12. Bonnie Miles – Meet Me at the Crossroads
Half Day
Choose your favorite border fabric, and then select nine coordinates to make up the large Crossroads blocks for this quilt. With some pre-cutting, you will be able to get a good amount of the quilt made during class time. Pattern is easy enough for beginners, but any quilter will love the striking look of this nine block quilt.
Skill Level: All
Pattern Fee: $1
BSK
Block Size: 17" finished
Quilt Size: 80 x 88" (or larger with larger borders) Refer to photo for color ideas
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS:
Focus Fabric (outer border) - 2-1/4 yards
Inner border - complimentary to border 2/3 yards
Small corner nine patches - dark 6" x WOF or 1/4 yard
Background for blocks and sashing 3-1/2 yards
Crossroads blocks / dark complimentary 1 fat quarter per block (9) OR 7" x WOF in 9 colors
CUT PER BLOCK : (Cut only one block set to begin with for class, until you learn the technique)
You'll need nine of these - eventually.... but start with one.
DARK COLOR ~
Cut - A (4) 4-1/2" squares
B (2) 5-1/4" squares
C (8) 4-1/2x 2" rectangles (scant 2" - more like 1-7/16")
D (4) 2" (scant) squares. (Note: if you are comfortable cutting 1-7/8, you can do this.)
LIGHT BACKGROUND ~
Cut - B (2) 5-1/4" squares (Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side)
C (4) 4-1/2 x 2" rectangles (scant)
D (5) 2" squares (scant) E (2) 7-1/4" squares - mark twice on diagonal - make an X across square
F (2) 4-1/2" squares - mark once on diagonal
PRE -CLASS SEWING ~
Sew 2" squares into one nine patch for center of block. Lights should be in corners and middle of patch
Sew "C"s into four bar sets with light in middle and darks on sides. They should square up to 4-1/2"
PRESS TOWARD THE DARK in both block segments.