Marcus Fabrics - Make it with Marcus, Sturbridge Village Greens Quilt

Sturbridge Village Greens Quilt
by Homestead Hearth

It seems like you can never have enough greens, until now! STURBRIDGE VILLAGE GREENS by Judie Rothermel & the Old Sturbridge Village ensures a great palette to create with, as shown in "Fields of Greens" by Sarah Maxwell & Dolores Smith of Homestead Hearth™.

Finished Size: 69" x 86"
Custom machine quilting by Connie Gresham

Designer's Note: This quilt is composed of 18 blocks with a finished size of 12". The blocks are set off-point and colored differently to create the illusion of floating nine patches. Use an accurate 1/4" seam allowance especially when constructing the nine patches!

You'll Need:
N869-114D- 1/2 yard N868-114D- 1/2 yard N879-142D- 1/2 yard N879-114D- 2 1/2 yards N874-114D- 3/4 yard N871-114D- 1/2 yard N872-114D- 1/2 yard N876-114D- 1 3/4 yards	N873-114D-1 yard N880-114D- 3/8 yard N878-114D-1 3/4 yard N866-114D- 1/2 yard N865-114D- 1/4 yard N864-114D- 1 yard N881-114D- 3/8 yard N877-114D-3/8 yard

Block Construction:

There are eight blocks that are colored identically which are on the two outside edges of the quilt. To construct one of these blocks, cut as follows:

From N869-114, cut two squares 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
From N873-114, cut four squares 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
From N868-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
From N879-142, cut three squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
From N877-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"

Lay out the small squares to form a nine patch unit. Sew the squares together in rows & then sew the rows together. For this block, the light colored squares go in the outer corners of the block.

Repeat to make three of these nine patch units.

Then, lay out the squares with the nine patch units to form the block coloring as shown. Sew the squares into three rows & then sew the rows into a block.

Repeat to make a total of eight blocks in this coloration.

	Using these same measurements & cutting directions, you'll also need to make six blocks using these colors: From N871-114, cut two squares 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" From N864-114, cut four squares 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" From N866-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N865-142, cut three squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N874-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
	Then, make 4 blocks using the same measurements and cutting directions. From N869-114, cut two squares 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" From N873-114, cut four squares 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" From N879-142, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N879-114, cut three squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N880-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
	The setting triangles include squares and nine patches to continue the design of the quilt. You need four nine patches made from the following strips as well as the pieces to complete the setting triangles: From N866-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N865-142, cut three squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N874-114, cut twelve squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" From N878-114, cut one square 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" and cut in half on the diagonal to form two triangles From N878-114, cut four strips 3 3/8" x 18 1/8". Use the 45º markings on your ruler to cut both ends of the strip to form a parallelogram.

Sew a triangle to each side of the nine patch. Then sew that unit onto the parallelogram.

There are also six setting triangles with plain fabric squares on the tip. To make these, use the same steps above, but cut the following fabrics:

From N871-114, cut six squares 4 1/2 x 4 1/2"
From N878-114, cut one square 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" and cut in half on the diagonal to form two triangles
From N878-114, cut four strips 3 3/8" x 18 1/8". Use the 45º markings on your ruler to cut both ends of the strip to form a parallelogram.

For the four corner triangles from N878-114, cut two squares 9 3/8" x 9 3/8" and cut in half on the diagonal to form four triangles.

Sew the blocks & setting triangles together in diagonal rows.

Measure the length of your quilt top. Cut 1 1/2" wide strips from N878-114 and piece them together to equal the length. Sew on the strips.

Measure the width of your quilt. Cut strips 1 7/8" wide from N878-114 and piece them together to equal the width. Sew on the strips.

Measure the width and length of your quilt again. Cut strips 2 3/4" wide from N879-114 and piece them together to equal the width & length. Sew on the strips.

The outer border includes on-point nine patch blocks along with strips of N876-114. To construct the nine patches, use the directions above & cut the following pieces:

From N865-114, cut five squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"
From N881-114, cut four squares 1 7/8" x 1 7/8"

The nine patches are set on point with triangles from N876-114. Cut five squares 7" x 7" and cut in half on both diagonals to form 20 triangles. Cut 8 squares 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" and cut in half on the diagonal to form small triangles.

Construct strips of these nine patches & triangles according to the diagram:
Make 6 of these units.	(Unit 1)

Make 8 of these units.

Sew a Unit 2 onto both ends of Unit 1. Repeat to make a second row like this.

Then, sew two Unit 1s together and then attach a Unit 2 to each end of that pieced section. Repeat to make a second row like this.

Measure the length of your quilt. Measure the length of a pieced unit that has one Unit 1 and two Unit 2s (three piece unit). Subtract that measurement from the length of your quilt. Add 1/2" to this sum. Cut two strips 6 1/2" wide by your sum. Sew one of these strips to a three piece unit. Repeat with the other strip & three piece unit. Sew these strips onto the sides of the quilt.

Repeat this process to make your top & bottom border units using the remaining pieced units that have two Unit 1s and two Unit 2s.

Cut binding strips 2 1/2" wide from N879-114. Layer, quilt & bind.

The ends of each unit are constructed as follows:

(Unit 2)