I'm
celebrating the USA with this week's design, in honor of Independence
Day. Made with Accuquilt Parallelogram (55004), it features red and
navy prints with white 3 ½” half square triangles on each end to
make a rectangle.
I
grouped six of each color to form blocks and alternated them to make
a strip. Sashing between rows is 3 ½” wide red and navy diamond
print on white background. I quilted with
white thread in a free motion looping pattern.
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| Spirit of Liberty |
Binding is a red and
white stripe. For backing I used the diamond print but didn't have quite enough left for the length, so I added a row of red and blue 6½” AQ tumbler blocks about a third of the way down.
Spirit
of Liberty is 42” x 48”, but you could make it any size you
like by changing the number of blocks or rows. I used EQ8 to play with other layouts before finalizing this version. A table runner using
only one strip of blocks or cheerful place mats might be nice.
Celebrate
the holiday and be safe!
