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Periwinkle Cupcake is a quilt that
features all periwinkle (blue-violet) and white fabrics. This quilt
whispers calmness and serenity. Creating it is a beautiful way to
celebrate the beginning of spring or to create some lightness and
brightness in the fall and winter. A recipe for periwinkle cupcakes
is included. You've never heard of them? Believe me, you'll love
them.
Periwinkle is a challenging color to
choose even though many of us love it. Be careful not to choose
fabrics that are really purple rather than periwinkle. Remember that
periwinkle is BLUE VIOLET. That means it has both blue and violet
(purple) in it. I started choosing fabrics by looking at both the
blues and the purples in the fabric store. If there were fabrics in
with the blues that looked purple, often they were really
periwinkle. If there were fabrics in with the purples that looked
blue, often they were periwinkle. Try this and see if this helps you
select true periwinkles.
FINISHED QUILT
SIZE: 53 5/8” X 71¼”
YARDAGE:
½ yards of 9 different medium and dark periwinkle fabrics
2¼ yards white fabric
1¼ yards of 1 light periwinkle fabric for the side and corner
triangles
Backing fabric*: 4 yards (horizontal seam)
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES:
Sewing machine in good working order
Sewing supplies you regularly use such as thread, straight pins,
scissors, seam ripper, etc.
Rotary cutting equipment: mat (18" x 24"), ruler (6" x 24") and
cutter with sharp blade.
Bias Square Ruler, or 6” x 6” Square Ruler. This is important.
*I have
added an optional border to my finished quilt top. The quilt looks
great with or without a border. If you think you may wish to add a
border, please wait to purchase your backing fabric until you have
seen my quilt.
CUTTING
Cut from each of the medium and dark periwinkle fabrics:
1 strip, 3½" x 42". From this strip, cut 12 squares, 3½" x 3½".
These squares will be used in the Half Square Triangle Blocks.
2 strips, 1¾ " x 42". These strips will be used in the small Four
Patch Blocks.
1 strip, 3" x 42". From this strip, cut 8 squares, 3" x 3".
Cut from 4 of the darkest medium and dark periwinkle fabrics:
1 additional strip, 3" x 42". These strips will be used in the large
Four Patch Blocks. Set them aside. Do not cut them.
Cut from the white fabric:
9 strips, 3½ " x 42". From these strips, cut a total of 108 squares,
3½" x 3½". These squares will be used in the Half Square Triangle
Blocks.
18 strips, 1¾ " x 42". These strips will be used in the small Four
Patch Blocks.
3 strips, 3" x 42". From these strips cut 36 squares, 3" x 3".
Cut from the light periwinkle fabric:
5 squares, 12½" x 12½”. Cut these squares on both diagonals to yield
20 side triangles.
2 squares, 12" x 12". Cut these squares on one diagonal only to
yield 4 corner triangles.
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