Made by Donna Smith. Fabric: Robert Kaufman. Batting:Made by Donna Smith. Fabric: Robert Kaufman. Batting: The Warm Company. Thread:The Warm Company. Thread: Presencia. Presencia. Model: Ben Taylor-Lipps.Model: Ben Taylor-Lipps.QuiltmaQuiltmakkeerr • January/February ’ • January/February ’rr • January/February ’rr 1111

QM pattern pattern pattern pattern easy • Project Linus easy • Project Linus

Float your boat in calm seasFloat your boat in calm seas

DancesWaveswith

This is the twelfth pattern This is the twelfth pattern QuiltmakerQuiltmakerhas published in support of Project has published in support of Project Linus, an organization that provides Linus, an organization that provides hand-made blankets for seriously ill hand-made blankets for seriously ill or traumatized children.or traumatized children.

Learn more about Project Linus at Learn more about Project Linus at projectlinus.org or by writing to: projectlinus.org or by writing to: Project Linus National HQ, P.O. Box Project Linus National HQ, P.O. Box 5621, Bloomington, IL 61702-5621.5621, Bloomington, IL 61702-5621.

You are invited to contribute to this You are invited to contribute to this worthwhile project:worthwhile project:

• By February 4, 2011, make and send • By February 4, 2011, make and send quilts, blocks or rows, with foundation quilts, blocks or rows, with foundation papers removed, to a Project Linus papers removed, to a Project Linus chapter near you or to their headquarchapter near you or to their headquar--ters at the address above.ters at the address above.

• Volunteer at your local Project • Volunteer at your local Project Linus chapter to sew blocks and Linus chapter to sew blocks and rows into quilts on National Make-A-rows into quilts on National Make-A-Blanket Day, February 11, 2011.Blanket Day, February 11, 2011.

Please let others know that the Please let others know that the complete pattern for complete pattern for Dances With Dances With WavesWaves is available at is available at quiltmaker.com/projectlinus. All of . All of the Project Linus patterns from years the Project Linus patterns from years past are posted there as well.past are posted there as well.

For Quiltmaker’s 12th Project Linus quilt, I thought of carefree days spent float-spent float-spent floating toy boats

in pools and lakes. Use bright fabrics to create a colorful regatta.

Carolyn Beam • QM Creative Editor

materialsCrib: 38”x 38”Finished Blocks: 6”

Assorted Bright Prints½ yard total for sailboatstotal for sailboatstotal

Light Aqua Tone-on-Tone1⅛ yards for blocks

Blue Tone-on-Tone⅞ yard for blocks and border

Multicolor Stripe⅝ yard for sailboats and binding

Backing 1¼ yardsBatting 42”x 42”(Although fabric amounts for foundation piecing are adequate, you may need more if you cut very generous patches.)

cuttingLight Aqua Tone-on-Tone12 squares (A) 6½”x 6½”

Blue Tone-on-Tonefor border

2 strips 4½”x 33” for sides 2 strips 4½”x 41” for top/bottomMulticolor Stripe5 strips 2¼”x 40” for binding

1About This QuiltCreate your own ocean scene with

colorful foundation-pieced sailboats.

2Making the Quilt CenterMake 9 paper copies of the sail-

boat foundation and 4 paper copies of the reversed foundation. Foundation piece each block in numerical order, pressing and trimming after each patch addition.

Noting the orientation of the sailboats, join the sailboats and the A patches into rows as shown. Carefully remove the foundation papers. Sew the rows together.

ABlock Block BlockARow 1Make 3

BlockMake 9

Row 1

Row 2

Row 1

Assembly

Row 2Make 2

Block ReversedMake 4

BlockReversed

BlockReversed

Block Block Block

BlockReversed

BlockReversed

3Adding the BordersSew the border side strips to the

quilt and trim any extra length. Add the border top and bottom strips in the same way.

4Quilting and FinishingLayer and baste together the

backing, batting and quilt top. Referring to the quilting placement diagram, quilt random wavy lines across the sailboats and borders.

Bind the quilt.

ABlock Block BlockARow 1Make 3

BlockMake 9

Row 1

Row 2

Row 1

Assembly

Row 2Make 2

Block ReversedMake 4

BlockReversed

BlockReversed

Block Block Block

BlockReversed

BlockReversed

Quilting Placement

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1Stripe

3Sail

4Sky

5Sky

6Sky

7Boat

10Water

8Sky

9Sky

2Sail

Seam Allowance

Dances With Waves Block

Patterns are the reverse of the finished block.

Pattern should measure 6½˝ across including seam allowances.

1Stripe

3Sail

4Sky

5Sky

6Sky

7Boat

10Water

8Sky

9Sky

2Sail

Seam Allowance

Dances With Waves Block Reversed

Patterns are the reverse of the finished block.

Pattern should measure 6½˝ across including seam allowances.

Copyright © 2010 Creative Crafts Group, LLC. All rights reserved. quiltmaker.com

1Stripe

3Sail

4Sky

5Sky

6Sky

7Boat

10Water

8Sky

9Sky

2Sail

Seam Allowance

Dances With Waves Block

Patterns are the reverse of the finished block.

Pattern should measure 6½˝ across including seam allowances.

1Stripe

3Sail

4Sky

5Sky

6Sky

7Boat

10Water

8Sky

9Sky

2Sail

Seam Allowance

Dances With Waves Block Reversed

Patterns are the reverse of the finished block.

Pattern should measure 6½˝ across including seam allowances.