Marcus Fabrics - Make it with Marcus, Fresh Paint

Fresh Paint
by Jean Ann Wright

You'll love this bright, cheery FRESH PAINT quilt design by Jean Ann Wright. She takes her cue from the visual stimulation of this exciting collection, creating a classic snowball design with fussy-cut blooms scattered throughout. Mix and match the prints as show, or come up with your own variation.

Finished Quilt Size: 69" x 84"
Skill Level: Beginner

Fabric Requirements:		Cutting Guide:
Fabric A	1/2 yd M784-111D red	(8) fussy cut 8" flower squares
Fabric A	1/4 yd M784-133D yellow	(5) fussy cut 8" flower squares
Fabric B	1/4 yd M861-112D black	(4) 8" fussy cut squares for blocks
		(8) 3-1/2" x width of fabric (wof) strips, sew together end-to-end, recut into (2) 70-1/2" vertical borders and (2) 61-1/2" horizontal borders
Fabric C	1-1/3 yd M785-111D stripe	(8) 4-1/2" x wof strips, sew together end-to-end, recut into:
		(2) 76-1/2" vertical borders and (2) 84-1/2" horizontal borders, (1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (4) 8" squares for blocks
Fabric D	2/3 yd M 790-112D white dots	(8) 1-3/4" x wof strips, sew together end-to-end, recut into:
		(2) 68" vertical borders and (2) 55-1/2" horizontal borders (2) 3" x wof strips, recut into (16) 3" squares
Fabric E	2-3/4 yd M791-112D black dots	(18) 3" x wof strips, recut into (252) 3" squares
		(9) 2-1/4" x wof strips, sew together end-to-end for binding
Fabric F	1/4 yd M788-129D aqua daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric G	1/4 yd M788-126D pink daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric H	1/4 yd M788-128D orange daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric I	1/4 yd M788-133D yellow daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric J	1/4 yd M788-135D purple daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric K	1/4 yd M788-111D red daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric L	1/4 yd M788-114D lime daisy	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric M	1/4 yd M790-111D red dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric N	1/4 yd M790-114D lime dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric O	1/4 yd M790-128D orange dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric P	1/4 yd M790-133D yellow dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric Q	1/4 yd M790-120D aqua dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric R	1/4 yd M790-126D pink dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric S	1/4 yd M790-135D purple dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric T	1/4 yd M792-111D red check	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric U	1/4 yd M792-135D purple check	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric V	1/4 yd M792-133D orange check	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric W	1/4 yd M792-114D lime check	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric X	1/4 yd M792-126D pink check	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric Y	1/4 yd M789-114D daisy dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Fabric Z	1/4 yd M789-128D daisy dots	(1) 8" x wof strip, recut into (2) 8" squares
Backing:	5 yd stripe M786-112D	Cut in half for (2) 90" pieces, sew together on selvedge edge. Trim on long one side to make a backing piece 75" x 90".

Sewing:

Snowball blocks: Position a fabric D square in each corner of an 8" fabric B square. Sew in a diagonal line from corner to corner of the fabric D squares. Trim away excess fabric 1/4" from stitching line, fold out remaining triangles and press seams. Make 4.
Snowball blocks (bright colors): Position a fabric E 3" square in each corner of an 8" square. Sew, trim and press in the same manner as Step 1. Make 61 blocks from bright color fabrics.

Quilt Assembly:

Rows: The quilt is sewn together in 9 rows of 7 blocks each. Refer to the quilt photo to place your blocks in color sequence. When the rows are complete sew them together from top to bottom.
Borders: There are three rounds of borders in the quilt. Sew the vertical borders in each round first, then sew the horizontal borders. The sequence is as follows: fabric D vertical and horizontal borders, fabric B vertical and horizontal borders and then fabric C vertical and horizontal borders.

Finishing:

Layer the quilt top, batting and backing. Quilt the layers together. Hint: Quilt flowers in the dot blocks and spirals in the check blocks. Outline quilt the flowers in the flower blocks. Cross hatch the remainder of the blocks
Fold the fabric E binding in half lengthwise and sew raw edges of binding to raw edges of quilt top. Turn folded edge to back and sew in place.