54 by 72 inches
1336 neutral 2 inch cut squares
80 16-patches
7 half 16-patches
49 solid rectangles cut 3 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches
When I was making the 16-patches for Calico Rose I would set aside the lighter/neutral squares. These filled up their own shoe-box and in sorting them out I discovered I had sorted them in--into their own project.
I made a pile of 16 patches. This quilt used up 80 of the blocks. There are several projects ahead in that stack.
There are many ways to piece a 16-patch. Here is what worked for this project to kept all seams nesting:
Sew 2 inch cut squares into a unit of 4, pressing seams to one direction.
Flip alternate units and sew 4 units together to make a 16-patch block.
Press all seams to one side
Sew solid unit to 16-patch, keeping orientation of seams vertical.
Press towards the 16-patch.
Press all seams in same direction the 16-patches are pressed
Make two more rows, one each for the right and left side with twelve 16-patch blocks. Press joining seams in same direction the 16-patches are pressed.
Orient these side rows to make the seams nest with the sewn center section of the quilt.
All seams will nest.
I used Kona 855 Prairie Sky for the blue. I love the summer feel to this quilt. Scraps are from decades of quilt projects, including some from my mother and my friends.
My design, use at your pleasure.
4 comments:
That's so pretty! Thanks for sharing the process.
I do love the idea of low volume sixteen patches. MUST put this on my to-do list to use up some of my overflowing low volume stash.
Yes, a very pretty quilt! Love the low volumes being used in this way.
My favorite thing is the way the solids are 1/2 as wide as the 16 patches; very satisfying somehow.
ceci
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