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Floral and Paisley Chain Quilt

Assemble Blocks

1. Referring to Diagram 1, sew together two cream floral 2-1/2x42" strips and one blue floral 4-1/2x42" strip to make a blue floral Strip Set A. Press seams toward blue floral. Repeat to make a second blue floral Strip Set A. Cut strip sets into twenty 3-1/2"-wide blue floral A segments.

2. Referring to Diagram 2, join two blue floral 2-1/2x42" strips and one cream floral 4-1/2x42" strip to make a blue floral Strip Set B. Press seams toward blue floral. Repeat to make a second blue floral Strip Set B. Cut strip sets into ten 6-1/2"-wide blue floral B segments.

3. Sew together two cream paisley 2-1/2x42" strips and one blue floral 4-1/2x42" strip to make a blue floral Strip Set C (Diagram 3). Press seams toward blue floral. Repeat to make a second blue floral Strip Set C. Cut strip sets into twelve 3-1/2"-wide blue floral C segments.

4. Sew together two blue floral 2-1/2x42" strips and one cream paisley 4-1/2x42" strip to make a blue floral Strip Set D (Diagram 4). Press seams toward blue floral. Repeat to make a second blue floral Strip Set D. Cut strip sets into six 6-1/2"-wide blue floral D segments.

5. Referring to Diagram 5, sew together two blue floral A segments and one blue floral B segment to make a Blue Floral Block No. 1. Press seams toward A segments. The block should be 8-1/2x12-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make 10 total of Blue Floral Block No. 1.

6. Referring to Diagram 6, sew together two blue floral C segments and one blue floral D segment to make a Blue Floral Block No. 2. Press seams toward C segments. The block should be 8-1/2x12-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make six total of Blue Floral Block No. 2.

7. Using gold floral strips instead of blue floral, repeat steps 1 and 2 to make three gold A strip sets and three gold B strip sets. Cut A strip sets into twenty-four 3-1/2"-wide gold A segments; cut B strip sets into twelve 6-1/2"-wide gold B segments. Using gold A and B segments, repeat Step 5 to make 12 total of Gold Block No. 1 (Diagram 7).

8. Using gold floral strips instead of blue floral, repeat steps 3 and 4 to make one gold C strip set and one gold D strip set. Cut C strip set into eight 3-1/2"-wide gold C segments; cut D strip set into four 6-1/2"-wide gold D segments. Using gold C and D segments, repeat Step 6 to make four total of Gold Block No. 2 (Diagram 8).

9. Using blue paisley strips instead of blue floral, repeat steps 1 and 2 to make two blue paisley A strip sets and two blue paisley B strip sets. Cut A strip sets into twelve 3-1/2"-wide blue paisley A segments; cut B strip sets into six 6-1/2"-wide blue paisley B segments. Using blue paisley A and B segments, repeat Step 5 to make six total of Blue Paisley Block No. 1 (Diagram 9).

10. Using blue paisley strips instead of blue floral, repeat steps 3 and 4 to make two blue paisley C strip sets and two blue paisley D strip sets. Cut C strip sets into twelve 3-1/2"-wide blue paisley C segments; cut D strip sets into six 6-1/2"-wide blue paisley D segments. Using blue paisley C and D segments, repeat Step 6 to make six total of Blue Paisley Block No. 2 (Diagram 10).

Continued on Page 4: Assemble Quilt Top

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