Transcription of SONJA'S WINDOWS - Quilts from the Heart
1 SONJA'S WINDOWS 1. Sew together assorted print 14" strips (a variety of widths, or all the same) in random order to make a 14" square. If necessary, trim to 14" x 14". Make 10 pieced squares total. 2. Place 1 square with strips going vertically right sides together a second square with strips going horizontally. Stitch %" seam around all sides. Repeat for remaining squares to make 5 total sewn squares. 3. Cut sewn squares in half twice diagonally. Press units open carefully (edges are all bias). Each sewn square makes four pieced units, for 20 total. 4. Frame each pieced unit with a 1" x 9-1/2" (cut size) strip of contrasting fabric (light if your pieced units are generally dark, or dark if your pieced units are generally light).
2 Quilt Top Assembly: 1. Sew 4 vertical rows of 5 blocks In each row using six 2-l/ZN x l@l/tA strips of contrasting sashing fabric (contrast with previous frame fabric). Blocks can be turned randomly. 2. Stitch together 5 contrasting 2-1/2" x 66" sashing strips and block rows, alternating and trimming strips after each addition. Suggested finishing: 1. Frame the entire quilt top with a 1'' strip of the first framing fabric, then add a 4-1/2" wide piano key border (to use up some of your left-over strips), followed by another 1" framing strip and a final border 6 to Y'wide. 2. Frame the entire quilt top with a 1" strip of the first framing fabric, then add a final border of fibric 6 to 9" wide. NOTE: 1. 14" strip squares yield 9" pieced units.
3 If a smaller quilt is desired, smaller strip squares can be the starting point to yield smaller pieced units. 2. Pieced blocks can also be put together with a simple sashing fibric (without the framing strips) if desired), but some sort of separator between the pieced blocks is recommended to reduce the busy-ness of the strippy sets. 2esigned by Ty;Liace Hasser! *.'achine Quilted by - ??j,," f-=j_lz- .- - _ , a CL. _-: O-- .A:?- - 2,- ' - .,js Knc:;..:: ?:jij' Fmished Quilt Size " I;? x 87 1::'' Number of Blocks and Finished Size % quilt guild meeting is always a wonderful place to learn new ways of doing things. At one particular meeting, my friend Eleanor learned this technique from one of my other friends, Sonja; then she taught it to me We were both hooked immediately.
4 Hope you have as much fun with this technique as we did!" anji combination ifdili ;.na!<e sn &ec$\,e design. ;:andace suggests you 1 ,C f i- ,:>e 2 seiefli~n Oi i!ght - ^..- C . i : :eAiurn, and dark pins i,p.,$$i 3 va Cqi:;~ i?/of ifiorifs, ';/.Ji:'!i be zr:72256 howquiddy thesepiecedblocksarernadewiththe nlfty rotary method Candace learned from a guild buddy. Four blocks are produced in the same time it wwld Wiiona!y take to make tw! Wi technique creates bias edges around the cut unih; handle them carefully to avoid s&tchimg. l3ecause & print ships are cut in a Mliety of widths, the number of in the culling tikt is just an estimate. Begin by cutting the smaller amount fi, and then cut more as needed. Assorted prints (blok, pieced border, binding) Tan print (blocks, pieced border, border comers) Blue print (sashing) Green print (outer border) Backing (piece widthwise) Batting 4v4-5 yds.
5 Total 1%* 2yds. 23% Yds. 71/a ydr Queen size -1a01 sajenbs md 01 ~~eyy -,H x .*L a ~w kessamu 41 Datenbs _* 1 qew s Jap -JO luopuw u! sdys pl uud pwosse lalpa%~ mas '1 we18e!a 01 Buy~apa 1 9!2:ia a?; 21j~ald I : -I .. 3 Refening to Diagram Ill, cut sewn squares in half twice diagonally. Press units open carefully. Each sewn square makes 4 pieced units, for 20 total. ,., MRke 20 total Diagram* P Sew tan g1/2- Strips to top and bottom of pieced unit, easing unit edge to fit, if necessary. Stitch tan 10Yf strips to sides to make Window Block (Diagram IV). Makc 20 total.. Make 20 totd Quilt Tap kssembiy Note: Refer lo Assembly Diagram for lollowing - steps. :- Sew 4 vertical block using G blue 7 I/>- x 1 OW.
6 Strips and 5 blocks each. Note: Dlodcs can be tumed randomly. t5 Stitch together 5 blue 2W x 66' strips and block rows, alternating and bim- rning strips ewn after each addition. 7 For pieced top/bottom border, sew together assorted 4 ha ships on long sides to make 4l/2- x 54- sbip. Add tan 54' to both long sides. Make 2. Measure exact width of quilt center (from raw edge to raw edge). Trim pieced strips to this measurement, and stitch tan 5V2- squares to ends. Sew together assorted 41/2' strips on long edges to make 41K x 66 6p. Add tan 66 sbips to both long sidcs. Mdke 2 and stitch to side5 of quilt; trim even with top/battom. Stitch pieced strips to top/bottom. 7 Sew 8(r green strips to quilt sides; tnm even wilh top/bottom.)
7 Scw remaining green strips to tap/hmm: trim even with sides. Assembly Diagram Quilling and Finishing 5.' Layer, baste, and quilt Regina used blue thread to machine quilt an over- all feather motif. 1 f': Referring to Diagram V, sew 20 assorted 2(r ships together end to end using diagonal seams. Bind quilt with pieced ship. \ DiiV)
