Cinnamon Swirl

Designer: Wendy Sheppard

Finished size: 65-1/2×77-1/2"

Finished block: 11×14"

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

• 1-1/3 yards brown print (blocks, sashing, binding)
• 3-5/8 yards cream print (blocks, sashing, border)
• 1/2 yard red-orange print (blocks, sashing)
• 3/8 yard gold print (blocks)
• 2—1/2-yard pieces light leaf prints (blocks)
• 2/3 yard multicolor leaf print (sashing)
• 4-7/8 yards backing fabric
• 74×86" batting

Cut pieces in the following order.

From brown print, cut:

• 14—2-1/2×42" strips
• 26—2-3/8" squares
• 32—1-1/2" squares

From cream print, cut:

• 7—3-1/2×42" strips for border
• 8—2-1/2×42" strips
• 50—2-3/8" squares
• 40—1-1/2×14-1/2" strips
• 40—1-1/2×11-1/2" strips
• 96—1-1/2×4-1/2" strips
• 96—1-1/2×3-1/2" strips

From red-orange print, cut:

• 3—2-1/2×42" strips
• 24—2-3/8" squares
• 16—1-1/2" squares

From gold print, cut:

• 3—2-1/2×42" strips
• 16—1-1/2" squares

From each light leaf print, cut:

• 32—3-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles

From multicolor leaf print, cut:

• 20—1-1/2×14-1/2" strips
• 20—1-1/2×11-1/2" strips

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

Press seams in directions indicated by arrows on diagrams. If no direction is specified, press seam toward darker fabric.

1. Sew together a brown print 2-1/2×42" strip and a cream print 2-1/2×42" strip to make Strip Set A (Diagram 1). Repeat to make four A strip sets total. Cut A strip sets into 64—2"-wide A segments.

2. Join a cream print 2-1/2×42" strip and a red-orange print 2-1/2×42" strip to make Strip Set B (Diagram 2). Repeat to make a second B strip set. Cut B strip sets into 32—2"-wide B segments.

3. Sew together a brown print 2-1/2×42" strip and a red-orange print 2-1/2×42" strip to make Strip Set C (Diagram 3). Cut C strip set into 16—2"-wide C segments.

4. Join a gold print 2-1/2×42" strip and a cream print 2-1/2×42" strip to make Strip Set D (Diagram 4). Repeat to make a second D strip set. Cut D strip sets into 32—2"-wide D segments.

5. Sew together a gold print 2-1/2×42" strip and a brown print 2-1/2×42" strip to make Strip Set E (Diagram 5). Cut E strip set into 16—2"-wide E segments.

1. Referring to Diagram 6, sew together two A segments to make a brown-and-cream Four-Patch unit. The unit should be 3-1/2×4-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make 16 brown-and-cream Four-Patch units total. Reversing segment orientation, repeat to make 16 mirror-image brown-and-cream Four-Patch units (Diagram 6).

2. In same manner, refer to Diagram 7 to make the following Four-Patch units:

• 16 cream-and-orange Four-Patch units from B segments
• 8 brown-and-orange Four-Patch units from C segments
• 16 gold-and-cream Four-Patch units from D segments
• 8 gold-and-brown Four-Patch units from E segments

1. Referring to Diagram 8, lay out the following in five horizontal rows: two brown-and-cream Four-Patch units, six cream print 1-1/2×4-1/2" strips, four light leaf print No. 1—3-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles, two cream-and-orange Four-Patch units, six cream print 1-1/2×3-1/2" strips, two brown print 1-1/2" squares, two red-orange print 1-1/2" squares, and one brown-and-orange Four-Patch unit. Sew together pieces in each row. Join rows to make an orange block. The block should be 11-1/2×14-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make eight orange blocks total.

2. Referring to Diagram 9, lay out the following in five horizontal rows: two gold-and-cream Four-Patch units, six cream print 1-1/2×4-1/2" strips, four light leaf print No. 2—3-1/2×4-1/2" rectangles, two mirror-image brown-and-cream Four-Patch units, six cream print 1-1/2×3-1/2" strips, two gold print 1-1/2" squares, two brown print 1-1/2" squares, and one gold-and-brown Four-Patch unit. Sew together pieces in each row. Join rows to make a gold block. The block should be 11-1/2×14-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make eight gold blocks total.

1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong side of each cream print 2-3/8" square.

2. Layer a marked cream print square atop a brown print 2-3/8" square. Sew together with two seams, stitching 1/4" on each side of drawn line (Diagram 10).

3. Cut apart on drawn line, and press open to make two brown triangle-

squares (Diagram 10). Each triangle-square should be 2" square including seam allowances.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make 52 brown triangle-squares total.

5. Using red-orange print instead of brown print, repeat steps 2 and 3 to make 48 orange triangle-squares (Diagram 11).

6. Referring to Diagram 12, sew together four brown triangle-squares in pairs. Join pairs to make a brown sashing square. The sashing square should be 3-1/2" square including seam allowances. Repeat to make 13 brown sashing squares total.

7. Using orange triangle-squares, repeat Step 6 to make 12 orange sashing squares (Diagram 13).

8. Referring to (Diagram 14), sew together two cream print 1-1/2×11-1/2" strips and one multicolor leaf print 1-1/2 ×11-1/2" strip to make a short sashing rectangle. The short sashing rectangle should be 3-1/2×11-1/2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make 20 short sashing rectangles total.

9. Using 1-1/2×14-1/2" strips, repeat Step 8 to make 20 long sashing rectangles (Diagram 15). Each long sashing rectangle should be 3-1/2×14-1/2" including seam allowances.

1. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, lay out brown and orange sashing squares, short and long sashing rectangles, orange blocks, and gold blocks in nine rows.

2. Sew together pieces in each row. Press seams toward sashing rectangles.

3. Join rows to make quilt center; press seams in one direction. The quilt center should be 59-1/2×71-1/2" including seam allowances.

1. Cut and piece cream print 3-1/2×42" strips to make:

• 2—3-1/2×71-1/2" border strips
• 2—3-1/2×65-1/2" border strips

2. Sew long border strips to long edges of quilt center. Add short border strips to remaining edges to complete quilt top. Press all seams toward border.

1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing; baste.

2. Quilt as desired. Machine-quilter Darlene Szabo stitched an allover leaf pattern across the quilt top.

3. Bind with remaining brown print 2-1/2×42" strips.