49" x 59" quilt — designed by Rachel Shelburne

Quilter's Road Trip by Kathy Deggenforfer for Maywood Studio

Instructions

1. Sew two C strips to the sides of the top row A unit. Press toward the C strips.

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C C

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D

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EE

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JJ

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Repeat for the bottom row A unit.

2. Sew two D strips to the top and bottom of the step 1 units. Press toward the D strips. The blocks should now measure 9½" x 9½".

3. Sew the remaining two A units together, as shown. Press open.

4. Sew the E strips to the sides of the step 3 unit.Press toward the E strips.

5. Sew two F strips to the top and bottom of the step 4 unit. Press toward the F strips. The block should now measure 12½" x 17½".

6. Sew two G strips to the top and bottom of a B unit. Press toward the G strips. Repeat for the re-maining two B units.The blocks should now measure 10½" x 22½".

7. Sew one I square between two H squares. Press toward the H squares. Make 2.

8. Sew three random H squares together (or use the quilt photo), as shown. Press toward the center. Make 5.

9. Sew one step 7 unit between two step 8 units. Press open. Make 2.

10. Sew three different J strips together and press, as shown. Make 2.

11. Sew three different K strips together and press, as shown. Make 4.

12. Sew one step 10 unit between two step 11 units, as shown. Press open.

Sew the remaining step 10 unit between the remaining step 11 units, as shown. Press open.

13. Sew the four L strips together and press, as shown.

14. Sew the three M strips together and press, as shown.

15. Sew the N unit to the step 14 unit, as shown. Press toward the N unit.

16. Sew the three P strips together and press, as shown.

17. Sew the Q unit to the step 16 unit, as shown. Press toward the Q unit.

18. Sew the three R strips together and press, as shown.

19. Sew one step 9 unit to the step 17 unit, as shown. Press open.

20. Sew one step 9 unit to the step 15 unit, as shown. Press toward the step 15 unit.

21. Sew a step 6 unit between the step 19 and 20 units with the S sashing strips, as shown. Press toward the sashing strips.

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P

Q

RR

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22. Sew the step 18 unit to the right side of the step 5 block. Press toward the step 18 unit.

23. Sew the step 12 units to the top and bottom on the step 22 unit, as shown. Press open.

24. Sew the step 21 and 23 units together with the T sashing strip, as shown. Press toward the sashing strip.

25. Assemble the top row sewing together the top row step 2 unit, the step 13 unit, and a step 6 unit as shown. Press as shown.

26. Assemble the bottom row sewing together the remaining steps 2, 6, and 8 units with the O strips on the ends as shown. Press open.

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27. Measure the top row, cut two U sashing strips to this width and sew to the top and bottom of the row. Press toward the U strips. Repeat for the bottom row.

28. Sew quilt rows together as shown. Sew the remaining U strips together end to end. Measure the length of the quilt center, cut two U sashing strips to this length and sew to the sides of the quilt center. Press toward the sashing.

29. Sew the V border strips together in pairs end-to-end to make long strips. Measure the length of the quilt top, and cut two borders to match that length. Sew to the sides of the quilt. Press toward the borders. In the same way, sew the W border strips together in pairs end-to-end to make long strips. Measure the width of the quilt top, and cut two borders to match that width. Sew to the top and bottom of the quilt. Press toward the borders.

30. Layer the backing (wrong side up), batting and quilt top (right side up). Baste layers to secure.

31. Quilt as desired.

32. Trim the backing and batting flush with the quilt top. Join binding strips together to create one continuous piece. Press to make a double-fold binding. Sew to the front of the quilt with a ¼" seam allowance, then turn the binding to the back side and stitch by hand with matching thread.

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FABRIC CUTTING FABRIC CUTTING

Fabric 1MASD9190-Z1 Panel

A: (4) 8" x 10" scenesB: (3) 8" x 22½" scenes

Fabric 8MASD9192-Afat quateror ¼ yd

N: (1) 7½" x 9½" stripQ: (1) 3½" x 13½" strip

Fabric 2MASD9193-G½ yd

C: (4) 1¾" x 8" stripsD: (4) 1¼" x 12½" stripsE: (2) 1¾" x 15½" stripsF: (2) 1½" x 12½" stripsG: (6) 1¼" x 22½" strips

Fabric 9MASD9196-B2fat quateror ¼ yd

I: (2) 3½" x 3½" squaresK: (4) 2½" x 6½" stripsM: (1) 2½" x 9½" strip

Fabric 3MASD9193-Bfat quateror ¼ yd

H: (4) 3½" x 3½" squaresJ: (2) 2½" x 6½" stripsO: (1) 2½" x 9½" stripP: (1) 2½" x 13½" stripR: (1) 2½" x 17½" strip

Fabric 10MASD9196-Q½ yd

Sashing:S: (2) 1½" x 22½" stripsT: (1) 1½" x 29½" stripU: (7) 1½" x WOF strips

Fabric 4MASD9193-Ofat quateror ¼ yd

H: (4) 3½" x 3½" squaresK: (4) 2½" x 6½" stripsL: (1) 2½" x 7½" stripM: (1) 2½" x 9½" strip

Fabric 11MASD9192-K1⅛ yd

Border:V: (3) 3½" x WOF strips W: (3) 4½" x WOF stripsBinding:(6) 2½" x WOF strips

Fabric 5MASD9193-Qfat quateror ¼ yd

H: (4) 3½" x 3½" squaresJ: (2) 2½" x 6½" stripsL: (1) 2½" x 7½" stripO: (1) 2½" x 9½" stripP: (1) 2½" x 13½" stripR: (1) 2½" x 17½" strip

Backing3yd

Fabric 6MASD9194-Bfat quateror ¼ yd

H: (3) 3½" x 3½" squaresJ: (2) 2½" x 6½" stripsL: (1) 3" x 7½" stripP: (1) 2½" x 13½" stripR: (1) 2½" x 17½" strip

Fabric 7MASD9195-Ofat quateror ¼ yd

H: (4) 3½" x 3½" squaresK: (4) 2½" x 6½" stripsL: (1) 3" x 7½" stripM: (1) 2½" x 9½" strip

8" x 22½"

8" x 22½"

8" x 22½"

8" x 10"

8" x 10"