Aiming for Accuracy I

Designed by: Aiming for Accuracy Finished size: 58″ x 82″ Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Technique: Piecing Price: $20.00 (USD) Format: PDF file (download and save instantly) [104 pages] Step up your quilting to the next level with the Aiming for Accuracy Booklet.

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This booklet contains:

• 17 comprehensive lessons, with full colour photos, to complete the quilt top.
• Recommended products and tips for improving quilting accuracy.
• Tutorials for creating half-square, quarter-square and split quarter-square triangles.
• Finishing up ideas including choosing batting, basting, quilting and binding.
• Blank colour charts to assist in planning the quilt.
• Links to various tutorials, resources and videos for further information.

The Aiming for Accuracy quilt finishes at 58″ x 82″ and contains 30 blocks and a few single units. The entire quilt is pieced. No paper piecing, no y-seams and no partial seams required to complete this quilt. This is an advanced beginner quilt. Skills needed include the ability to accurately sew a 1/4″ seam allowance and accurate cutting so that the puzzle-like design will fit together correctly. If you’re a beginner, check out the Breezy Beginner’s Sampler Quilt. This quilt was originally taught on-line in weekly tutorials by Michele Foster at the Quilting Gallery.

Fabric Requirements

Below are the fabric requirements for the Aiming for Accuracy quilt. Please read the additional notes below carefully.

• 6 yards of assorted prints
• 3 yards of contrasting fabric
• 3/8 yard for border squares or sixty-four (64) scrappy patches cut at 2.5″
• 5/8 yard for binding (with a 2.5″ cut width)
• 4 yards for backing
• 66″ x 90″ batting (allows for 4″ extra on each side)

Assorted prints: The 6 yards represents 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, scrappy border squares and/or binding. You should be able to get by with only 20 fat quarters, but you’ll want to be careful when cutting. Contrasting fabric: I’m using black for my version of the quilt shown in the lessons. However, I also completed a test version with 1930s prints where I used white. You need a good contrasting fabric so that the design stands out. Backing fabric: The yardage is based on having a middle scrappy strip that is approximately 10″ in heigh