Wisdom of the Plains

Wisdom of the Plains
Designed By: Sue Harvey and Sandy Boobar of Pine Tree Country Quilts
Finished Quilt Size: 47" x 60"
Finished Block Size: 10" x 10"
Number of Blocks: 9
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Wisdom of the Plains
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
Design:
24279 A
24280 A
24283 A
24282 A
24284 E
24285 G
24282 EX
24279 A
¾
24280 A
1¼
24282 A
⅞
24282 EX
⅛
24283 A
1½
24284 E
½
24285 E
½
24285 G
1
24281 A (Backing)
4
24285 E
24281 A
(Backing)
24283 A: Brown Zebra Stripe
• Cut (4) 2" x WOF strips; recut into (8) 2" x 8½" strips
and (8) 2" x 9½" strips.
• Cut (8) 2½" x WOF strips; recut into (2) 2½" x 34½"
strips, (2) 2½" x 30½" strips, (1) 2½" x 15" strip and (56)
2½" squares.
• Cut (6) 2¼" x WOF strips for binding.
Cutting Directions
WOF = width of fabric from selvage to selvage. Remove as
little fabric as possible when squaring strip ends.
24279 A: Patch Print
• Fussy-cut 4 rectangles with an animal centered in each,
referring to the cover quilt for animal suggestions. Cut
¼" from the outermost edges of each motif all around,
keeping size at least 5¾" wide x 5¾" tall but no larger
than 8½" wide and 8½" tall. An exact size is not
important. The rectangles will be framed and then
trimmed to the correct size.
24284 E: Multicolor Stripe
• Cut (6) 2" x WOF strips for inner border.
24285 E: Cream Geometric
• Cut (2) 6½" x WOF strips; recut into (32) 2½" x 6½"
rectangles.
24280 A: Scenic Stripe
• Fussy-cut (2) 7" x 38½" strips with an animal stripe
centered in each strip.
24285 G: Teal Geometric
• Cut (4) 1½" x WOF strips; recut into (8) 1½" x 8½"
strips and (8) 1½" x 10½" strips.
• Cut (7) 2½" x WOF strips; recut into (4) 2½" x 6½"
rectangles, (4) 2½" x 4½" rectangles and (80) 2½"
squares.
24282 A: Tan Leaves
• Cut (3) 2½" x WOF strips; recut into (2) 2½" x 15" strips
and (10) 2½" x 6½" rectangles.
• Cut (5) 3½" x WOF strips for outer border.
24281 A: Tossed Animal Print
• Cut (2) 68" x WOF backing pieces.
24282 EX: Cream Leaves
• Cut (1) 2½" x WOF strip; recut into (8) 2½" x 4½"
rectangles.
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Wisdom of the Plains
Patch Blocks:
make 10 pieced leaf units. Repeat with marked brown
zebra stripe squares on each end of (20) 2½" x 6½"
cream geometric rectangles to make pieced cream units.
Note: Use a ¼" seam allowance for all stitching.
1. Sew a 2" x 8½" brown zebra stripe strip to opposite
sides of each patch print rectangle. Press seams toward
the strips. Trim strip ends even with the edges of the
rectangles. Center and stitch a 2" x 9½" brown zebra
stripe strip to the top and bottom of each rectangle.
Press seams toward the strips. Trim each framed patch
to 8½" x 8½", keeping the animal centered in each
square. Note: The brown zebra stripe strips may be
narrower on the sides than on the top and bottom of the
trimmed blocks and there may be very little of the stripe
strips on the sides.
Pieced Leaf Unit
Make 10
Pieced Cream Unit
Make 20
2. Sew a 2½" x 15" brown zebra stripe strip lengthwise
between (2) 2½" x 15" tan leaves strips to make a strip
set. Press seams toward the zebra stripe strip. Crosscut
the strip set into (5) 2½" x 6½" center segments.
2½"
Trim to 8½" square
2. Sew a 1½" x 8½" teal geometric strip to opposite sides
of each patch square and the 1½" x 10½" teal strips to
the top and bottom. Press seams toward the strips.
Center Segment — Cut 5
3. Stitch each center segment between 2 pieced leaf units
to complete (5) 6½" x 6½" center units. Press seams
toward the center segment.
3. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each 2½"
brown zebra stripe square and (60) 2½" teal geometric
squares.
Center Unit — Make 5
4. Sew a pieced cream unit to opposite sides of each center
unit to make the 6½" x 10½" center rows. Press seams
toward the center units.
4. Place a marked zebra stripe square right sides together
on each corner of the framed patch squares. Stitch on
the marked lines. Trim seam allowance to ¼". Press the
brown triangles open to complete (4) 10½" x 10½"
Patch blocks.
5. Stitch an unmarked 2½" teal square to each end of the
pieced cream units to make the 2½" x 10½" top/bottom
rows. Press seams toward the squares.
6. Sew the center rows between the top and bottom rows
to complete (5) 10½" x 10½" Star blocks. Press seams
toward the top and bottom rows.
Patch Block — Make 4
Star Blocks:
1. Repeat step 4 of Patch Blocks with marked teal squares
on each end of the 2½" x 6½" tan leaves rectangles to
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Star Block — Make 5
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Quilt Assembly:
9. Stitch the 2" x WOF multicolor stripe strips short ends
together to make a long strip. Press seams to 1 side. Cut
into (2) 60" lengths and (2) 47" lengths. Center and
stitch the longer strips to the long sides of the quilt
center, beginning and ending stitching ¼" from the
corners of the quilt center. Repeat with the shorter strips
on the top and bottom. Miter the corners using your
favorite method. Trim the corner seam allowance to ¼".
Press the corner seams open and the border seams
toward the border strips.
Refer to the exploded quilt diagram as needed throughout
the following steps.
1. Repeat step 4 of Patch Blocks with the remaining
marked teal squares and the 2½" x 4½" cream leaves
rectangles and remaining 2½" x 6½" cream geometric
rectangles to make 8 leaf border units and 12 cream
border units.
Leaf Border Unit
Make 8
10. Sew the 3½" x WOF tan leaves strips short ends
together to make a long strip. Press seams to 1 side.
Cut into (2) 54½" lengths and (2) 47½" lengths. Stitch
the longer strips to the long sides of the quilt center
and the shorter strips to the top and bottom to complete
the top. Press seams toward the strips.
Cream Border Unit
Make 12
2. Sew a Patch block between 2 Star blocks to make the
10½" x 30½" top row. Press seams toward the Patch
block. Repeat to make the bottom row.
11. Remove the selvage edges from the backing pieces.
Join the pieces on the long edges with a ½" seam
allowance. Press seam open. Trim the side edges to
make a 55" x 68" backing piece.
3. Stitch the remaining Star block between 2 Patch blocks
to make the 10½" x 30½" center row. Press seams
toward the Patch blocks.
12. Layer the top with the backing and a 55" x 68" batting
piece. Quilt as desired. Trim edges even with the top.
4. Join the rows to complete the 30½" x 30½" quilt center.
Press seams to 1 side.
13. Prepare brown zebra stripe binding and bind edges
using your favorite method to complete the quilt.
5. Sew the 2½" x 30½" brown zebra stripe strips to
opposite sides of the quilt center and the 2½" x 34½"
strips to the top and bottom. Press seams toward the
strips.
6. Sew 3 pieced cream units alternately together with 2
pieced leaf units and add a 2½" x 4½" teal geometric
rectangle to each end to make a 2½" x 34½" side border.
Press seams to 1 side. Repeat to make a second side
border. Stitch the borders to opposite sides of the quilt
center. Press seams toward the quilt center.
7. Repeat step 6 with the remaining pieced cream and leaf
units and add a 2½" x 6½" teal geometric rectangle to
each end to make the 2½" x 38½" top border. Press
seams to 1 side. Repeat to make the bottom border.
Stitch the borders to the top and bottom of the quilt
center. Press seams toward the quilt center.
8. Sew the 7" x 38½" scenic stripe strips to the top and
bottom of the quilt center. Press seams toward the strips.
While all possible care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this
pattern, we are not responsible for printing errors or the way in which
individual work varies.
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Exploded Quilt Diagram
Not For Resale/Winter 2015