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Palette Pizazz Fabric Requirements • 1 set Jinny Beyer Palette Pixie Strips in selected colorway • Accent: ½ yard - Galaxy: 2203-008 (Palette #138) - Grasslands: 3365-002 (Palette #24) - Tropics: 6931-027 (Palette #127) - Sunset: 6342-006 (Palette #23) • Background: 4½ yards 9617-034 (Black) 3½ yards of backing also required. Don’t Miss Jinny Beyer’s Moon Glow! Moon Glow is designed to develop your quiltmaking skills and is organized in a block-of-the-month format. Includes traditional and foundation-piecing options. Free, downloadable pattern! Visit rjrfabrics.com or jinnybeyer.com. Pattern assumes basic quiltmaking and foundation-piecing knowledge and is suitable for the confident beginner and beyond. Read the entire pattern before beginning. All seam allowances are ¼". Press seams after sewing. WOF = width of fabric (assumes 40"); LOF = length of fabric. Step 1: Copy the Foundations Next, referring to the Block Color Guide for the colorway you Follow the instructions on page 6 to copy the foundations. are making (page 7, 9, 11 or 13), organize the strips into Cut them out, leaving a margin of paper outside the solid lines. groups of five, one group for each Block. Step 2: Cut Background Fabric Step 5: Make the Blocks For most efficient use of the fabric, the fabric pieces for the There are eight different blocks (1-8) in the quilt, and six foundations are pre-cut. Follow the instructions and copies of each are required. Each block is made from a illustrations below. regular and a reversed foundation, separated by an accent fabric strip. Background 1 (B1). Cut five strips B1 measuring 4½" x WOF. From the ½" To avoid fabric confusion, work on a single Block at a time, strips, cut a total of 96 pieces measuring completing all six copies before moving on to the next. ½" 2" x 4½". Next cut each piece on the diagonal as shown, making 192 B1 pieces. Block 1 Mark the Foundations. Collect six regular and six reversed Background 2 (B2). Cut eight strips B2 foundations. Referring to your Color Guide and taking careful measuring 6" x WOF. From the strips, note of the dark-to-light order, mark the appropriate fabric cut a total of 96 pieces measuring number on each section of each foundation. (The background 3" x 6". Next cut each piece on the fabric patches are already marked on the foundations.) diagonal as shown, making 192 B2 pieces. As in the illustration below, you will note that the foundations Background 3 (B3). Cut seven strips B3 are the mirror image of the final block; this is because the measuring 4¾" x WOF. From the ¾" fabric is sewn to the opposite side of the paper. (If you have strips, cut a total of 96 pieces measuring not foundation pieced before, you just have to trust us on 2¾" x 4¾". Next cut each piece on the ¾" this!) diagonal as shown, making 192 B3 pieces. B1 B1 Border. There are five different size pieces (A-E) cut for the Darkest 4 4 Darkest borders. Cut six strips 5" x WOF then sub-cut them as follows: B2 B2 • Strips 1 & 2: From each, cut two 14½" (A) and one 107/8" (E) • Strips 3 & 4: From each, cut two 14½" (A) and one 85/8" (B) 7 7 1 • Strip 5: Cut two 14½" (A) and one 4 /8" (D) B3 B3 3 • Strip 6: Cut two 15 /8" (C) 9 9 B3 B3 Binding. Cut seven strips your preferred binding width (up to 2½") x WOF. 27 27 B2 B2 Step 3: Cut the Accent Fabric The accent fabric is used in the blocks and the border. Cut as Lightest 29 29 Lightest B1 B1 follows: Palette Pizazz - Reversed • Barbara Hollinger for RJR Fabrics Palette Pizazz - Regular • Barbara Hollinger for RJR Fabrics • Blocks - Cut one strip at 1½" x WOF, then cut twelve 1½" Reversed Regular squares from it. Next, cut ten strips at 1" x WOF; from these strips, cut a total of forty-eight pieces each Block 1 4 4 measuring 7¼" long. • Border - Cut two strips measuring 1" x WOF, then cut into 14 pieces each 5" long. 7 7 9 9 Step 4: Prepare the Pixie Strips Accent The Pixie Strip roll includes forty fabrics, with Fabric #1 being 27 the topmost strip. Keeping track of the fabrics is very 27 important! Cut out the fabric labels on page 5 and pin to the fabrics in the roll, referring to your color Pixie Strip Guide on 29 29 page 8, 10, 12 or 14 as necessary. Reversed Regular Designed by Barbara Hollinger Page 1 Pre-Cut the Pixie Strips. Cut each 1" Foundation Piecing General Instructions Pixie strip used in the block into six pieces, each about 6¾" long. Cut The foundations are pre-printed with labels for each of the each piece on the diagonal as shown, background sections. Before beginning, be sure to making twelve patches. 1" handwrite the fabric numbers for the colored pieces onto each section of the foundations. Sew the Foundations. Following the Foundation Piecing General Instructions (opposite), make the six regular and six You can begin piecing at either end of each foundation. All reversed foundations for Block 1. patches are slightly oversized and must be trimmed as instructed below before sewing on the next patch. Complete the Blocks. Complete a block by sewing a 7¼" accent strip to the colored-fabric side of a regular and Pin a B1 piece over the first area on a foundation, wrong reversed foundation (see Block 1 illustration on page 1). side of the fabric against the unprinted side of the paper. Press seams toward the accent strip. Write the block number The fabric should cover the finished area and the indicated on the foundation paper! Repeat to make a total of six. seam allowance, plus extend at least ¼" beyond the solid Blocks measure 8¼" x 7¼" including seam allowances. line separating it from the next section. With the paper on Blocks 2-8 top, fold the foundation back along the solid line and trim Using the same process as Block 1, and working on one block the fabric ¼" beyond the fold. at a time, make six each of Blocks 2-8. Next, lay the fabric piece for the adjacent area on the first Step 6: Make the Units patch, right sides together, aligning the raw edges near the Four blocks plus a 1½" accent square are sewn together to solid line. Pin in place if necessary. Double-check to make make a unit. Each unit uses different blocks, and care must sure that the top patch will completely cover the next area be taken to ensure that the blocks are rotated correctly. when sewn. Adjust if necessary. Referring to the Unit & Quilt Assembly diagram on page 4 for Turn the foundation over and, using a short stitch length, the block numbers and orientation, follow the instructions sew through all layers along the line on the printed side of below to make a unit. the foundation. (A short stitch length makes it easier to remove the paper later.) Repeat to make a total of 12 units. Units measure 15" square including seam allowances. Flip the fabric right side up and press the seam. With the paper on top, fold the foundation back along the solid line Sewing a Unit Using a Partial Seam that marks the next seam line. Trim the fabric ¼" beyond the fold. Add the next patch. Repeat this process until the foundation is complete. After A 2 completing a foundation, press well and trim the outside B edge of the fabric and foundation along the outer solid lines of the foundation. Do not remove the paper. 1 5 3 lower edge of A and half of the top of the accent square free. This is the partial seam. Next, sew B to the unit just made, using a regular seam 2 ; 4 this seam spans the full block and the accent square. Sew C D C to the unit just made, also using a regular, full-length seam 3 . Now, sew D to the unit just made, using a regular, full-length seam 4 , folding A out of the way. Using a partial seam allows the unit to be made without an inset seam. Lastly, complete the unit by sewing 5 , which extends from the left edge of A to the beginning of the partial seam 1 . Sew A to the accent square 1 , starting at the center of the accent square and sewing to the edge, leaving most of the Designed by Barbara Hollinger Page 2 Step 7: Assemble the Quilt Step 9: Quilt & Bind Referring to the Unit & Quilt Assembly diagram on page 4, Remove the paper foundations. sew the units together in rows, then sew the rows together. Place a pin at the top of the quilt. (Quilt measures 44" x 58½".) Layer the project as follows: backing (wrong side up), batting, quilt top (right side up). Baste the layers together. Quilt as Step 8: Make & Add the Borders desired. Sew the border rectangles and 5" accent strips together as shown below. Press the seam allowances toward the When the quilting is completed, trim the backing and batting rectangles. even with the edges of the quilt top. Top & Bottom Borders - Make two. Bind the quilt using the reserved strips and your favorite method. BAA C Left & Right Borders - Make two. DAAA E With your quilt on a design surface, place the borders around the quilt, orienting them as shown below. (Make sure the pin in your quilt is at the top!) When the borders are in the correct positions, the accent strips in each border will line up with an accent strip in the quilt top.