Snowy Christmas

Quilt Designed by eQuilter

471/2" x 471/2"

Skill Level: Beginner Finished Quilt Size: 471/2" x 471/2"

Please read all instructions before beginning. Pre-washing NOT recommended.

Yardages and Cutting WOF is 42" width of fabric from selvage edge to selvage edge. LOF is length of fabric, parallel to the selvage edges.

Remove as little fabric as possible when removing selvages and squaring strip ends.

Snowy Christmas panel • Trim 1 panel to 20 1/2" x 20 1/2", keeping the

framing even all around.

Snowy Christmas squares panel • Fussy-cut (4) 7 1/2" squares, keeping the framing

even all around.

1 1/2 yards border stripe • 4 strips 10 1/4" x LOF, beginning 1/4" out from

the gold outline at the bottom of the narrow stripe

and cutting 10 1/4" over from there as shown.

• Layer the 4 strips, matching the print. Cut 4

identical 10 1/4" x 24 1/2" strips.

3/8 yard blue print • 4 strips 1 7/8" x WOF; cut into 8 each 1 7/8" x

10 1/4" and 1 7/8" x 7 1/2" strips.

5/8 yard blue texture

• 3 strips 2 1/2" x WOF; cut into 2 each 2 1/2" x

24 1/2" and 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" strips. Reserve

remainder of 2 strips for outer border.

• 4 strips 2 1/2" x WOF for outer border.

5/8 yard leafy print • 6 strips 2 1/4" x WOF for binding.

3 5/8 yards of 42" backing fabric OR • 2 strips 63" x WOF OR

OR

1 3/4 yards wide backing fabric • 1 piece 63" x 63"

Batting • 1 piece 63" x 63"

Completing the Quilt Use a 1/4" seam allowance for all stitching. Press seams as directed. Refer to the exploded quilt diagram on the next

page as needed.

1. Sew 1 7/8" x 7 1/2" blue print strips to the sides of each panel square. Press seams toward the strips. Add

1 7/8" x 10 1/4" strips to the top and bottom to complete (4) 10 1/4" x 10 1/4" panel units. Press seams toward the

strips.

Panel Unit — Make 4

2. Stitch 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" blue texture strips to the sides of the large panel. Press seams toward the strips. Add

2 1/2" x 24 1/2" strips to the top and bottom to complete the 24 1/2" x 24 1/2" panel center. Press seams toward the

strips.

3. Sew a border stripe strip to the sides of the panel center. Press seams toward the strips.

4. Stitch a panel unit to each end of the 2 remaining border stripe strips to make 10 1/4" x 44" top/bottom strips.

Press seams toward the border stripe strips. Sew the strips to the top and bottom of the panel center. Press seams

toward the strips.

5. Sew the 2 1/2" x WOF blue texture strips

short ends together and add a 2 1/2" x remaining

WOF blue texture strip to each end. Press seams

to one side. Cut into 2 strips each 44" and 48".

Stitch the 44" strips to the sides of the quilt center

and the 48" strips to the top and bottom to

complete the top. Press seams toward the strips.

6. If using 42" backing fabric, remove the

selvage edges from the backing pieces. Join the

pieces on the long edges with a 1/2" seam

allowance. Press seam open. Trim to make the

63" x 63" backing piece.

7. Layer the quilt top with the backing and

batting pieces. Quilt as desired. Trim batting and

backing even with the top.

8. Join the leafy print binding strips on the

short ends with straight seams to make a long

strip. Press seams open. Press the strip in half

along the length with wrong sides together.

9. Bind the quilt edges using your favorite

method to complete the quilt.