Photos: Gregory Case
The Storm at Sea block, also known at one time as
The GO! dies automatically trim triangle corners for
Rolling Stone, dates back to the end of the nineteenth
easier assembly. You can do the same for rotary-cut
century, and its popularity among quilters has never
triangles using a trimming guide. For more detailed
waned. This version, with its undulating flow of har-
information on making quilts, including using tem-
monious colors, feels more like kind and gentle waves
plates, making and using a trimming guide, and mi-
than rough seas.
tering borders, see the AQS Quiltmaking Essentials
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at www.AmericanQuilter.com. For more information about AccuQuilt GO!, visit www.accuquilt.com.
Storm at Sea
Skill level: Intermediate
FABRIC & CUTTING REQUIREMENTS Quilt size: 58¹⁄₂" x 58¹⁄₂"
Finished block sizes: 12" x 12"
• Requirements are based on 40" fabric width. • Strips are cut from selvage to selvage. • Numbers in parentheses refer to fabric numbers in the color palette.
• An extra 2" has been added to the length of the border strips to allow for adjustments. • Border strips need to be pieced.
Light print – 1⁷⁄₈ yards*
• 64 B**, 256 D, 128 F, 128 Fr
Medium-dark pink (1) – ³⁄₄ yard
• border #2, 2 strips 4¹⁄₂" x 61"
• 1 C, 3 D, 4 E
Medium pink (2) – ³⁄₈ yard
• border #1, 2 strips 1³⁄₄" x 61"
• 1 A, 2 C, 7 D
Medium red-violet (3) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 1 C, 9 D, 4 E
Medium-dark fuschia (4) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 2 C, 9 D, 8 E
Medium purple (5) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 2 A, 4 C, 8 D
Medium-light pink (6) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 2 C, 15 D, 8 E
Medium orange (7) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 3 C, 15 D, 12 E
Medium red-orange (8) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 3 A, 6 C, 12 D
Medium gold (9) – ¹⁄₃ yard***
• 3 C, 21 D, 12 E
Medium-light yellow (10) – ¹⁄₃ yard***
• 4 C, 21 D, 16 E
Medium yellow (11) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 4 A, 8 C, 16 D
Medium yellow-green (12) – ¹⁄₃ yard***
• 4 C, 21 D, 16 E
Dark yellow-green (13) – ¹⁄₃ yard***
• 3 C, 17 D, 12 E
Medium-light yellow-green (14) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 3 A, 6 C, 16 D
Light green (15) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 3 C, 15 D, 12 E
Medium-light blue (16) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 2 C, 15 D, 8 E
Medium-light blue (17) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 2 A, 4 C, 8 D
Medium gray-turquoise (18) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 2 C, 9 D, 8 E
Medium turquoise (19) – ¹⁄₄ yard
• 1 C, 9 D, 4 E
Medium-dark turquoise (20) – ³⁄₈ yard
• border #2, 2 strips 1³⁄₄" x 61"
• 1 A, 2 C, 7 D
Dark turquoise (21) – ³⁄₄ yard
• border #1, 2 strips 4¹⁄₂" x 61"
• 1 C, 3 D, 4 E
Binding – ⁵⁄₈ yard
• 7 strips 2¹⁄₂" x 40" for 244" of continuous binding
Backing – 4 yards
• 2 panels 34" x 67"
Batting
• 67" x 67"
* AccuQuilt recommends 2¹⁄₂ yards if using the GO! cutter. ** If using the AccuQuilt GO! to cut the B pieces, see “Cutting with GO! dies.” *** AccuQuilt recommends ¹⁄₂ yard if using the GO! cutter.
ROTARY CUTTING
A
A – 3¹⁄₂" x 3¹⁄₂"
Rotary dimensions include seam allowances. All patches & strips can be cut using AccuQuilt GO! See “Cutting with GO! dies.” B
B
B – 3" x 3"
C
C C – 3⁷⁄₈" x 3⁷⁄₈"
D
D
D – 2³⁄₈" x 2³⁄₈"
E & F are templates
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Getting started Select the 21 colored fabrics for the quilt in a gra-
D
D
dation going from pink to yellow to blue. There may AccuQuilt users B triangle – make 64
be very little difference in value between some of the fabrics, as indicated in the fabric descriptions. Tip: You can also use scraps, as long as all fabrics in each of the 21 groups have the same color and value. As you cut the fabrics, use a box lid or tray to organize cut shapes. Write each fabric number on a small piece of paper. Place the cut shapes on the tray with the fabric number. To make the E and F templates, carefully trace the patterns onto template plastic. Include straightof-grain markings. Cut out on the drawn line. To cut patches, place the template right-side down on the wrong side of the fabric. Trace around with a sharp pencil. Cut just inside the drawn line. A small letter r indicates a reverse patch, which should be traced right-side up on the wrong side of the fabric. For more information on templates, see “Timeless Templates” by Gail Valentine in the March 2011 issue of American
Fig. 1
Piecing a block Detailed instructions are given for making one T block. Then refer to the Block T through Z diagrams for block counts and color placement. To make construction easier, lay out all pieces for a block before starting to sew. Pay close attention to fabric color placement as you sew the units. Referring to the figures for fabric selection (numbers in parentheses), sew B triangles to each side of A. Press all seam allowances in the direction of the arrows. Add C triangles. Following figure 3, join D triangles to make halfsquare triangle units. Sew 4 units together for each corner unit.
Quilter magazine. (This article is available online for all AQS members.) Note for AccuQuilt users: If you chose to cut smaller triangles (D) to make a pieced B as mentioned in the Cutting with GO! dies sidebar, join 2 D to make B (fig. 1). Press seam allowances open. Make 64. Fig. 2
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Assembling the quilt center Lay out the blocks according to the quilt assembly diagram. Join the blocks into rows. Press the seam allowances open. Join the rows. Press the seam allowances open. Fig. 3
Sew F and Fr pieces to the sides of E. Join 2 to make a diamond unit (fig. 4).
Adding the borders Join a fabric #2 border #1 strip (4½") and a fabric #1 border #2 strip (1¾"). Press seam allowances toward the narrower strip. Make 2. Repeat with a fabric #21 border #1 strip and a fabric #20 border #2 strip. Make 2. Referring to the quilt assembly diagram, center a combined border strip on the quilt. Sew it to the quilt center, starting and stopping ¼" from each corner. Miter the corners, trim the seam allowances to ¼", and press them open. Repeat for all sides.
Fig. 4
Following the block assembly diagram, join the units.
Quilting and finishing Layer the backing, batting, and quilt top. Baste the layers together. The quilt on page 56 was quilted with
Referring to the block diagrams, make 4 T blocks,
an all-over design. Sew the binding strips together to
3 U blocks, 2 V blocks, 1 W block, 3 X blocks, 2 Y
make 244" of continuous binding. Finish the edges of your quilt with
blocks, and 1 Z block.
double-fold binding. If you like, change
F & Fr
binding colors at 2 corners as we have done.
Fig. 5
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Quilt assembly
Cutting with GO!® dies You can use AccuQuilt GO! dies to cut all the strips D
and pieces in the quilt. Use the dies listed below: • A – GO! Square – 3½" (55006) • B – For each B triangle cut 2 D triangles then join on the short sides (fig. 1)
AccuQuilt users B triangle – make 64 Fig. 1
• C – GO! Half Square – 3" Finished Triangle (55009) • D – GO! Half Square – 1½" Finished Triangle (55319) • E & F – GO! Triangle in Square – 3" Finished (55027) • Border #1 – GO! Strip Cutter – 4½" (55083) • Border #2 strips – GO! Strip Cutter – 1¾" (55054) • Binding – GO! Strip Cutter – 2½" (55014 or 55017)
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E
Storm at Sea, 58½" x 58½", designed by Karen Selken for AccuQuilt, made by Kay Gentry March 2012
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