Travel Around the World Quilt 1
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Travel Around the World
Finished Quilt Size: 54” x 68”
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Fabrics in the Travel Around the World Collection
Bicycles - Black 8233-99
Bicycles - White 8233-09
Globes - Blue 8230-77
Continents - Blue 8229-77
Airplanes, Helicopters, Hot Air Balloons Lt. Blue - 8228-11
Buildings Collage - Green 8227-66
Stripe - Lt. Blue 8232-11
Ships, Boats, Lighthouses - Blue 8231-72
36” Book Panel - Lt. Blue 8225P-11
Select Fabrics from the Eclipse & Starlet Collections
Scenic Transportation - Green 8226-66
Eclipse - Jet 3955-Jet
Starlet - Red 6383-Red
Travel Around the World Materials 1 panel Book Panel - Lt. Blue (A) 8225P-11 1 ⅔ yards Starlet - Red (B) 6383-Red* ¼ yard Globes - Blue (C) 8230-77 ⅜ yard Stripe - Lt. Blue (D) 8232-11 ¼ yard Ships, Boats, Lighthouses - Blue (E) 8231-72 ¼ yard Buildings Collage - Green (F) 8227-66 1 ½ yards Scenic Transportation - Green (G) 8226-66 1 yard Eclipse - Black (H) 3955-Jet ¼ yard Airplanes, Helicopters, Hot Air Balloons - Lt. Blue (I) 8228-11 8229-77 3 ½ yards Continents - Blue (Backing) *Includes binding
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Cutting Instructions Please note: All strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF) from selvage to selvage edge unless otherwise noted. From the Book Panel - Lt. Blue (A): • Fussy cut (12) 8 ½” blocks. From the Starlet - Red (B), cut: • (6) 2” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (24) 2” x 8 ½” strips. • (8) 2” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (24) 2” x 11 ½” strips. • (2) 1 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (6) 1 ½” x 8 ½” strips. • (2) 1 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (6) 1 ½” x 10 ½” strips. • (7) 2 ½” x WOF strips for the binding. From the Globes - Blue (C), cut: • (1) 5 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (3) 5 ½” x 10 ½” strips. From the Stripe - Lt. Blue (D), cut: • (1) 10 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (6) 5 ½” x 10 ½” strips. From the Ships, Boats, Lighthouses - Blue (E), cut: • (1) 5 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (3) 5 ½” x 10 ½” strips. From the Buildings Collage - Green (F), cut: • (1) 5 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (3) 5 ½” x 10 ½” strips. From the Scenic Transportation - Green (G), cut: • (2) 7 ½” x 50 ½” LOF strips. From the Eclipse - Black (H), cut: • (6) 1 ¾” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (4) 1 ¾” x 50 ½” strips. • (4) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2 ½” x 64 ½” strips. • (3) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2 ½” x 54 ½” strips. From the Airplanes, Helicopters, Hot Air Balloons - Lt. Blue (I), cut: • (1) 8 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (3) 8 ½” squares. From the Continents - Blue (Backing), cut: • (2) 62” x WOF strips for the backing. Sew the strips together and trim to make the 62” x 76” back.
Travel Around the World Sewing Instructions 1. Sew (1) 2” x 8 ½” Fabric B strip to each side of (1) 8 ½” Fabric A block. Sew (1) 2” x 11 ½” Fabric B strip to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric A block. Trim the block to measure 10 ½” square to make (1) A block (Fig. 1). Repeat to make (12) A blocks total.
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4. Sew (1) 5 ½” x 10 ½” Fabric C strip to the top of (1) A block to make (1) Block Two (Fig. 4). Repeat to make (3) Block Twos total.
Block Two make 3 C
make 12 B A
B
B
Trim to measure 10 ½” square after the borders are added
A Fig. 4
B
Fig. 1
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2. Sew (1) 1 ½” x 8 ½” Fabric B strip to each side of (1) 8 ½” Fabric I square. Sew (1) 1 ½” x 10 ½” Fabric B strip to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric I square to make (1) I Block (Fig. 2). Repeat to make (3) I Blocks total.
5. Sew (1) 5 ½” x 10 ½” Fabric F strip to the top of (1) A block to make (1) Block Three (Fig. 5). Repeat to make (3) Block Threes total.
Block Three make 3
make 3 B I
B
Fig. 2
F
B
B
3. Sew (1) 5 ½” x 10 ½” Fabric D strip to the bottom of (1) A block to make (1) Block One (Fig. 3). Repeat to make (6) Block Ones total.
Block One make 6
A Fig. 5 6. Sew (1) 5 ½” x 10 ½” Fabric E strip to the bottom of (1) I block to make (1) Block Four (Fig. 6). Repeat to make (3) Block Fours total.
Block Four make 3
I
A
E
D Fig. 3
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Travel Around the World Quilt Top Assembly (Refer to the Quilt Layout while assembling.) 7. Sew (5) assorted blocks together to make (1) row. Repeat to make (3) rows total.
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10. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 64 ½” Fabric H strip to each side of the quilt top. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 54 ½” Fabric H strip to the top and to the bottom of the quilt top. 11. Layer and quilt as desired.
8. Sew (1) 1 ¾” x 50 ½” Fabric H strip to the top and to the bottom of (1) 7 ½” x 50 ½” Fabric G strip to make (1) G row. Repeat to make a second G row.
12. Sew the (7) 2 ½” x WOF Fabric B strips together, end to end with 45-degree seams, to make the binding. Fold this long strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and press.
9. Sew the (3) rows and (2) G rows together, alternating them, to make the quilt top.
13. Bind as desired. H
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1
4 3
2 H G H
H
1
3
4
2
1
H
H G H
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4 2
Quilt Layout
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