Just want to make Row 1 of our 2016 Mystery Row Quilt? Here are the yardage requirements and complete instructions as featured in American Patchwork & Quilting February 2016. Fabrics are from the Hometown Girl Batiks collection by Pat Sloan for Moda Fabrics.
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Mystery Row Quilt
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Designer: Pat Sloan

Materials for Row 1

  • 1⁄4 yard navy blue batik
  • 9×21" piece (fat eighth) red circle batik
  • 9×21" piece (fat eighth) aqua circle batik
  • 9×21" piece (fat eighth) multicolor circle batik
  • 2⁄3 yard cream-and-multicolor circle batik (background)

Finished block in Row 1: 12" square

Finished Row 1: 12 ×60"

Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.

Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

Cut Fabrics for Row 1

Cut pieces in the following order.

From navy blue batik, cut:

  • 36--2" squares

From red circle batik, cut:

  • 24--2" squares

From aqua circle batik, cut:

  • 3--6-1⁄2" squares

From multicolor circle batik, cut:

  • 2--6-1⁄2" squares

From cream-and-multicolor circle batik, cut:

  • 5--2-1⁄2 ×12-1⁄2" rectangles
  • 20--2-1⁄2 ×6-1⁄2" rectangles
  • 20--3-1⁄2" squares

Assemble Row 1

1.    Use a pencil or chalk pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong side of each navy blue batik 2" square and red circle batik 2" square.

2.    Align a marked navy blue batik square with each corner of an aqua circle batik 6-1⁄2" square (Diagram 1). Stitch on each marked line; trim seam allowances to 1⁄4". Press navy blue triangles open to make an aqua center unit. Repeat to make three aqua center units total.

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3.    Using marked red circle batik squares and multicolor circle batik 6-1⁄2" squares, repeat Step 2 to make two multicolor center units (Diagram 2).

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4.    Align a marked navy blue batik square with one corner of a cream-and-multicolor circle batik 3-1⁄2" square. Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a blue unit A (Diagram 3). Repeat to make 12 total of blue unit A. Using red circle batik instead of navy blue circle batik, repeat to make eight of red unit A.

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5.    Referring to Diagram 4, add marked navy blue batik squares and marked red circle batik squares to indicated corners of cream-and-multicolor circle batik 2-1⁄2  ×6-1⁄2" rectangles to make six each of blue units B and C and four each of red units B and C.

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6.    Referring to Diagram 5, lay out four blue A units, two blue B units, and two blue C units around an aqua center unit. Sew together A units in pairs. Press seam open. Then join pieces in each horizontal row; press seams open. Join rows; press seams in one direction. Add a cream-and-multicolor circle batik 2-1⁄2 ×12-1⁄2" rectangle to bottom edge to make a blue block. Press seam toward rectangle. The block should be 12-1⁄2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make three blue blocks total.

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7.    Using red units and multicolor center units, repeat Step 6 to make two red blocks.

8.    Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, join blue and red blocks to make Row 1; note rotation of red blocks. Press seams in one direction.

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