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© 2015 Ann Lauer for
This unique quilt pattern uses
prints from our Circle Play
collection. The prints
remind us of a mystical
dreamcatcher combined with
beautiful greens, purples and
blues. Curl up with this quilt
at night and dream some
beautiful dreams.
Uses Benartex’s
Circle Play collection by Ann Lauer
Finished Size: 60” x 84”
THE QUILT SHOWN IS A DIGITAL REPRESENTATION. ACTUAL FABRIC REPEATS WILL VARY FROM DESIGN SHOWN.
Beautiful Dreamer
Lap size 60" x 84"
Please read all instructions before you begin.
Fabric widths are assumed to be a minimum of 42".
All strips are cut from selvage to selvage unless otherwise instructed.
Sew all seams using a ¼" seam allowance.
Finished sizes are approximate due to variations in seams and shrinkage from the quilting
process.
Press seams gently to prevent distortion.
Overview
Beautiful Dreamer is offered in two color ways, the major difference being the border print. Seven
fabrics from the Circle Play collection have been used in this quilt. The fabric colors/numbers listed
below are as they have been used in the quilts shown. The fabrics listed in the text refer to the black
bordered quilt and the fabrics listed in parenthesis designate the cream bordered version. Refer to the
quilt image for fabric placement.
Fabric 1
Fabric 2
Fabric 3
Fabric 4
Fabric 5
Fabric 6
Fabric 7
Large circle medallions on texture, jade (large circle medallions on texture, purple)
Large circle medallions on texture, purple (medium teal marble tonal)
Cream tonal circles
Dark purple marble tonal (black multi dotted spirals)
Dark teal marble tonal
Dark jade marble tonal (dark purple marble tonal)
Black multi stripe (cream multi stripe)
Additional supplies:
68" x 92" piece of backing and batting
Cutting
Fabric 1
Cut 2 – 8 ½" wide strips; subcut (6) 8 ½" squares (for block centers)
Cut 2 – 4 ½" wide strips (for side units)
Fabric 2
Cut 2 - 9 ¼" wide strips; subcut (6) 9 ¼" squares (for Flying Geese units)
Fabric 3
Cut 6 – 4 7/8" wide strips; subcut (48) 4 7/8" squares (for corner and side units)
Cut 11 – 2 ½" wide strips (for corner and side units)
Fabric 4
Cut 2 – 4 ½" wide strips (for side units)
Cut 4 – 2 ½" wide strips (for side units)
Fabric 5
Cut 3 – 4 7/8" wide strips; subcut (24) 4 7/8" squares (for corner units)
1 Cut 2 - 2 ½" wide strips (for corner units)
Cut 8 – 2 ½" wide strips (for binding)
Fabric 6
Cut 5 – 2 ½" wide strips (for corner units)
Fabric 7
Fussy cut 2 identical 6 ½" x 68" lengthwise strips (see quilt photo, for mitered border)
Fussy cut 2 identical 6 ½" x 92" lengthwise strips (see quilt photo, for mitered border)
Construction
1. 4-patch units. Sew a 2 ½" wide Fabric 3 strip lengthwise to a 2 ½" wide Fabric 6 strip. Press the
seam toward Fabric 6. Make a total of 5 strip sets. Crosscut 72 – 2 ½" wide A segments. In the same
manner, make 2 strip sets using 2 ½" wide strips each of Fabric 3 and Fabric 5. Crosscut 24 – 2 ½"
wide B segments.
Sew 48 A segments together in pairs to make 24 – 4 ½" x 4 ½" A units. Sew the remaining A
segments together with the B segments to make 24 – 4 ½" x 4 ½", A/B units.
2 ½”
2 ½”
Cut 72 A
Cut 24 B
Make 24 A
Make 24 A/B
2. Half-square triangle units. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of a 4 7/8" Fabric 3 square.
Place the square right sides together with a 4 7/8" Fabric 5 square. Sew ¼" away from each side of
the drawn line, cut apart on the line, open, and press the seams toward Fabric 5 to yield
2 – 4 ½" x 4 ½" half-square triangles. Make a total of 48 units.
Make 48
3. Corner units. Noting orientation and placement, sew a 4-patch A unit, a 4-patch A/B unit, and 2
half-square triangle units together in pairs. Press the seams in opposing directions, then sew the
pairs together to make one corner unit. Make a total of 24 – 8 ½" x 8 ½" corner units.
2 Make 24
4. Flying Geese units. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of 4 – 4 7/8" Fabric 3 squares. Place
a marked square right sides together on each of two diagonally opposite corners of a 9 ¼" Fabric 2
square. Sew ¼" away from each side of the drawn lines, cut apart on the lines, then press the
triangles open. Place another marked square on each of the 2 units as shown. Stitch ¼" away from
each side of the drawn lines, cut apart on the lines, then press the triangles open to yield 4 – 4 ½" x 8
½" units. Make a total of 24 units.
Make 24
5. C and D segments. Sew a 4 ½" Fabric 4 strip lengthwise between 2 - 2 ½" Fabric 3 strips. Press
seams toward Fabric 4. Make a second strip set. Crosscut 24 – 2 ½" wide C segments. In the same
manner, make 2 strip sets using 4 ½" wide Fabric 1 strips and 2 ½" wide Fabric 4 strips. Press the
seams toward Fabric 4. Crosscut 24 – 2 ½" wide D segments.
Sew a C segment together with a D segment to make one 4 ½" x 8 ½" unit. Make a total of 24 C/D
units.
2 ½”
2 ½”
Cut 24 C
Cut 24 D
3 Make 24 C/D
6. Side units. Noting placement, sew a Flying Geese unit together with a C/D unit to make one 8 ½"
x 8 ½" side unit. Make a total of 24 units.
Make 24
7. Noting orientation and placement, sew 4 corner units, 4 side units, and 1 – 8 ½" x 8 ½" Fabric 1
square together into 3 rows of 3 units each. Sew row seams in opposing directions, then sew the
rows together to make one 24 ½" x 24 ½" block. Make a total of 6 blocks.
Make 6
ASSEMBLY
1. Quilt center. Sew the blocks together into 3 horizontal rows of 2 blocks each. Press row seams in
opposing directions, then sew the rows together to complete the 48 ½" x 72 ½" quilt center.
2. Mitered borders. With raw edges aligned, center and pin the 6 ½" x 92" Fabric 7 strips right sides
together to each long side of the quilt center (make sure the pattern of the stripe strip is identical on
each side). Stitch, beginning and ending ¼" away from each corner, backstitching at each end to
secure. Repeat on the top and bottom using the 68" long Fabric 7 strips. (The strips will extend
beyond the quilt top at each corner.)
3. Place one corner of the quilt on the ironing board right side up. Position the quilt with the vertical
border overlapping the horizontal border.
4 4. Fold the vertical border under at a 45º angle. Adjust it until it lies exactly on top of the horizontal
border, matching the stripe, and the angle is an exact diagonal from the corner of the quilt to the
corner of the border.
5. Press a crease into the fold with the iron. Carefully lift up the vertical border, keeping the miter in
place, and pin along the creased line from the corner of the quilt to the outside corner of the border.
Open the fabric and be sure the stripes match. Lay a square ruler on the corner and check that the
corner is square.
6. Reposition the pins perpendicular to the crease and stitch along the crease, backstitching at each
end. Check once again to make sure the miter is accurate, then trim the seam allowance to ¼". Press
the seam open. Repeat at each corner.
Quilting
(Take these as suggestions only and then do your own thing.)
1. Outline the circles designs in the large blocks and side units where possible of both colorings and
the purple circles in the triangle blocks of the black border variation.
2. Stitch a small allover motif in the cream background areas.
3. Stitch an arc in the dark teal half square triangles of both colorings and in the medium teal
triangles of the cream bordered quilt.
4. Outline the corner units surrounding each large block and the jade or teal 2” squares in the
four patches.
5. Stitch a motif in the 4 jade or teal 2” squares that come together to form a block.
6. Outline some of the straight lines and some circles in the borders.
Binding
1. Sew the 8 – 2 ½" Fabric 8 (Fabric 5) strips diagonally together to make one long strip. Press the
strip lengthwise in half wrong sides together.
2. Align the raw edges of the folded binding with the raw edge of the quilt top. Leave an 8" tail and
stitch, using a ¼" seam allowance all the way around, mitering the corners and stopping 8" from the
starting point. Use your favorite method to join the ends and finish binding.
3. Bring the folded edge of the binding to the back of the quilt and stitch it in place with a blind
hemstitch.
5 Designed by Ann Lauer
www.GrizzlyGulchGallery.com
[email protected]
6 Beautiful Dreamer uses
BENARTEX, LLC.
BLACK COLOR-WAY
SKU
Description
1
12
24
36
10060-­‐45
Circle Play -­‐ Jade
7/8 yd
10.5 yds
1 bolt
21 yds
2 bolts
31.5 yds
3 bolts
10060-­‐66
Circle Play -­‐ Purple
5/8 yd
7.5 yds
1 bolt
15 yds
1 bolt
22.5 yds
2 bolts
10061-­‐12
Circle Play Stripe -­‐ Black/Multi
2-­‐5/8 yds
28.5 yds
2 bolts
57 yds
4 bolts
85.5 yds
6 bolts
10066-­‐45
Marble Tonal -­‐ Dark Jade
1/2 yd
6 yds
1 bolt
12 yds
1 bolt
18 yds
2 bolts
10066-­‐54
Marble Tonal -­‐ Dark Teal
1-­‐1/4 yds
15 yds
1 bolt
30 yds
2 bolts
45 yds
3 bolts
5/8 yd
7.5 yds
1 bolt
15 yds
1 bolt
22.5 yds
2 bolts
1-­‐7/8 yds
22.5 yds
45 yds
67.5 yds
2 bolts
3 bolts
5 bolts
Includes Binding
10066-­‐66
Marble Tonal -­‐ Dark Purple
10069-­‐07
Circles -­‐ Cream
Cream Color-­‐way
SKU
CREAM COLOR-WAY
Description
1
12
24
36
7/8 yd
10.5 yds
1 bolt
21 yds
2 bolts
31.5 yds
3 bolts
2-­‐5/8 yds
28.5 yds
2 bolts
57 yds
4 bolts
85.5 yds
6 bolts
10060-­‐66
Circle Play -­‐ Purple
10061-­‐07
Circle Play Stripe -­‐ Cream/Multi
10064-­‐12
Dotted Spirals -­‐ Black/Multi
5/8 yd
7.5 yds
1 bolt
15 yds
1 bolt
22.5 yds
2 bolts
10066-­‐50
Marble Tonal -­‐ Medium Teal
5/8 yd
7.5 yds
1 bolt
15 yds
1 bolt
22.5 yds
2 bolts
10066-­‐54
Marble Tonal -­‐ Dark Teal
1-­‐1/4 yds
15 yds
1 bolt
30 yds
2 bolts
45 yds
3 bolts
1/2 yd
6 yds
1 bolt
12 yds
1 bolt
18 yds
2 bolts
1-­‐7/8 yds
22.5 yds
45 yds
67.5 yds
2 bolts
3 bolts
5 bolts
Includes Binding
10066-­‐66
Marble Tonal -­‐ Dark Purple
10069-­‐07
Circles -­‐ Cream
Finished Size: 60” x 84”
This chart is a general guide for purchasing yardage and is not intended to be used for cutting kits.
Please ask your Benartex sales representative for the final tested pattern before cutting kits.
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