Apple Butter Quilt
by Darlene Zimmerman & Joy Hoffman
15" square
Materials Needed:
Tools
Fabric
- · 1/4 yd. Off White (background)
- · 1/4 yd. Dark Green Solid
- · Scraps for Churn Dash blocks, apples, leaves, and stems
Cutting Directions
| Fabric | Cut | To Yield | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-White | 1 | 3 1/2" strip | 5 | Squares |
| 1 | 1 1/2" strip | 16 | Easy Angle triangles* | |
| 4 | squares | |||
| 1 | 1" strip | Sew together with 1" strips of Scrap Fabric | ||
| Dark Green | 3 | 1" strips | Sashings and inside border | |
| 2 | 1 1/4" strips | Binding | ||
| Red Plaid | 2 | 2 1/2" strips | Outside Border | |
| Scraps | 1 | 1 1/2" strip | 16 | Easy Angle Triangles* |
| 4 | 1" x 7" strips | Sew together with 1" strip of Off-white fabric. | ||
| *Layer your strips right sides together and cut with Easy Angle. They will then be ready to chain-sew. | ||||
Instructions
Cut the strips as indicated in the Cutting Directions. You will further cut Easy Angle™ triangles (for triangle squares) and squares to make the basic blocks for the quilt. First, pair the 1 1/2" strips of fabric #1 and fabric #4, right sides together, and cut 16-1 1/2" Easy Angle™ triangles. Chain sew, press open, and trim "dog-ears." Sew the 1" fabric #4 strips to the 1" fabric #1 strip and press seam to one side. |
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Use Easy Angle to cut 5 -- 3 1/2" squares from the 3 1/2" fabric #1 strip, 4 -- 1 1/2" squares from the 1 1/2" fabric #1 strip, and 16 -- 1 1/2" squares from the sewn strips of fabric #1 and fabric #4. |
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Next, make 4 Churn Dash blocks using the triangle squares and 1 1/2 " squares from above. As you make the blocks, press seams in the directions indicated by the smaller arrows. |
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Then measure the blocks (they should be 3 1/2", the same size as the larger plain squares that you cut.) Cut 4 strips this length from the 1" strips of fabric #2. Lay out the blocks and sashing strips into three rows. Sew the rows together and measure the width (should be 10 1/2"). Cut two strips this length from the 1" strips of fabric #2. Place these strips between the rows and sew together as indicated. Add an inside border using the remaining 1" strips of fabric #2. Add an outside border using the 2 1/2" strips of fabric #3. |
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Cut 5 each of apple, leaf, and stem from fabric #4, using the images at right for reference. The seam allowance is not included. Fuse or applique the pieces onto the center of each of the 5 plain blocks. Layer and quilt as desired. Bind in fabric #2 using the 1 1/4" strips. |
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Don't forget to sign and date your quilt! Enjoy!










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