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Fons k Porter’s Easy Quilts
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Finished Size: 57¼" × 62½"
Finished Blocks: 35 (6") blocks
Quilt designed by Tailormade by Design.
made by Sherry Sansom and Melanie Greseth.
machine quilted by Sue Krause.
Cosmopolitan
Showcase those beautiful, large floral prints using super easy raw-edge appliqué.
Surround them with rows of coordinating fabrics and flying geese units for a simple,
but sophisticated quilt.
Cutting
Materials
1 yard white print #1 for strips and
flying geese
1¾ yards white print #2 for strips
and binding
1 yard white print #3 for rectangle
appliqué
½ yard white print #4 for flower
appliqué
⁄
7 8 yard
yellow print #1 for strips and
flying geese
½ yard gray print for strips
¼ yard black print #1 for flying
geese
½ yard black print #2 for strips and
flying geese
¼ yard black print #3 for strip
¼ yard black print #4 for flying
geese
Template material
3¾ yards backing fabric
Measurements include ¼" seam
allowances. Patterns for Triangles are
on page 6.
From white print #1, cut:
• 2 (5½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (5½" × 63") row 6 strip.
• 2 (4"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (4" × 63") row 1 strip.
• 2 (2½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (2½" × 63") row 15 strip.
• 10 A triangles.
From white print #2, cut:
Note: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Cosmopolitan collection by
• 2 (14½"-wide) strips. Piece strips
to make 1 (14½" × 63") row 4
strip.
• 2 (5½"-wide) strip. From strips,
cut 5 (5½" × 8½") E rectangles.
• 7 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding.
Michele D’Amore for Contempo/Benartex Fabrics
From white print #3, fussy-cut:
¼ yard yellow print #2 for flying
geese
Twin-size quilt batting
Lightweight batting scraps for
appliqués.
• 4 rectangles ranging in size from
8½" × 12½" to 9¼" × 13¼".
From white print #4, fussy-cut:
• 5 flowers for row 13.
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From yellow print #1, cut:
• 2 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (4½" × 63") row 11 strip.
• 2 (3"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (3" × 63") row 5 strip.
• 2 (2½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (2½" × 63") row 2 strip.
• 10 B triangles.
• 10 B triangles reversed.
• 10 C triangles.
From yellow print #2, cut:
• 10 B triangles.
• 10 B triangles reversed.
• 10 C triangles.
Flying Geese Units
Assembly
Quilt Assembly
1. Join 1 white print #1 A triangle,
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram.
2. Join rows to complete quilt top.
Note: Fussy-cut appliqué
rectangles and flowers will be
added after quilting.
1 yellow print #2 B triangle,
and 1 yellow print #2 B triangle
reversed as shown in Small Flying
Geese Unit Diagrams. Make 10
small Flying Geese Units. In the
same manner, make 10 small
Flying Geese Units using 1 black
print #1 A triangle, 1 yellow print
#1 B triangle, and 1 yellow print
#1 B reversed triangle in each.
A
• 1 (5½"-wide) strip. From strip, cut
4 (5½") F squares.
• 2 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (4½" × 63") row 3 strip.
From black print #1, cut:
• 10 A triangles.
From black print #2, cut:
• 5 (1½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 3 (1½" × 63") strips for rows
8, 12, and 14.
• 10 D triangles.
• 10 D triangles reversed.
From black print #3, cut:
• 2 (2½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 1 (2½" × 63") row 9 strip.
Small Flying Geese Unit Diagrams
Small Flying Geese Unit Diagrams
2. Join 1 yellow print #1 C triangle,
1 black print #2 D triangle, and 1
black print #2 D triangle reversed
D
as shown
in Dr
Large Flying Geese
C
Unit Diagrams. Make 10 large
Flying Geese Units. In the same
Br
B make
manner,
10 large Flying
A Geese Unit Diagrams
Large Flying
Geese Units using 1 yellow print
#2 C triangle, 1 black print #4 D
Small
Flying
Geese
Unitprint
Diagrams
triangle,
and
1 black
#4 D
triangle reversed in each.
Dr
D
C
From black print #4, cut:
• 2 10 D triangles.
• 10 D triangles reversed.
Br
B
From gray print, cut:
Large Flying Geese Unit Diagrams
From lightweight batting, cut:
Large Flying
Geese
Unit Diagrams
Pieced
Row
Assembly
• 4 rectangles the same size as
appliqué rectangles in row 4.
• Cut pieces approximately ¼"
wider than appliqués in row 13.
1. Referring to Quilt Top Assembly
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Diagram on page 5, join 20 small
Flying Geese Units to complete
row 7, and 20 large Flying Geese
Units to complete row 10.
2. Lay out 5 white print #2 E
rectangles and 4 gray print F
squares, as shown in Quilt Top
Assembly Diagram. Join to complete
row 13. Quilting Diagram
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1. Lay out vertical rows as shown in
Finishing
1. Divide backing into 2 (17⁄8-yard)
lengths. Join panels lengthwise.
Seam will run horizontally.
2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt
top; baste. Quilt as desired. Each
vertical row was quilted differently
with a variety of designs (Quilting
Diagram on page 4).
3. Layer appliqué rectangles and
batting as shown in row 4. Referring to photo on page 5, position
appliqué and batting rectangles
atop row 4. Stitch ½" inside edges
of rectangles using matching
thread. Add additional quilting as
desired.
4. Baste flower appliqués and batting
together. Trim batting even with
fabric.
5. Referring to photo on page 6,
position flower appliqués atop
white rectangles in row 13. Baste
in place. Quilt as desired.
6. Join 2¼"-wide white print #2
strips into 1 continuous piece for
straight-grain French-fold binding.
Add binding to quilt.
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#8 #9
#13
#11 #12
#14 #15
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B
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Small Flying Geese Unit Diagrams
Dr
D
C
Large Flying Geese Unit Diagrams
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
Quilting Diagram
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Designers
Sisters Joanie Holton and Melanie Greseth design quilts to
highlight new fabrics. Their business, Tailormade by Design,
provides them the opportunity to do what they love and to work
with fun, interesting people every day. h
For more designer information go to FonsandPorter.com/designers.
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