Aiming for Accuracy Challenge

Skill Level: Intermediate
Techniques: Piecing, English paper piecing and simple fusible appliqué shapes
Format: PDF file [87 pages]

About the Quilt

Each block in the quilt has been chosen for it’s learning potential. Blocks range both in size and complexity. At the end of the quilt-along, you’ll be confident in your ability to make half-square, quarter-square and split-quarter-square triangles, as well as, square-in-a-square, flying geese, fusible appliqué and English paper pieced units.

This medallion-style quilt uses two background/contrast fabrics. See the alternative colorways at the bottom of this page for inspiration.

• This quilt finishes at 92″ x 108″. A lovely over-sized queen, that drapes.
• There are are pieced, English paper pieced and fusible appliqué blocks.
• It’s a medallion-style quilt, and I’ll be incorporating some quilt-as-you-go techniques in the lessons too so that you can finish this quilt on your domestic machine.
• The quilt contains 38 unique blocks, each block selected for you to improve your quilting knowledge and accuracy.

If you are unable to do either fusible appliqué or English paper piecing, the quilt is designed in such a way that you can easily replace those units with pieced blocks instead.

Things You’ll Learn

By joining the quilt-along, here are some of the things that you will learn:

• Two different methods for making half-square, quarter-square and split-quarter-square triangles, as well as square-in-a-square and flying geese units.
• The basics of English paper piecing and fusible appliqué.
• How to quilt this large queen-sized design in various stages so that you can easily manage the quilting on your domestic machine. Of course, you do not have to do these steps if you prefer to quilt the large quilt or to send it out to a longarm quilter.
• How to avoid chopping off your triangle points when attaching sashing and joining blocks.
• Piecing blocks that are not the usual row/column layout.
• More complex and advanced piecing techniques to complete the various blocks chosen.

Fabric Requirements and Supplies

The fabric requirements presented below are generous. I plan to use leftover fabrics from the front when piecing the quilt backing. Please read the additional note below carefully.

• 5 to 6 yards of assorted prints.
• 5.5 yards of the main background/contrast fabric.
• 3.5 yards of the secondary background/contrast fabric.
  • This includes using the secondary background for the final outer border. If you don’t want to do that, you will need 2 yards for the secondary background and 1.5 yards for the final outer border.
• 7/8 yard for binding (with a 2.5″ cut width).
• Approximately 8 yards for backing. However, this might change, so please don’t buy yet.
• King size batting or 96″ x 112″. Will explain further in the lessons when we start to assemble the rows in the quilt-as-you-go style. Please don’t buy yet.

Assorted prints: The 5 to 6 yards represents 20-24 fat quarters which will give you a good variety of prints to use. You will have some leftovers, but they can be used for the quilt back.