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Materials

¾ yard each of 6 assorted prints

¾ yard peach solid

¾ yard aqua solid

5 yards white solid

Fons & Porter Pickle Dish Template

Set or template material

6 yards backing fabric

78" x 108" rectangle of quilt batting

NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown

are from the Retro Morocco

collection by Springs Creative.

Challenging

Finished Blocks:

24 (15") blocks

Folk DanceEquipped with the new Pickle Dish Template Set by Fons & Porter, Diane Tomlinson spent a

retreat weekend making this quilt she calls Folk Dance. The blocks are big so it only takes

twenty-four to make this long-twin quilt.

quilt by DiaNE TOmliNsON machine quilted by PENNy BarNEs

CuttingMeasurements include ¼" seam

allowances. Border strips are exact

length needed. You may want to

make them longer to allow for piecing

variations. If not using the Fons &

Porter Pickle Dish Template Set, make

templates from patterns on page 6.

FroM eaCh print, Cut:

• 4(5½"-wide)strips.Fromstrips,

cut88Wedges(A).

FroM peaCh solid, Cut:

• 4(5½"-wide)strips.Fromstrips,

cut24(5½")squares.

FroM aqua solid, Cut:

•4(5½"-wide)strips.Fromstrips,

cut24(5½")squares.

FroM white solid, Cut:

•5(11"-wide)strips.Fromstrips,

cut15(11")squares.Fromsquares,

cut30BackgroundPieces(C)

(Background Cutting Diagram).

Finished size:

70" × 100"

KiT aVailaBlETo order a kit for this project, go to ShopFonsandPorter.com.

•9(2¼"-wide)stripsforbinding.

FroM reMainder oF white

solid, Cut:

•1(11"-wide)lengthwisestrip.

Fromstrip,cut9(11")squares.

Fromsquares,cut18Background

pieces(C)(Background Cutting

Diagram).

•1(7¾"-wide)lengthwisestrip.

Fromstrip,cut24Melonpieces(B)

(Melon Cutting Diagram)

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Cutting Diagram

•4(5½"-wide)lengthwisestrips.

Fromstrips,cut2(5½"×90½")

sidebordersand2(5½"×70½")

topandbottomborders.

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bloCk asseMbly1. Join11assortedprintWedgesas

showninArc Diagrams.Make48

Arcs.

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Background Cutting Diagram

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Melon Cutting Diagram

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

FOLD

C

B

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

MAKE 12 MAKE 12

Arc Diagrams

Arc Unit Diagrams

Melon Unit Diagrams

Block Unit Diagrams

Block Diagrams

2. ReferringtoSew Easy: Piecing

Curves,join1Arcand1white

Backgroundpiecetomake1Arc

Unit(Arc Unit Diagrams). Make48

ArcUnits.

3. Join1ArcUnitand1white

MelonpieceasshowninMelon

Unit Diagrams.Make24Melon

Units.

4. Join1ArcUnitand2peach

squaresasshowninBlock Unit

Diagrams.Make12peachBlock

Units.Inthesamemanner,make

12aquaBlockUnits.

5. Join1MelonUnitand1Block

UnitasshowninBlock Diagrams.

Make12peachblocksand12aqua

blocks.

quilt asseMbly1. LayoutblocksasshowninQuilt

Top Assembly Diagram.

2. Joinintorows;joinrowstocompletequiltcenter.

3. Addwhitesideborderstoquiltcenter.

4. Addwhitetopandbottom

borderstoquilt.

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Quilt Top Assembly DiagramQuilt Top Assembly Diagram

Finishing1. Dividebackinginto2(3-yard)

lengths.Joinpieceslengthwise.

2. Layerbacking,batting,andquilttop;baste.Quiltasdesired.

3. Join2¼"-widewhitestripsinto1continuouspieceforstraight-grain

French-foldbinding.Addbinding

toquilt.

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Place on fold

Pickle Dish MelonB

Pickle Dish BackgroundC

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Seweasy™

watch a video of this Sew easy online at FonsandPorter.com/pickledish

PiecingPickleDishBlocksFollow these instructions to piece perfect curves for Folk Dance.

a

E

B

C D

1. Join 11 Wedges as shown in

PhotoA.Make2Arcs.

2. MarkcenterofcurveonArcs,2

backgroundpieces,and1Melon

piece by folding in half and

creasingorbymakingasmallclip

(Photo B).

3. Working with 1 background

piece on top of 1 Arc, pin at

curvecenters,takingasmallbite

withthepin.Pinatendofseam,

taking a deep bitewith the pin

(Photo C).

4. Align pieces at beginning of

seam. Stitch tomiddleof curve.

Useyour fingertips,a stiletto,or

a wooden skewer to help keep

curvededgesalignedasyousew

(Photo D).

5. Leaving needle in fabric, raise

presser foot. Adjust top fabric

away from you toward the area

youhavealreadysewn(Photo E).

6. Align curved edges for second

halfof seamand stitch to about

1"fromendofseam.Stopagain

and adjust top fabric so ending

edgesarealigned.

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H

F

i

J

G

7. Gently press seam allowance

toward background piece to

complete 1Arc Unit (Photo F).

Make2ArcUnits.

8. In the same manner, with Arc

Unit on top, pinArc toMelon

piecematchingcentersandend.

Stitch, keeping curved edges

alignedasyousew(Photo G).

9. Gently press seam allowance

towardMelonpiecetocomplete

MelonUnit(Photo H).

10. Inthesamemanner,withBlock

Unitontop,pinBlockUnitto

MelonUnitmatchingcenters

andend.Stitch,keepingcurved

edgesalignedasyousew(Photo

I).

11. Gently press seam allowance

towardMelonUnittocomplete

block(Photo J).