Marcus Fabrics Friends and Companions Sew-Along Week #10

Welcome to week 10 of our Sew-Along!  Ta da - you made it!!  Now it's time to share our finished quilt and show you how you are going to put all of those beautiful blocks into your own finished quilt top. We hope you think it is as beautiful as we do!!

Let's get started on piecing the alternate blocks (there's 16 of them) and finishing up the quilt.

Cutting Instructions: Alternate blocks
   Cream print -
       Cut (2) - 5 1/2" x WOF
       Cut (2) - 2 1/2" x WOF
       Cut (2) - 2" x WOF
       Cut (32) - 2" x 5 1/2" rectangles

   Black print -
       Cut (8) - 2" x WOF
       Cut (1) - 2 1/2" x WOF

Directions:
   1. Sew (1) cream print 2 1/2" x WOF strip and (2) black print 2" x WOF strips together.
       Press to the dark.  Width of the pieced strip unit measures 5 1/2" unfinished.
       Repeat with remaining cream print 2 1/2" x WOF strip and (2) black print 2" x WOF strips.

   2. Cut pieced strip units into (32) 2" x 5 1/2" rectangles.

   3. Sew (1) black print 2 1/2" x WOF strip and (2) cream print 2" x WOF strips together.
       Press to the dark.  Width of the pieced strip unit measures 5 1/2" unfinished.

   4. Cut pieced strip unit into (16) 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangles.

   5. Using the picture, piece the center 9 patch unit. Press to the outer rows.
       Repeat to complete (16) center 9 patch units. Each unit measures 5 1/2" unfinished.

   6. Sew (1) cream print 5 1/2" x WOF strip and (2) black print 2" x WOF strips together.
       Press to the dark. Width of the pieced strip unit measures 8 1/2" unfinished.
       Repeat with remaining cream print 5 1/2" x WOF strip and (2) black print 2" x WOF strips.

   7. Cut pieced strip units into (32) 2" x 8 1/2" rectangles.

   8. Using the picture, piece the alternate blocks. Press away from the center 9 patch unit.
       Repeat to complete (16) alternate blocks.  Each alternate block measures 8 1/2" unfinished.

Assembling the quilt top

Cutting instructions: Finishing kit
   Green print - set-in side triangles and corner triangles
       Cut (3) - 12 5/8" squares - cut in quarters diagonally
       Cut (2) - 6 5/8" squares - cut in half diagonally

   Black print - inner border and binding
        Cut (5) - 2" x WOF - sew end to end
            Cut (2) - 2" x 45 1/2" - side inner borders
            Cut (2) - 2" x 48 1/2" - top and bottom inner border
        Cut (6) - 2" x WOF - sew end to end for binding (You have enough fabric if you prefer to cut a 2 1/2" wide binding)

   Red print - outer border and binding
        Cut (2) - 6 1/2" x 48 1/2" - lengthwise - side outer borders
        Cut (2) - 6 1/2" x 60 1/2" - lengthwise - top and bottom outer borders


Directions:
    1. Arrange the pieced blocks, alternate blocks and set -in side triangles according to the numbered diagram.  Each number represents the week the block was presented.
       Add 4 corner triangles last.The quilt top should measure 45 1/2"x45 1/2" square.

    2. Add the black print strips for the inner border.

    3. Add the red print strips for the outer border.
        The quilt top should measure 60 1/2" x 60 1/2" square.

    4. Quilt as desired.  Add binding. ENJOY!!!

Click here for a downloadable/printable version.

And there it is!! Hopefully you've been sewing right along with us, and now it's just a matter of putting it altogether. And now here's your chance to win one of our 2 final prizes - the completed quilt or this great basket of goodies from the designers. 

Leave a comment on this blog only to be eligible and on Monday, 2 winners will be randomly selected. (Remember, your comment must be on this blog only.) This was a mystery quilt - tell us what you think about mystery quilts or our Sew-Along.  Did you enjoy this, would you rather have known what the quilt looked like right from the beginning, or did you just trust that we would provide you with a beautiful quilt?

Many of you selected your own fabric or perhaps you used your own arrangement for our blocks - please send us a photo when you have completed your quilt top (maryellen@redcrinolinequilts.com).  I will give you some time to complete your top, so any pictures sent to me by November 2nd will be shared on this blog after that. 

Thank you for joining us on our 1st ever Sew-Along. I would like to thank the Marcus Fabrics designers for their beautiful blocks, Lynn Graham and Cathy Peters for the fantastic quilting job and Gloria Parsons for binding the quilt. 

Until next time, happy quilting,
Mary Ellen