Half & Half
Quilt design and instructions by Latifah Saafir
of Latifah Saafir Studios
Featuring Indah Solids and Hand-dyed Batiks
from the Me+You brand of Hoffman Fabrics
Half & Half Quilt
Fabric:
Color 1: (Nude)
Color 2: (Zinc)
Color 3 (Aquamarine)
Color 4 (Midnight)
Color 5 (Tomato)
2/3 yd
7/8 yd
1/3 yd
1/3 yd
1/2 yd
Directions
Cut:
Color 1
(2) - 12” x 22”
Color 2
(4) - 1.5” strips x WOF
(3) - 5” x WOF
(1) - 7.5” x 40”
Color 3
(3) - 3.5” strips x WOF
Color 4
(7) - 1.5” strips x WOF
Color 5
(4) - 3.5” strips x WOF
Pre-sew:
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5.
Sew 1.5” Color 2 strips together end to end. Press seams to one side.
Sew 5!Color 2 strips together end to end. Press seams to one side.
Sew 3.5” Color 3 strips together end to end. Press seams to one side.
Sew 1.5” Color 4 strips together end to end. Press seams to one side.
Sew 3.5” Color 5 strips together end to end. Press seams to one side.
Sew
1. Sew Color 2 - 1.5” strip to right side of Color 1 - 12” x 22. Cut strip even with top and bottom
of Color 1.
Press seam to one side.
2. Sew Color 2 strip to top and cut even with sides. Press seam to one side. Sew Color 2 strip to
bottom. Cut even and press.
3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 adding strips in this order:
• Color 3 - 3.5” strip
• Color 4 - 1.5” strip
• Color 5 - 3.5” strip
• Color 4 - 1.5” strip
4. Repeat steps 1-3 to form the opposite half adding the vertical strip to the left side instead of
the right.
5. Sew both halves to either side of the 7.5” x 40” Color 2 piece. Press seams to one side.
6. Sew a 5” x 48” strip to top. Press seams. Sew remaining 5” x 48” piece to bottom. Press
seams.
7. Baste, quilt and bind as desired.