Fall 2011 Fons k Porter’s Easy Quilts 2
Quilt by Bev Getschel.
Country Comfort
Size: 79" × 96"
materials
10 (10") red print squares
10 (10") green print squares
20 (10") assorted light print squares
40 (10") assorted dark print squares
(or 2 Layer Cakes*)
2 yards brown print for outer
border and binding5⁄8 yard tan print for inner border
71⁄8 yards backing fabric
Full-size quilt batting
* Layer Cake = 42 (10") squares
Note: Fabrics in the quilt shown
are from the Perennials and Kansas
troubles Favorites collections by
Kansas troubles for Moda.
CuttingMeasurements include ¼" seam
allowances. Border strips are exact
length needed. You may want to
make them longer to allow for
piecing variations.
Note: if using layer Cake squares,
sort as follows: 10 red squares, 10
green squares, 20 assorted light
squares, 40 assorted dark squares.
From each red print square, cut:
• 4 (4¾") B squares.
From each green print square,
cut:
• 4 (4¾") B squares.
From each light print square, cut:
• 1 (93⁄8") square. Cut square in half
diagonally to make 2 half-square
C triangles.
From each of 20 dark print
squares, cut:
• 1 (93⁄8") square. Cut square in half
diagonally to make 2 half-square
C triangles.
From each remaining dark print
square, cut:
• 1 (9") A square.
From brown print, cut:
• 9 (4½"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 2 (4½" × 88½") side outer
borders and 2 (4½" × 79½") top
and bottom outer borders.
• 10 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding.
From tan print, cut:
• 9 (2"-wide) strips. Piece strips to
make 2 (2" × 85½") side inner
borders and 2 (2" × 71½") top and
bottom inner borders.
Unit assembly1. Join 1 dark print C triangle and 1
light print C triangle as shown in
Triangle-Square Diagrams. Make 40 triangle-squares.
C
C
Triangle-Square Diagrams
Quilting Diagram
Four Patch Unit Diagrams
B
triangle-square Diagrams
3 Fons k Porter’s Easy Quilts Fall 2011
www.FonsandPorter.com
DesignerBev Getschel
fell in love with
quilting in 2003,
after having sewn
all her life. She
is the winner of
several awards,
and is regularly published in quilting
magazines.
Contact her at:
1102 110th Street • Amery, WI 54001
[email protected]
Quilting Diagram
2. Join 2 green print B squares and
2 red print B squares as shown in
Four Patch Unit Diagrams. Make 20 Four Patch Units.
C
C
Triangle-Square Diagrams
Quilting Diagram
Four Patch Unit Diagrams
B
C
C
Triangle-Square Diagrams
Quilting Diagram
Four Patch Unit Diagrams
B
Four Patch Unit Diagrams
Quilt assembly1. Lay out triangle-squares, Four
Patch Units, and A squares as
shown in Quilt Top Assembly Diagram.
2. Join into rows; join rows to com-
plete quilt center.
3. Add tan print side inner borders
to quilt center. Add tan print top
and bottom borders to quilt.
4. Repeat for brown print outer
borders.
Finishing1. Divide backing into 3 (23⁄8-yard)
lengths. Join panels lengthwise.
Seams will run horizontally.
2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt
top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt
shown was quilted with an allover
leaf design (Quilting Diagram).3. Join 2¼"-wide brown print
strips into 1 continuous piece for
straight-grain French-fold binding.
Add binding to quilt.
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
A
Quilt top assembly Diagram
