Free Pattern Instructions
Grandmother’sDahliaFauxHexagonQuilt
Finished size:Approximately84"x102"
Materials required:
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Trace ’n Create Faux Hexagon Template
2⅛ yd. Fabric A
1⅜ yd. Fabric B
2⅓ yd. Fabric C
3¼ yd. Fabric D
⅞ yd. Fabric E
2½ yd. Backing, 108" wide
96" x 108" batting
A
B
C
D
E
Helpful notions:
Making the Quilt:
Note: General cutting information:
5¾"
Right
Right
• Fromone5¾"x40"crosswisecut,youcancutthreeFaux
HexagonsandtwoFinishingPieces(oneleftandoneright).
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagonTemplate,trace
andcutfourFinishingPieces(twoleftandtworight).
* TomakealeftFinishing
Pieceplacethetemplate
Left Right
rightsideup.
* TomakearightFinishCutting
ingPiece,flipoverthe
Seamed
templatesoitisrightside
down.
Left
• Rotarycutter,mat,andruler
• Fabricmarkingpenorpencil
Left
40"
A
Cut36
A
Cut2
A
Cut2
B
Cut24
B
Cut4
B
Cut4
• Verticalquiltcolumnmeasuresapproximately92".
Horizontalquiltrowmeasuresapproximately74".
1. Cutfabrics.
• FabricA:
- Cuttwelve5¾"crosswisestrips.
5¾"
Right
A
Left
Cut12
strips
40"
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagonTemplate,trace
andcut36FauxHexagons.
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• FabricB:
- Cuteight5¾"crosswisestrips.
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagonTemplate,trace
andcut24FauxHexagons.
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagonTemplate,trace
andcuteightFinishingPieces(fourleftandfourright).
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• FabricC:
- Cutfourteen5¾"crosswisestrips.
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagon
C
Template,traceandcut40Faux
Hexagons.
Cut40
• FabricD:
- Cuteight5¾"crosswisestrips.
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagonTemplate,trace
andcut24FauxHexagons.
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagonTemplate,trace
andcut16FinishingPieces(8leftand8right).
- Cutnine4"crosswisestrips(outerborders).
- Cutten2½"crosswisestrips(binding).
D
Cut24
D
Cut8
Cut8
D
4"
D
Cut9
2½"
D
Cut10
• FabricE:
- Cutone5¾"crosswisestrip
- UsingtheTrace’nCreateFauxHexagon
Template,traceandcuttwoFaux
Hexagons.
- Cutnine2"crosswisestrips(inner
borders).
2"
E
6. Join2"FabricEinnerborders.
• Measuretopandbottomofquilt(approximately74"each).
Cut2"topandbottombordersthatlengthfromFabricE
strips,seamingstripsonthediagonalasnecessarytoobtain
neededlengthandreducebulk.
• Jointopandbottomborderstoquilt,rightsidestogether.
Press.
• Repeat,measuringleftandrightedgesofthequiltandcuttingandjoining2"FabricEstripsasneededtoobtainthat
length(approximately95"each).Joinleftandrightborders
toquilt,rightsidestogether.Press.
7.Repeat,cuttingandjoining4"FabricDouterborders.Jointop
andbottomborders(approximately77"each)first,thenleft
andrightborders(approximately102"each).
8. Layerbacking(wrongsideup),batting,andquilttop(right
sideup).PinlayerstogetherusingCurvedBastingPins,size1.
9. Quiltlayersusingyourfavoritemethod.
10.Trimexcessbattingandbacking.Bindquiltwithyourfavorite
methodusing2½"FabricAstrips,joiningstripswithdiagonal
seamsasneededtominimizebulk.Foradditionalinformation
onsquaringandlayering,accentingwithmachinequilting,and
bindingquilts,refertoHowtoFinishQuiltsGuideSet,
Item#FQGST,availablefromNancy’sNotions.
E
Cut2
Cut9
2. ArrangeFauxHexagonsandFinishingPiecesaccordingto
layoutguide,page3.Or,becreativeandarrangeyourown
scrappylayoutcombination.
Note: Use scant ¼"seamsthroughoutconstruction.
3. JoinTumblersandFinishingPiecesinverticalcolumns.Label
rows1–14accordingtolayout.
• PositiontheupperFinishingPieceinColumn1tothefirst
FauxHexagoninthecolumn,rightsidestogether.Stitch.
• PositionandjointhesecondFauxHexagoninthatcolumn.
• Repeat,joiningtheadditionalFauxHexagonsandthelower
FinishingPieceinthecolumn.
• Pressseamsinonedirection.
Pressseamsinonedirection
• Repeat,positioningandjoiningtheFinishingPiecesand
Tumblersineachofthefourteencolumns.
4. Arrangestitchedcolumnsasshowninthelayoutguideonpage
3.
5. JoinColumn1toColumn2,rightsidestogether.Repeatuntil
allcolumnsarejoined.Pressseamstowardsashing.
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Layout Guide
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ProjectDesign/Development:KateBashynski
Editors:PatHahnandDianeDhein
IllustrationsandLayout:NatalieNguyen
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