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May 2009 American Patchwork and Quilting
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PROJECTS & IDEAS | BED SIZE

Sweet Retreat Bed Quilt

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Assemble Setting Blocks

1. Referring to Diagram 1, sew together two small floral 1-1/2x42" strips and one white tone-on-tone 6-1/2x42" strip to make Strip Set A. Press seams toward floral strips. Repeat to make a second Strip Set A.

2. Cut A strip sets into fifty 1-1/2"-wide A segments total.

3. Join two white tone-on-tone 1-1/2x42" strips, two small floral 1-1/2x42" strips, and one white tone-on-tone 4-1/2x42" strip to make Strip Set B (Diagram 2). Press seams toward floral strips. Repeat to make a second Strip Set B.
           
4. Cut B strip sets into fifty 1-1/2"-wide B segments total.

5. Sew together three white tone-on-tone 2-1/2x42" strips and two small floral 1-1/2x42" strips to make Strip Set C (Diagram 3). Press seams toward floral strips. Repeat to make a second Strip Set C.

6. Cut C strip sets into fifty 1-1/2"-wide C segments total.

7. Join two white tone-on-tone 3-1/2x42" strips and one small floral 2-1/2x42" strip to make Strip Set D (Diagram 4). Press seams toward floral strip. Repeat to make a second Strip Set D.

8. Cut D strip sets into twenty-five 2-1/2"-wide D segments total.
 

9. Referring to Diagram 5, sew together two each of A, B, and C segments and one D segment to make a setting block. Press seams in one direction. The block should be 8-1/2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 25 setting blocks total.

Continued on Page 4: Assemble Four-Patch Units

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