Churn Dash Quilt

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Easy
Churn Dash Quilt
REQUIRED
GO! & GO! Big
Friendly
Churn Dash Blocks
The classic Churn Dash block comes in 9" and 12" finished sizes
from AccuQuilt. Both blocks are easy to make using BOB dies
(Block on Board) and fast to sew, requiring only light and dark
fabrics. Seams are easy to match, and they all lock together! Life
couldn’t be better!
9" Light
12" Dark
2
9" Dark
Fabric Selection
Select one dark and
one light fabric, one
can read solid from
a distance. The second one can be a
large scale print. For a
dramatic looking quilt,
the two fabrics should
contrast.
From one fat quarter,
you can cut four 9"
blocks or two 12"
blocks.
The 9” finished size Churn Dash is die #55339 with
Cutting Mat #55111. Use the Go! with this size die.
The 12” Churn Dash is die #55459, with Cutting Mat
#55146 . Use the Go! Big with this size die.
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Churn Dash Quilt with Light and Dark 9" Blocks
Eleanor Burns
Merry Jo Rembold
5x5
25 Blocks 45” x 45”
Yardage and Rough Cut Chart for 9" Blocks
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Background
2 yds
(7) 9" strips cut into
(70) 4" x 9" strips
Seven Fat Quarters
Cut each 18" x 22" into
(2) 9" x 22" into
(10) 4" x 9"
Binding
½ yd
(5) 3" strips
Backing
2½ yds
Batting
50" x 50"
Cutting Fat Quarters for 9" Blocks
For each rough cut Churn Dash 9” block, you need two 4” x 9”
light strips and two 4” x 9” dark strips for Rails and Pieced Squares.
Center patches are rough cut 4” strips.
4"
4"
4"
4"
4"
9"
1 Block
1 Block
Center
Squares
1 Block
1 Block
Center
Squares
9"
Cutting Fat Quarters for 12" Blocks
1.Place light fabric right side up.
2.Place dark fabric right sides
together to it. Line up selvage
edges.
3.Fold in half.
4.Cut off 9½" for two Blocks.
22"
5.Use the rest for Center
Squares or applique.
18"
selvage
11"
5
9½"
Cutting Fat Quarter into Pieces for One 9" Block
1.Place 4” x 9” light
strip right side up.
Place 4” x 9” dark
strip right sides
together to it.
2.Stack second
identical 4” x 9”
pair on top.
3.Place on die,
making certain
that blades are
covered.
4.Fold one 4” x 9”
light and one
4” x 9” same dark
in half. Cover
Center Square die
with fabric.
5.Place mat on top,
and layer cut.
6.Stack for sewing.
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Setting Up Your Sewing Machine
1.Place a quarter inch foot
and single hole throat
plate on your machine.
2.Sew with a perfect ¼".
3.A tool from Quilt in a Day
called the Sew Straight
(#3000) is very helpful in
sewing perfect pieces.
¼" Foot
Sewing Pieces Together for 9" and 12" Blocks
1. A
ssembly-line
sew. Do not
clip apart.
2. P
lace on
pressing mat.
3. Set seams.
4. O
pen and press
toward dark.
5. C
lip apart
with Cutting
Gizmo or
Scissors.
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Sewing Dark Churn Dash
Block Together
1.Lay out block.
2.Flip middle vertical row to vertical
row on left, right sides together.
3.Assembly-line sew. Do not clip
apart.
4.Open. Flip right vertical row to
middle vertical row, right sides
together.
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5.Assembly-line sew.
Do not clip apart.
6.Turn. Press seams in outside rows
toward middle patch. Press seams
in middle row away from center
patch.
7.Assembly-line sew, locking seams.
If you plan to sew blocks
next to each other, half in
this direction so blocks lock
together. If you plan to sew
Lattice between blocks, its not
necessary
8.From wrong side, press seams
toward center.
Seams are in and in
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Sewing Light Churn Dash
Block Together
1.Lay out block.
2.Flip middle vertical row to vertical
row on left, right sides together.
3.Assembly-line sew. Do not clip apart.
4.Open. Flip right vertical row to
middle vertical row, right sides
together.
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5.Assembly-line sew.
Do not clip apart.
6.Turn. Press seams in outside rows
away from middle patch. Press
seams in middle row toward
center patch.
7.Assembly-line sew, locking seams.
If you plan to sew blocks next
to each other, press half in
this direction so blocks lock
together. If you plan to sew
Lattice between blocks, its not
necessary
8.From wrong side, press seams away
from center.
Seams are out and out
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Sewing Top Together
All blocks lock together.
1. Lay out Blocks.
2.Flip second vertical row
right sides together to first
vertical row.
3.Stack pairs,
keeping top
blocks on top.
4.Stack remaining
rows.
5.Assembly-line
sew first two
rows. Open.
6.Assembly-line
sew remaining
rows. Do not
clip apart.
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7.From wrong side, press
each row in opposite
directions. Cover pressed
rows with appliqué pressing sheet.
8.Sew remaining rows
together, locking seams.
9.Press seams in one
direction.
10.Add Borders.
11. Layer, quilt and bind.
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Table Topper Yardage and Cutting Chart for 12" Blocks
Four 12” Churn Dash Blocks
Light
Four Blocks
Center Squares
Border
1 1/8 yds
(1) 11” strip cut into (4) 11" x 9½"
(1) 5” strip cut into (4) 5" squares
(5) 5” strips
Print
1/3 yd
(1) 11" strip cut into (4) 11" x 9½"
Backing
1 yd
Rough Cutting Prints for Other Projects
1.Cut 1/3 yd Print into 11” strip.
1.
Cut off 2½” on fold. Open strip and press. Fan fold
for Center Squares.
3.Cut remainder of fabric into 11” x 9½” pieces for Rails
and Pieced Squares.
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Cutting Fat Quarter into Pieces for 12" Block
1.Place 11” x 9½”
light strip right side
up. Place
11” x 9½” dark
strip right sides
together to it.
2.Stack second
11” x 9” pair on
top.
3.Place on die,
making certain
that blades are
covered.
4.Fan fold 5" strip
for Center Square
cover die with
fabric.
5.Place mat on top,
and layer cut.
6.Stack for sewing.
See page 7.
7.Press two seams
in opposite
directions.
8. Sew top together.
9. Add Borders.
10.Quick turn
backing.
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Churn Dash Quilt
This is a companion booklet for Accuquilt Churn Dash dies.
Blocks made quickly with one complete die are spectacular!
Dash to your sewing room to make an incredibly easy block.
Your mind will churn with all the possibilities. This die will soon
become your favorite.
Supplies
6" x 24" Ruler
Rotary Cutter
Sew Straight
Stiletto
Light
Dark
Binding
Backing
Batting
Table Topper
33" x 33"
1J yds
N yds
25 Blocks
45" x 45"
2 yds
7 Fat Quarters
1 yd
Optional
H yd
2H yds
50" x 50"
Yardage is based on 40" wide fabrics.
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Accuquilt
GO!
Accuquilt
Number
9" Die #55339
Mat #55111
Accuquilt
GO! Big!
12" Die #55459
Mat #55146
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ISBN 0-922705-65-8
00900
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