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From LynBrown.com

74" x 90" (OR 74" square OR 58" x 74")

Supplies:

This quilt designed for a swap of 40 (32, 24) each Polka Dot fabric squares.

You could also use commercially available packs of 10" fabric squares, a

collection of 27 (21, 16) fat quarters or your stash.

You will also need:

Background: 3 3/4 (3 1/4, 2 1/2) yards

Outer Border: 2 1/2 (2, 2) yards

Cutting: From each 10" Square: For large quilt cut all 40 (32, 24) swap squares.

Cut 2 ea. 2 1/2" x 10" strips. From remainder (5" strip) of each square, cut 2 ea. 5" squares

From Background: Large (Medium, Small) quilt:

Cut 20 (16, 12) ea. 2 1/2" Width of Fabric (WoF) strips, subcut into 80 (64, 48) ea. 10" x 2 1/2" strips

Inner (Background) Border: Cut 8 (7, 6) e. 2 1/2" Width of Fabric (WoF) strips

Cut 10 (8, 6) 5" WoF strips, subcut into 80 (64, 48) 5" squares.

Outer Border Fabric (could be print or solid): Cut from LENGTH:

4 ea. 3 1/2" Border strips and 4 ea. 2 1/2" Binding Strips

Assembly:

1. Place a swap 10" strip right sides together (RST) with a background 10" strip. Stitch

along long side. Press to dark. Cut into 4 ea. 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" units. Repeat for all strips.

Stitch 2 of these units into a 4-Patch as shown. Make 160 (132, 96) 4-Patches.

2. Draw/press one diagonal guide on all background 5" squares.

3. Place a swap 5" square right sides together (RST) with a background 5" square.

Stitch 1/4" on both side is diagonal guide. Press to dark. Trim to 4 1/2".

4. Watching ORIENTATION, stitch a step 1 unit to a step 3 unit with matching swap

fabric as shown. Make 160 (132, 96).

5. Stitch two step 4 units with matching swap fabrics together as shown to complete the

block. Make 80 (64, 48) blocks.

6. Stitch 4 blocks together as shown (no fabrics alike!) to make a Great Block.

7. Stitch 5 (4,4) rows of 4 (4,3) blocks to complete quilt center.

8. Using remaining 2 1/2" background strips, add inner border (sides first then T&B)

9. Using 3 1/2" LoF outer border strips, add outer border.

10. Layer with backing and batting. Quilt as desired. Bind with 2 1/2" LoF strips.

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