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Size: 75"x 92"
Construction
The fan in the Main block is made using paper piecing (a.k.a. foundation piecing).
There are many excellent resources, including on the web, on how to paper piece.
Make 80 copies of the fan template.
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The fans in the Main block are paper pieced. Make 80 copies of the fan
template. The numbers on the pattern are the piecing order. Paper piece the fan
using the 640–2½"x 5" rectangles. Use a mix of fabrics in each fan. Align edges
of fan and background. Use your appliqué method of choice to appliqué the
top of the fan to the Main block. Make 80. Blocks should measure 8½"x 8½".
Quilter Basics:
8½"x 8½" block
Read instructions before beginning a project.
All instructions include a ¼" seam allowance.
Press as you go.
Make 80 copies of the fan template.
Paper piece 80 fans using
a mix of fabrics.
Fabric Requirements:
Main Block Bkgd: 9900-23
Main Block Fan:
5 yards
2 Jelly Rolls™
or 80–2½"xWOF strips
2
6 yards
Cutting:
Main Block Background:
Cut 20–8½"x WOF strips
subcut 80–8½"x 8½" squares
Main Block Fan:
from EACH of the 80–2½"xWOF strips:
Cut 8–2½"x 5" rectangles for paper
piecing (640 total)
Main Block triangles & quarter circle:
from EACH of the 5 half yards:
Cut 4–3¾"x WOF strips
subcut 40–3¾"x 3¾" squares
set aside 20 for corner triangles
use template to cut 20 quarter circles
(you will have extra of both – see chart)
Appliqué the fan
to the block.
3¾"x 3¾"
ué
Main block
Make 80
8½"x 8½"
with seams
quarter circle
Backing:
Main block
with fan
Make 80
8½"x 8½"
with seams
Cut away
extra fabric
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Final border & binding: 31052-15 2 yds.
8½"x 8½"Main block
(31056-24, 31056-25, 31056-26, 31056-27, 31056-28)
½ yard
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Make a marking template from the enclosed quarter circle template.
Use template to prepare 80 quarter circle pieces from 3¾"x 3¾" squares.
See the chart below for the color combinations. Use your appliqué method of
choice to appliqué the top of the quarter circle to the Main block. Then add a
1–3¾"x 3¾" square sewn on the diagonal to the Main block. Cut away extra
square fabric leaving a ¼"seam allowance. Press to the corner to form a triangle.
Main Block triangle & quarter circle:
5 assorted tonals
½ yd. EA
Inner border: 31057-14
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Use template to prepare Sew square on the diagonal.
Press to corner
80 quarter circle pieces.
See chart for
to form triangle.
Appliqué to the block.
color combinations.
See chart for number
Squares for Corner Triangles
to make.
Add 3¾"
squares to:
Make this number
of blocks with the
quarter circle print.
Make this number of
this block with this
3¾" square print for
corner triangle.
aqua
blue
orange
red
pink
2
5
0
4
1
7
4
2
0
5
1
1
3
6
5
0
2
2
4
6
4
5
4
5
2
Make 12
Make 18
Make 16
Inner border:
8–1½"x WOF strips
Final border & binding:
8–5½"x WOF strips for borders
8–2½"x WOF strips for binding
Make 14
Total Blocks – 80
Make 20
Assembly
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Assemble 10 rows of 8 Main blocks. See diagram.
Press away from the fans in the blocks.
Note how the blocks form pieces of wrapped candy.
Combine the rows.
Blocks combine
to make a
wrapped candy.
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Join the 8–1½"x WOF inner border strips end to end.
Before you add each border, measure across the center of
the quilt for the best measurement for the length of each
border. Add the 1½" inner borders, sides first then top
and bottom.
Join the 8–5½"x WOF final border strips end to end.
Measure, cut and add the final borders to the sides first
then top and bottom.
5½" final border
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Join the 8–2½"x WOF binding strips. Layer, quilt, bind
and ENJOY!
1½" inner border
5½" final border
1½" inner border
Finished Size: 75"x 92"
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Template should measure 4¼"
Finished Size: 75"x 92"
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Template for Fan
Make 80 copies
100%–Do not enlarge
Includes seam allowance.
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Template should measure 4¼"
NOTE: When photocopying these templates, please
check measurements as copiers may vary and some
distortion may occur.
Quarter Circle template
Seam allowance included.
PS31050 — SUGGESTED RETAIL $2.00
Template should measure 3¾"
Template should measure 3¾"
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