Snowbirds by Denise Russart – Quilt Size: 70” x 80”

Yards GoldMetallic SilverMetallic

Fabric1 5/8 Q763160G-HunterGold Q7628113S-FrostSilverFabric2 3/8 Q763260G-HunterGold Q763255S-CharcoalSilverFabric3 5/8 P761460G-HunterGold P7614483S-FogSilverFabric4 3/4 H882120G-NaturalGold Q7627113S-FrostSilverFabric5 5/8 P4324618G-ZincGold Q7626113S-FrostSilverFabric6 5/8 G855678G-ScarletGold Q7633483S-FogSilverFabric7 1-1/3 Q76254G-BlackGold Q7625113S-FrostSilverFabric8 1/3 G855578G-ScarletGold P43235S-RedSilverFabric9 1/4 P761847G-GoldGold P761848S-GraySilverFabric10* 7/8 G8555606G-CaramelGold G855555S-CharcoalSilverFabric11 1.0 G85553G-WhiteGold G85553S-WhiteSilverFabric12 1-1/3 G85554G-BlackGold G8555-213S-OnyxSilverBacking5.0Coordinateofyourchoice*includesbindingyardage! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

• Pleasereadallinstructionsbeforebeginning.• Usescant1/4”seamallowancethroughout.Pressseamsopentoreducebulk.• WOF=widthoffabricfromselvagetoselvage• SC=“subcut”stripspreviouslycutintospecificsmallerpieces• RST=Rightsidestogetheroffabricpieces• HST=Halfsquaretriangle• InassemblyinstructionsF1means“Fabric1”,F2,“Fabric2”etc.• S&F=“stitchandflip”meansplaceasquarewithadiagonallineonthebackrightsidestogethertothecornerofanother

patch,stitchonthediagonalline,trimawayexcesslayersleaving1/4”seamallowance,flipsquareaddedopenandpress.Cuttingdirectionsforsquaresfollowedbythisarrowsymbol“↙”meanstodrawadiagonallineonthebackofeachofthosesquares.

• Whenjoiningborderstripstoeachother,stitchwithastraightseamratherthanonthe45degreeangle.• InallSCinstructionsthefirstnumber(i.e.10.5”x12.5”-thefirstnumberis10.5”)isthemeasurementfromlefttorightand

thesecond(12.5”)isfromtoptobottomtomakesureonewaydesignsareorientedthecorrectway.Fabric1:Cut1strip12.5”xWOF.SC(2)10.5”x12.5”.SC(1)10.5”x12.5”andfromthissectionSC(2)10.5”x6.0”.Cut1strip6.0”xWOF.SC(2)10.5”x6.0”.Fabric2:Cut1strip12.5”xWOF.SC(2)5.0”x12.5”.SC(2)6.0”x10.5”.Fabric3:Cut1strip12.5”xWOF.SC(6)5.0”x12.5”.Cut1strip6.0”xWOF.SC(2)10.5”x6.0”.Fabric4:Cut2strips12.5”xWOF.SC(4)10.5”x12.5”.Fabric5:Cut1strip12.5”xWOF.SC(4)5.0”x12.5”.SC(1)10.5”x6.0”.Cut1strip6.0”xWOF.SC(3)10.5”x6.0”.

Fabric6:Cut8strips2.5”xWOF(forborder1).Fabric7:Cut8strips5.5”xWOF(forborder2).Fabric8:Cut1strip7.5”xWOF.SC(4)7.5”x7.5”.Cut1strip2.5”xWOF.SC(7)2.5”x2.5”↙.Fabric9:Cut2strips2.5”xWOF.SC(7)6.5”x2.5”.SC(7)2.5”x2.5”↙.Fabric10:Cut1strip2.0”xWOF.SC(16)2.0”x2.0”.SC(7)1.0”squares↙.Cut9strips2.5”xWOF(binding).Cut2strips5/8”xWOFtomake1/4”biastapeforbirdlegs.

Fabric11:Cut1strip7.5”xWOF.SC(4)7.5”squares↙. Fabric12:Cut1strip12.5”xWOF.SC(20)2.0”x12.5”.Cut1strip10.5”xWOF.SC(7)3.5”x10.5”.SC(4)3.5”x3.5”. Cut1strip10.5”xWOF.SC(20)2.0”x10.5”.Cut1strip7.5”xWOF.SC(7)3.5”x7.5”.SC(3)3.5”x3.5”. Cut4strips1.5”xWOF.SC(6)1.5”x12.5.Cut1strip6.5”xWOF.SC(14)1.5”x6.5”. SC(6)1.5”x10.5”.Cut1strip2.5”xWOF.SC(7)2.5”x2.5”↙. Cut(8)2.0”strips.SC1482.0”squares↙.

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Block1:CardinalBlock--Make7Blocks.

Followingimagesfromlefttoright,stitchasfollows:S&F2.0”F12squaretoupperleftcornerof3.5”F11square.S&F2.5”F8squaretolowerrightofF11squaretomatchfarleftimage.

S&F2.0”F12squaretoupperrightcornerof3.5”x7.5”F11rectangle.Stitchthesetwosectionstoeachother.

Next,S&FF101.0”squaretotopleftcornerof1.5”x6.5”F11piece(farleftimage)NextS&F2.5”F11squaretolowerleftof2.5”x6.5”F9piece(2ndsectionofimage)Nextplace7.5”F11squareRSTto7.5”F8square.Stitchscant1/4”oneachsideofdiagonalline.Cutapartondiagonalline,pressseamallowanceopen,andthentrimHSTsto6.5”square.TotheF8corneroftheHSTjustmade,S&Fa2.5”F9square(3rdimage).NowstitchallthreesectionsjustmadetoeachotheraslaidoutintheimagesandaddaF111.5”x6.5”sectiontorightsideofbirdbody.Thisthiscompleteunitto

unitmadeinfirststep.(YouwillhaveoneleftoverbirdbodyHSTthatwillnotbeused.)TolowerleftandrightofF113.5”x10.5”section,S&F2.0”F12squares.Usinga1/4”biastapemakerand5/8”wideF10strips,pressintobiastapeforbirdlegs.Onthenextpageoftheinstructionsyouwillseeaplacementguidetohelpwithaligningwherethe

biasstriplegsshouldbestitched.Usingalightboxorwindow,placetheguidebehindthepieceyoujustaddedthecornersto,aligningtheguidewiththeleftsideofthefabricpiece(itwillnotextendallthewaytotherightedgeofthefabric).Lightlymarkwherelegsshouldbestitchedonyourfabricorpindirectlyinplace.Topstitchbirdlegsinplace.Jointhissectiontothebirdbodyunit.

Block2–GoldMetallic(F3and5)ORSilverMetallic(F3andF5)VerticalWindows–Make4Blocks(imageatleft).TobothaF55.0”x12.5”pieceandaF35.0”x12.5”piece,S&F2.0”F12squarestoallfourcornersofeachpiece.JoinpiecestoeachotherwithaF121.5”x12.5”pieceinbetween.Block3–GoldMetallic(F2and3)ORSilverMetallic(F2and3)VerticalWindows–Make2Blocks(imageatright)

UsingF25.0”x12.5”pieceandF35.0”x12.5”,followsamestepsasinBlock2addingF122.0”cornersandthencenterF121.5”x12.5”piece.

Block4–GoldMetallic(F2andF3)ORSilverMetallic(F2andF3)HorizontalWindows–Make2(imageatleft).S&FF1220”cornerstoF2andF310.5”x6.0”sections.JoinasshowinimagewithaF121.5”x10.5”piece.

Block5–GoldMetallic(F1andF5)ORSilverMetallic(F1andF5)HorizontalWindows–Make2and2reversed.

Using10.5”x6.0”F1andF5pieces,S&F2.0”F12squarestoeachcorner.JoinsectionstoeachotherwithF1210.5”x1.5”strips.Bemindfulifthereisacertaindirectiontoyourfabricdesign.Make2ofeachimageatleftthathaveF1sceneonbottomand2withitintopposition.

Block6and7–GoldMetallic(F4andF1)ORSilverMetallic(F4andF1)LargeVerticalWindowsS&F2.0”F12squarestoallfourcornersofeach.Make4(F4)printblocksand2(F1)blocks.Layoutblocksinordershowninfullquiltcoverimage.Stitchblockstoeachothertocreatefivehorizontalrowsoffiveblockseach,addinga2.0”x12.5”F12stripbetweeneachblock.Stitch2.0”x10.5”F12sashingpiecesand2.0”F10squarestomakefoursashingstripsasshownbelow.

Joinquiltrowstogetherwithsashingstripsinbetweenrows.

Border1:UsingF6borderstrips,makefoursectionsoftwostripseach,joiningendtoendwithastraightseam.Cuttwoofthesesections66.5”longandstitchtoleftandrightofquilt.Cutremainingtwosections60.5”longandaddtotopandbottom.Border2:UsingF7borderstrips,makefoursectionsoftwostripseach,joiningendtoendwithastraightseam.Trimallsections70.5”long.Addtwotoleftandrightofquiltandthenremainingtwototopandbottom.Binding:JoinallF10bindingstripsendtoendwitha45degreeangleseam.Trimseamallowanceandpressopen.Pressbindinginhalflengthwisetomakedoublefoldbinding.Backing:Cutbackingintotwopieces,each2.5yardslongandseamalongselvageedgesoseamwillbegoingverticallydownthebackofyourquilt.