Hats ‘n’ Heels “Star Quality” Quilt

Recreate this HATS ‘n’ HEELS quilt, a classic design by Carm Johnson. She cleverly mixes in coordinating colors of our SHIMMER cotton/nylon lame’, and red and purple hand-dyes from our COLOR WORKS collection. The finished size is 65”x 65”, but with versatile 9” blocks, you can easily adjust the size to your own needs.

• ½ yd. floral G518-126M
• ½ yd. floral G519-126M
• ½ yd. floral G519-137M
• 4 ¼ yd floral G518-137M (blocks and backing)
• 1-7/8 yd. hat print G516 (blocks and border)
• ¾ yd. shoe & handbag print G517
• 1 yd. check G520 (border and binding)
• W52 COLOR WORKS hand-dyes
• 5/8 yd. Color 136D
• 5/8 yd. Color 181D
• W01 SHIMMER cotton/nylon lame’
• ½ yd. Color 0043
• ½ yd. Color0019

• From each floral cut:
  • 1 strip 4-1/4” wide.
  • Cut each strip into 9- 4 1/4” squares. Then cut each square into quarters diagonally to get 36 quarter-square triangles. Diagram 1
  • From each floral also cut 2-3 7/8” strip. Cut each strip into to 18-3 7/8” squares. Cut diagonally to form half-square triangles. Diagram 2
• From each SHIMMER cotton/nylon lame’ fabric cut:
  • 4-3 7/8” strips. Cut each strip into 36-3 7/8” squares cut diagonally to form half square triangles. Diagram 2
• From each COLOR WORKS hand-dye fabric, cut:
  • 4 - 4 ¼” strips. Sub cut into 36 4 ¼” squares. Cut each square in quarters diagonally Diagram 1

• From shoes and purses fabric cut:
  • 18 - 4 ¾” squares, fussy cut to center individual shoe and purse designs
• From hats fabric cut:
  • 18 - 4 ¾” squares, fussy cut to center individual hat designs
  • 2 4 ½ x 57 ½” outer border pieces
  • 2 4 ½ x 65 1/2” outer border pieces.
• From check fabric cut:
  • 2- 2x54 ½” inner border pieces
  • 2- 2x57 ½ “ inner border pieces

1. Pairing violet Shimmer fabric with pink floral, and pink Shimmer with the violet floral, sew each half square triangle to form square block units (Unit A). Diagram 3.
2. Pairing quarter triangles of violet floral with red Color Works, and pink floral with purple Color Works, sew one straight edge of triangle together to form triangle (Unit B). Make 18 units with the floral on the right side and 18 with the floral on the left side from each floral/Color Works combination. Diagram 4
3. Sew the Color Works sides of each Unit B to the floral sides of 18 the Unit A’s in each floral forming Unit AB. Diagram 5.
4. Sew the remaining Color Works triangles to the floral sides of the remaining half square triangles as shown in Diagram 6. (Unit C)
5. Sew the unit C segments to the fussy cut center block, matching colors. Sew the Unit AB blocks to the remaining sides to complete the blocks. Diagram 7.
6. Make 36 blocks, 9 of each floral combination. Lay out blocks in 6 horizontal rows with 6 blocks in each row. Alternate purple and red stars.
7. Join block in each row. Join rows. Stitch 2”x54 1/2 “ inner borders to quilt sides. Stitch 2”x 57 ½”inner borders to top and bottom of quilt. Assemble outer border in same manner.
8.  Layer backing, batting, and quilt top. Baste. Quilt as desired ** Make 7 ½ yards of continuous bias binding from remaining checked fabric. Bind quilt edges.