUL1 (holly): 1. Cut one 61/2" x 42" strip. Sub-cut into six 61/2" squares.
2. Cut one 37/8" x 42" strip. Sub-cut into four
37/8" squares.
J. Pattern # 23290 – RED1 (scrolls):
1. Cut three 37/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty-four
37/8" squares.
2. Cut seven 21/2" x 42" strips for the binding.
K. Pattern # 23293 – RED1 (leaves):
1. Cut four 37/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into thirty-six
37/8" squares.
Backing:
1. Cut two 70" x 42" strips. Sew together and trim to
make the 70" x 82" backing.
PIECING INSTRUCTIONS:
Press towards the darker fabric when assembling.
A. Half-Square Triangles:
1. Place one 37/8" Fabric E square on top of one 37/8"
Fabric D square, right sides together. Draw a line
across the diagonal of the top square (Fig. 1). Sew 1/4"
away from each side of the drawn diagonal line (Fig.
1). Cut the two squares apart on the drawn diagonal
line (Fig. 1) to make two E/D half-square triangles
(Fig. 1). Press. Trim the blocks to measure 31/2" square.
Repeat to make a total of twenty-four E/D blocks.
D
Figure 1
E
D
E
D
E
Make 24.
2. Repeat Step 1 using eight 37/8" Fabric E
E
K
squares and eight 37/8" Fabric K squares
to make a total of sixteen E/K blocks (Fig. 2). Figure 2
Make 16.
3. Repeat Step 1 using twenty-four 37/8"
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J
Fabric J squares and twenty-four 3 /8"
K
Fabric K squares to make a total of
Figure 3
forty-eight J/K blocks (Fig.3).
Make 48.
4. Repeat Step 1 using four 37/8" Fabric K
I
K
squares and four 37/8" Fabric I squares to
Figure 4
make a total of eight I/K blocks (Fig. 4).
Make 8.
B. Block Assembly:
5. Follow Figure 5 to sew
K K
E
E
J K
together one 61/2" Fabric I
K J
square, eight J/K half-square
J
J
triangles, three E/K halfK
K
square triangles and one
I
K
K
I/K half-square triangle to
J
J
make one 121/2" Block One
square. Repeat to make
K J
J K
four Block One squares.
K K
E
I
6. Follow Figure 6 to sew
Figure
5
Block I Make 4.
together one 61/2" Fabric
I square, eight J/K half-square
K K
I
E
K J
triangles, two E/K half-square
J K
triangles and two I/K halfJ
J
square triangle to make one
K
K
I
121/2" Block Two square.
K
K
Repeat to make two Block
J
J
Two squares.
7. Sew one 11/2" x 51/2" Fabric B
K J
J K
strip to each side of one 51/2"
E
K K
I
Red Fabric A square. Sew
Figure
6
Block II Make 2.
one 11/2" x 71/2" Fabric B strip
B
to the top and bottom of the 51/2"
Fabric A square (Fig. 7). Trim the
B
A
block to 61/2" to make one Block Three B
Center. Repeat to make six Block
B
Three Centers total.
Figure 7
8. Repeat Step 7 with eight 51/2" Green
Block III Make 6.
Fabric A squares, sixteen 11/2" x 51/2"
Fabric B strips and sixteen 11/2" x 71/2" Fabric B strips to
make eight Block Four Centers. Trim the blocks to 61/2".
9. Sew one 2" x 31/2" Fabric D strip to each
D
C
D
side of one 31/2" Fabric C strip to make
one side unit (Fig. 8). Repeat to make
Figure 8
twenty-four side units total.
Make 24.
10. Follow Figure 9 to sew
together one 61/2" Block
E
E
D
Three Center square,
D D C
D
four side units and four
D
D
E/D half-square triangles
1
to make one 12 /2"
C
C
Block Three Unit.
D
D
Repeat to make six
Block Three units.
D
D
D C
D
11. Sew one Fabric G triangle
E
E
to each side of the Block
Figure
9
Block III Make 6.
Four Centers from Step 8
(Fig. 10).
12. Sew one Fabric H triangle
H
H
to each side of the Block
G
B
Four square (Fig. 10).
13. Place one 31/2" Fabric E
B G
A
G B
square on the top left
corner of the Block Four
B
square, right sides together
H
H
G
(Fig. 11). Sew across the
diagonal of the smaller
Figure 10 Make 8.
square from the upper
right corner to the lower left corner (Fig. 11). Flip
open the triangle formed and press. Trim away the
excess fabric from behind the triangle, 1/4" away from
the sewn seam.
14. Refer to Figure 11 to add a 31/2" Fabric E square to
each of the remaining corners of the Block Four square
to complete one 121/2" Block Four square.
15. Repeat Steps 11-14 to make eight Block Four squares.
E
E
Figure 11
E
E
Block IV Make 8.
16. Use the Flip and Sew
G
G
method from Step 13 and
F
follow Figure 12 to sew
two 31/2" Fabric G squares
E
E
to the upper corners of one
Figure
12
Make
18.
1
1
6 /2" x 12 /2" Fabric F strip
and two 31/2" Fabric E squares to the lower corners
of the Fabric F strip to make one 61/2" x 121/2" Border
Strip. Repeat to make eighteen Border Strips total.
17. Use the Flip and Sew method from
Step 13 and follow Figure 13 to sew
G
one 31/2" Fabric E square to one
1
corner of one 6 /2" Fabric G square
E
to make one 61/2" Corner Block. Repeat
to make four corner blocks.
Figure 13
Make 4.
C. Quilt Top Assembly
Refer to the quilt photo and diagram while assembling:
18. Sew together four Block One squares, two Block Two
squares, six Block Three squares and eight Block Four
squares to make the 481/2" x 601/2" quilt top.
19. Sew together five border strips as shown to make one
side border. Repeat to make a second side border. Sew
the borders to sides of quilt.
20. Sew together four border
strips and two corner
blocks to make the top
border. Repeat to make the
bottom border. Sew the
borders to the quilt top.
21. Sew one 11/2" x 721/2"
Fabric G strip to each side
of the quilt top. Sew one
11/2" x 621/2" Fabric G strip
to the top and bottom of
the quilt.
22. Layer and quilt as desired.
23. Sew the seven 21/2" x 42"
Fabric J strips together endto-end with 45° seams to
make the binding. Fold this
long strip in half lengthwise
with wrong sides together
and press.
24. Bind as desired.
G
Block
III
G
Block
IV
Block
IV
Block
III
Block
IV
Block I
Block I
Block
IV
Block
III
Block II
Block II
Block
III
Block
IV
Block I
Block I
Block
IV
Block
III
Block
IV
Block
IV
Block
III
Quilt Diagram
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