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Quilt 1Spirit of the BuffaloSpirit of the Buffalo

By Western Denim Dirt&

Skill Level: Intermediate

Spirit of the Buffalo

Fabrics in the Spirit of the Buffalo Collection

Finished Quilt Size: 70” x 90”

Quilt 1

Navajo Stripe - Turquoise8120-75

Navajo Stripe - Brown8120-39

Feathers - Ivory8119-41

Geckos - Ivory8117-41

Kachinas - Ivory8115-41

Kachinas - Brown8115-39

Tonal Texture - Black7101-99

Tonal Texture - Turquoise7101-75

Tonal Texture - Rust7101-33

Native American Panel - Turquoise8114P-75

Geckos - Rust8117-33

Kokopelli - Grey8116-99

Kokopelli - Turquoise8116-75

Feathers - Rust8119-33

Native American Symbols - Turquoise8118-75

Native American Symbols - Ivory8118-41

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Cutting Instructions Please note: all strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF) from selvage to selvage edge unless otherwise noted.

Page 1Materials1 panel Native American Panel - Turquoise (A) 8114P-75⅝ yard Tonal Texture - Rust (B) 7101-33¾ yard Kachinas - Ivory (C) 8115-414 ¾ yards Tonal Texture - Black (D) 7101-99¾ yard Tonal Texture - Turquoise (E) 7101-75*⅔ yard Geckos - Rust (F) 8117-33⅝ yard Geckos - Ivory (G) 8117-41¼ yard Feathers - Rust (H) 8119-33¼ yard Feathers - Ivory (I) 8119-41¼ yard Native American Symbols - Turquoise (J) 8118-75⅓ yard Kokopelli - Turquoise (K) 8116-755 ½ yards Kachinas - Brown (Back) 8115-39

*Includes binding

From the Native American Panel - Turquoise (A):• Fussy cut (1) 23 ½” x 42” panel.

From the Tonal Texture - Rust (B), cut:• (2) 2” x 42” WOF strips.• (2) 2 ½” x 26 ½” WOF strips.• (2) 4 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (32) 2 ½” x 4 ½” strips.

From the Kachinas - Ivory (C), cut:• (3) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 3 ½” x 45 ½” strips.• (2) 3 ½” x 31 ½” WOF strips.• (1) 4 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (8) 4 ½” squares. From the Tonal Texture - Black (D), cut:• (3) 2” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2” x 51 ½” strips.• (5) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2 ½” x 86 ½” strips.• (4) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2 ½” x 70 ½” strips.• (4) 2” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2” x 66 ½” strips.• (6) 2” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (12) 2” x 16 ½” strips.• (6) 4 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (48) 4 ½” squares.• (23) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (368) 2 ½” squares.• (4) 1 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (96) 1 ½” squares.• (5) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (96) 2” x 2 ½” strips.• (3) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (32) 3 ½” squares.

From the Tonal Texture - Turquoise (E), cut:• (1) 4 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (16) 2 ½” x 4 ½” strips.• (8) 2 ½” x WOF strips for the binding.

From the Geckos - Rust (F), cut:• (1) 4 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (4) 4 ½” x 6 ½” strips.• (2) 4 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (32) 2 ½” x 4 ½” strips.• (5) 1 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (128) 1 ½” squares.

From the Geckos - Ivory (G), cut:• (3) 5 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (48) 2 ½” x 5 ½” strips.

From the Feathers - Rust (H), cut:• (1) 4 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (4) 4 ½” squares.

From the Feathers - Ivory (I), cut:• (2) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (8) 3 ½” x 6 ½” strips.

From the Native American Symbols - Turquoise (J), cut:• (2) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (8) 3 ½” x 6 ½” strips.

From the Kokopelli - Turquoise (K), cut:• (1) 4 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut strip into (16) 2 ½” x 4 ½” strips.• (2) 1 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut strips into (32) 1 ½” squares.

From the Kachinas - Brown (Backing), cut:• (2) 98” x WOF strips for the backing. Sew the strips together and trim to make the 78” x 98” back.

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Sewing Instructions1. Sew (1) 2” x 42” Fabric B strip to each side of the 23 ½” x 42” Fabric A panel. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 26 ½” Fabric B strip to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric A panel. Trim the block to measure 25 ½” x 45 ½” to make the Center Block (Fig. 1).

Trim to measure 25 ½” x 45 ½”

after the borders are added

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2. Sew (1) 3 ½” x 45 ½” Fabric C strip to each side of the Center Block. Sew (1) 3 ½” x 31 ½” Fabric C strip to the top and to the bottom of the Center Block (Fig. 2).

3. Place (1) 3 ½” Fabric D square on the left side of (1) 3 ½” x 6 ½” Fabric J strip, right sides together (Fig. 3). Sew across the diagonal of the square from the upper right corner to the lower left corner (Fig. 3). Flip open the triangle formed and press (Fig. 4). Trim away the excess fabric from behind the triangle, leaving a ¼” seam allowance.

4. Place another 3 ½” Fabric D square on the right side of the 3 ½” x 6 ½” Fabric J strip, right sides together (Fig. 5). Sew across the diagonal of the square from the upper left corner to the lower right corner (Fig. 5). Flip open the triangle formed and press (Fig. 6). Trim away the excess fabric from behind the triangle, leaving a ¼” seam allowance to make (1) DJD unit.

make 8

JDD

5. Repeat Steps 3-4 to make (8) DJD units total.

6. Repeat Steps 3-4 using (8) 3 ½” x 6 ½” Fabric I strips and (16) 3 ½” Fabric D squares to make (8) DID units (Fig. 7).

make 8

DDI

7. Sew (1) DID unit to the top and to the bottom of (1) 4 ½” x 6 ½” Fabric F strip. Sew (1) DJD unit to the top and to the bottom of the resulting block to make (1) F block (Fig. 8). Repeat to make (4) F blocks total.

make 4

F

GD Dmake 48

BD Dmake 328. Repeat Steps 3-4 using (32)

2 ½” x 4 ½” Fabric B strips and (64) 2 ½” Fabric D squares to make (32) DBD units (Fig. 9).

10. Sew (1) 2 ½” Fabric D square to each end of (1) DBD unit. Sew (1) 2” x 2 ½” Fabric D strip to each end of (1) DGD unit. Sew the DGD strip to the top of the DBD strip to make (1) GB block (Fig. 11). Repeat to make (32) GB blocks total.

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BD D

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DD

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9. Repeat Steps 3-4 using (48) 2 ½” x 5 ½” Fabric G strips and (96) 2 ½” Fabric D squares to make (48) DGD units (Fig. 10).

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11. Repeat Steps 3-4 using (16) 2 ½” x 4 ½” Fabric E strips and (32) 2 ½” Fabric D squares to make (16) DED units (Fig. 12).

ED D

make 16

12. Sew (1) 2 ½” Fabric D square to each end of (1) DED unit. Sew (1) 2” x 2 ½” Fabric D strip to each end of (1) DGD unit. Sew the DGD unit to the top of the DED unit to make (1) GE block (Fig. 13). Repeat to make (16) GE blocks total.

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make 16

FD D

make 32D D

K

make 16

13. Repeat Steps 3-4 using (32) 2 ½” x 4 ½” Fabric F strips and (64) 1 ½” Fabric D squares to make (32) DFD units (Fig. 14).

14. Repeat Steps 3-4 using (16) 2 ½” x 4 ½” Fabric K strips and (32) 1 ½” Fabric D squares to make (16) DKD units (Fig. 15).

15. Place (1) 1 ½” Fabric F square on the top left corner of (1) 2 ½” Fabric D square, right sides together (Fig. 16). Sew across the diagonal of the smaller square from the upper right corner to the lower left corner (Fig. 16). Flip open the triangle formed and press (Fig. 17). Trim away the excess fabric from behind the triangle ¼” away from the sewn seam.

D

16. Follow Figure 18 for the seam direction to add a 1 ½” Fabric F square to the lower right corner of the 2 ½” Fabric D square to make (1) FD block (Fig. 19).

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FD

make 64

17. Repeat Steps 15-16 to make (64) FD blocks total.

18. Repeat Steps 15-16 using (32) 2 ½” Fabric D squares and (64) 1 ½” Fabric K squares to make (16) KD blocks (Fig. 20).

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19. Sew FDF unit to each side of (1) 4 ½” Fabric C square. Sew (1) FD block to each end of (1) FDF unit. Repeat to make a second strip. Sew the strips to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric C square to make (1) C block (Fig. 21). Repeat to make (8) C blocks total.

20. Sew KDK unit to each side of (1) 4 ½” Fabric H square. Sew (1) KD block to each end of (1) KDK unit. Repeat to make a second strip. Sew the strips to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric H square to make (1) H block (Fig. 22). Repeat to make (4) H blocks total.

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D D

D D

21. Sew (1) GB block to each side of (1) C block. Sew (1) 4 ½” Fabric D square to each end of (1) GB block. Repeat to make a second strip. Sew the strips to the top and to the bottom of the C block to make (1) Block One (Fig. 23). Repeat to make (8) Block Ones total.

Spirit of the Buffalo Quilt 1 Page 4Quilt Top Assembly (Refer to the Quilt Layout while assembling.)23. Sew (3) Block Ones, (4) 2” x 16 ½” Fabric D strips and (2) F blocks together as shown to make Row One. Repeat to make Row Three.

24. Sew (1) 2” x 51 ½” Fabric D strip to each side of the Center Block.

25. Sew (2) Block Twos, (1) Block One and (2) 2” x 16 ½” Fabric D strips together as shown. Repeat to make a second strip. Sew (1) strip to each side of the Center Block to make Row Two.

26. Sew the (3) rows, in numerical order, and (2) 2” x 66 ½” Fabric D strips together alternating them to make the quilt top.

27. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 86 ½” Fabric D strip to each side of the quilt top. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 70 ½” Fabric D strip to the top and to the bottom of the quilt top.

28. Layer and quilt as desired.

29. Sew the (8) 2 ½” x WOF Fabric E strips together, end to end with 45-degree seams, to make the binding. Fold this long strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and press.

30. Bind as desired.

22. Sew (1) GE block to each side of (1) H block. Sew (1) 4 ½” Fabric D square to each end of (1) GE block. Repeat to make a second strip. Sew the strips to the top and to the bottom of the H block to make (1) Block Two (Fig. 24). Repeat to make (4) Block Twos total.

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Quilt Layout

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