Yardage Requirements for Summer Nights On the Island Layout

If you are sewing along with Moda BakeShop's At the Seashore quilt along and have chosen to use my layout, Summer Nights On The Island here are the fabric requirements. 

My requirements are shown using Orchard by April Rosenthal for Moda Fabrics as that is what I will be sewing with this summer.

2 1/2 yards of background fabric

The 2 boarders are each cut at 2 1/2 inch width of fabric. 

Here's what the quilt looks like without the scrappy boarder: 

I suggest using 2 1/2 inch x 12 1/2 inch strips between the blocks for the 12 inch block rows as Susan Vaughan shows in her Sailing Flag Sampler layout.
Without the scrappy boarder the quilt measures 62 x 77 inches. 

If you had wondered how to make 4 at a time flying geese (no waste method) the directions as I provided on Moda BakeShop in my quilt Ribbon Stars are shown below:

Four at a time flying geese:

Draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse side of the four 3 7/8 inch squares.

Place two 3 7/8 inch squares on the 7 1/4 square of low volume fabric, RST and small squares in opposite corners.  The lines on the reverse sides of the 3 7/8 inch squares should flow together

Sew ¼ inch on each side of the line.

Cut the piece in half on the drawn lines

Press open.

Place a 3 7/8 inch square in the corner of each unit, right sides together, and marked lines positioned as shown in the photo.

Sew a ¼ inch on each side of the line and then repeat for the second unit.

Cut the piece in half on the drawn lines and then press open.

Trim the four flying geese to 3 1/2 x 6 ½ inches.

Until next time ... Happy Sewing!

Lisa Jo 

Neverlandstitches

Moda BakeShop's Summer QAL Begins & Summer Nights on The Island Layout

Are you going to sew along with this summer's At The Seashore QAL on Moda BakeShop?  I am!  You can find the fabric requirement and a great worksheet to help keep you organized for the quilt along on the Moda BakeShop website.

I had sew much fun sewing along last year.  I am especially thrilled as this summer, I am one of the Chef's who helped design this summer's quilt.

I will be using Orchard by April Rosenthal for my quilt.

This summer, Moda BakeShop has decided to do this a tad differently, and will show you the various layouts first before the blocks.  Susan Vaughan is first up with her layout called Sailing Flag Sampler.

I will be assembling my quilt slightly differently using a layout I call Summer Nights on the Island.

You may download the instructions for the filler blocks by clicking HERE. 

I will add the sashing and boarder cutting instructions later this weekend. 

Until next time...Happy Sewing!

Lisa Jo