Acorn by Alice Kennedy

Acorn by Alice Kennedy
Quilt designed by Heidi Pridemore
Photo: D. James Dee
593 ⁄4" x 75"
Fabric Requirements
17 ⁄8 yards Acorn–C6896 Lime
3/4 yard Acorn–C6898 Pink (Fabric A)
11 ⁄3 yards Acorn–C6897 Honeydew (Fabric B)
7/8 yard Acorn–C6901 White (Fabric C)
1 yard Stripe–C6900 Pink
1/2 yard Acorn–C6899 Pink
1-3/4 yards Acorn–C6899 Aqua
4 yards Acorn–C6897 Pink (Backing)
3 yards Fusible Web
Cutting Directions
From Acorn–C6896 Lime:
• Cut eight 61 ⁄2" x width of fabric (WOF) strips. Piece the
strips together to make two 61 ⁄2" x 631 ⁄2" strips and two
61 ⁄2" x 601 ⁄4" strips for the outer border.
• See instructions to cut twenty-four large circles.(Flower Centers)
From Acorn–C6898 Pink:
• Cut six 25 ⁄8" x WOF strips. (Fabric A)
• See instructions to fussy cut twenty-four small circles.
(Daisy Centers)
From Acorn–C6897 Honeydew:
• Cut twelve 25 ⁄8" x WOF strips. (Fabric B)
• See instructions to cut ninety-six leaves.
From Acorn–C6901 White:
• Cut six 25 ⁄8" x WOF strips. (Fabric C)
• See instructions to cut twenty-four daisies.
From Stripe–C6900 Pink:
• Cut seven 11 ⁄2" x WOF strips. Piece the strips together to
make two 11⁄2" x 611⁄2" strips and two 11⁄2" x 481⁄4" strips.
(Inner Border)
• Cut seven 21 ⁄2" x WOF strips for the binding.
From Acorn–C6899 Pink:
• See instructions to cut twenty-four flowers.
From Acorn–C6899 Aqua:
• Cut six 9" x WOF strips. Sub-cut the strips into twenty-four
9" squares. (Background)
From Acorn–C6897 Pink:
• Cut two 68" x WOF strips. Piece the strips together to make
one 68" x 83" piece for the backing.
A
B
C
B
Assembly Instructions:
Blocks
1. To make one strip set, refer to
figure 1 for strip order and sew
together one Acorn–C6898 Pink
strip (Fabric A), two Acorn–C6897
Honeydew strips (Fabric B) and
one Acorn–C6901 White (Fabric C)
along their WOF edges. Repeat to make six
9" x WOF strip sets.
2. Cut the 9" strip sets into twenty-four 9"
squares. (figure 2)
3. Place one 9" strip set square on top of a
9" Acorn–C6899 Aqua square, right sides
together. Make sure the Fabric A strip is on
A
B
the left side. (figure
A B C B
3) Draw a line
B
across the diagonal
C
of the top square
B
from the upper left
A
corner to the
A B C B
lower right corner
fig. 3
fig. 4
(figure 3). Sew 1/4"
away from each side
A B C B
of the drawn diagonal
line. (figure 3) Cut
the two squares apart
on the drawn diagoA B C B
nal line (figure 4) to
make two half-square Daisy Block fig. 5 Flower Block
triangles. (figure 5)
You will have
one Daisy Block
and one Flower
Block.
4. Repeat Step
four to make
twenty-four Daisy
Daisy Block fig. 6 Flower Block
Blocks
and
twenty-four Flower Blocks.
5. Refer to figure 6 and trim each block along the long strip
side and across the adjacent Aqua edge on the block to
measure 81⁄8" square. You must trim ONLY ALONG THESE
TWO SIDES to make the blocks fit together when you
assemble them into the quilt top.
Appliqués
6. Follow the fusible web manufacturer’s instructions and
trace twenty-four of each flower, ninety-six leaves and
twenty-four large circle templates onto the paper side of
the fusible web. Roughly cut out each shape about 1/8"
outside of the drawn lines.
7. Press each flower, daisy and leaf template onto the back
side of the listed fabrics. Press each large circle template
in the center of a printed motif on Acorn–C6896 Lime.
8. Cut out each template on the drawn lines.
9. Press fusible web to the
back side of Acorn–C6898
Pink. Fussy cut twenty-four
small circles following the
printed lines on the fabric
for the daisy centers.
10. Refer to Figure 5 and the
fig. 1
quilt photo for placement and press one flower, one
C B
large circle and two leaves onto each Flower block.
Press one daisy, one small circle and two leaves onto
each Daisy block. Be sure to appliqué flowers to the
Flower blocks and daisies to the Daisy blocks.
A the raw edges on the appliquéd shapes with
11. Finish
a decorative stitch such as a satin or buttonhole stitch.
fig. 2
Block Assembly
12. Refer to the quilt photo for block placement and assemble eight blocks together into VERTICAL rows.Assembling the vertical rows first will make it easier to line up
the strips on the blocks. Make six vertical rows.
13. Sew the six vertical rows together to make the 461 ⁄4"
x 611 ⁄2" quilt top.
Borders
14. Sew one 11 ⁄2" x 611 ⁄2" Stripe–C6900 Pink strip to each
side of the quilt top. Sew one 11 ⁄2" x 481 ⁄4" Acorn strip to
the top and bottom of the quilt top.
15. Sew one 61 ⁄2" x 631 ⁄2" Acorn–C6896 Lime to each side
of the quilt top. Sew one 61 ⁄2" x 601 ⁄4" Acorn–C6896 Lime
strip to the top and bottom of the quilt top.
Flower
Trace Twenty-four
Acorn–C6899 Pink
Finishing
16. Layer the quilt top, batting and backing and baste. Quilt
as you prefer.
17. Sew the seven 21 ⁄2" x WOF Stripe–C6900 Pink strips
together end-to-end with 45º seams to make the binding.
Fold this long strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides
together.
18. Pin the binding to the front of the quilt, matching raw
edges and mitering around the corners. Stitch the binding
to the quilt.
19. Fold the binding over the raw edges to the back of the
quilt and hand stitch in place.
©2010 Heidi Pridemore
www.thewhimsicalworkshop.com
Daisy
Trace Twenty-four
Acorn–C6901 White
Permission is granted to shop owners and teachers
to make copies for promotional or educational
purposes only.
This pattern may not be reproduced for commercial
purposes (i.e. may not be sold).
This pattern may not be reproduced for ANY
PURPOSE after May 1, 2011.
Leaf
Trace Ninty-six
Acorn–C6897
Honeydew
Large Circle
Trace Twenty-four
Acorn–C6896 Lime
ACORN–C6897 PINK
ACORN–C6897 HONEYDEW
ACORN–C6896 LIME
ACORN–C6901 WHITE
ACORN–C6899 PINK
ACORN–C6899 AQUA
ALL FABRICS
SHOWN 25"
OF ACTUAL SIZE.
STRIPE–C6900 PINK
ACORN–C6898 PINK
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