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  Around the World            Fabric required for Around the World
  • 5 1/2 yds. of navy solid
  • 3 3/8 yds. of dark burgundy solid
  • 1/2 yd. each of rust, dark purple, teal, green, cream,dark burgundy, burgundy, pink, black, navy, light purple, brown, and purple solids.
  • 8 3/4 yds.for backing
  • 1 yd. for binding.
  • Batting to measure 120" X 120"
  • (colors may vary)
  
             Instructions  
 
  1. Cutting out the pieces
    1. From the navy solid
      • Cut 2 lengthwise top/bottom middle borders 13" X 87"
      • Cut 2 lengthwise side middle borders 13" X 94"
    2. From the dark burgundy solid
      • Cut 2 lengthwise side outer borders 2 3/4" X 112"
      • Cut 2 lengthwise top/bottom outer borders 2 3/4" X 99"
      • Cut 2 lengthwise side inner borders 2 3/4" X 83"
      • Cut 2 lengthwise top/bottom inner borders 2 3/4" X 69"
    3. From rust, dark purple, teal, green, cream,dark burgundy, burgundy, pink, black, navy, light purple, brown, and purple solids.
      • Cut 5 strips 2 3/4" wide from each fabric.

  2. Assembling the quilt top
    1. Sew 1 strip of each color together in color order listed below to make strip set. Make 5 strip sets.
      rust, dark purple, teal, green, cream,dark burgundy, burgundy, pink, black, navy, light purple, brown, and purple solids.
    2. With the right sides together and matching long raw edges, sew final lengthwise seam of 1 strip set to form a tube. Repeat with the remaining strip sets.
    3. referring to fig. 2, cut across strip sets at 2 3/4" intervals to make 75 circular strip units.
    4. Refer to the Quarter section diagrams to determine which color square to place at the top of each strip unit (Fig. 3). Working from left to right on a flat surface, carefully arrange Strip units in correct order. Sew Strip units together to make 2 quarter section A's and 2 Quarter section B's.
    5. Referring to Unit 2 diagram, remove seams to separate 4-square section from 1 Strip Unit to make Unit 2. Make 2 Unit 2's
    6. Sew 1 Unit 1 and 1Unit 2 together to make Unit 3. Make 2 Unit 3's
    7. Remove seams to separate 1 brown square from 1 Strip Unit to make center square.
    8. Referring to Assembly Diagram, sew Quarter Section A's, Quarter Section B's, Unit 1's, Unit 3's and center square together to make center section of quilt top.
    9. Add the borders to complete the top.

  3. Completing the Quilt
    1. Assemble the backing
    2. Pin the quilt top batting and backing together and quilt.
 

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