Finished quilt: 90˝ × 90˝Chautauqua
Finished block: 30˝ × 30˝ Finished quilt: 90˝ × 90˝
90˝ × 90˝, designed and made by Tricia Maloney, machine quilted by Gaynel Sickles
Every September for the last six or so years, my friends Cathey, Leslie, Mary Lee, and I have rented a sweet little cottage called Bee Haven at the Chautauqua Institution in New York for the annual Quilting Around Chautauqua event. Sadly, the event has been moved from Chautauqua to a different venue, but my memories of Chautauqua will go on in this lovely quilt. This quilt looks complicated, but if you keep your fabrics organized with the fabric chart, it goes together quite easily. The hardest part, really, is deciding what fabrics to use.
Shopping List
Yardage is based on 42˝-wide fabric, unless otherwise noted.
FEATURE PRINT: 2⅝ yards
COMPLEMENTARY PRINTS: 9 half-yard cuts
LIGHT PRINT: ⅜ yard
DARK PRINT: 2¼ yards
BINDING: ⅞ yard
BACKING: 2¾ yards of 108˝-wide fabric
BATTING: 98˝ × 98˝
Cutting
FEATURE PRINT
• Cut 15 strips 5½˝ × width of the fabric; subcut 72 rectangles 5½˝ × 8˝.
COMPLEMENTARY PRINTS
From each half-yard print:
• Cut 1 strip 8˝ × width of fabric; subcut 4 squares 8˝ × 8˝ (36 total).
• Cut 1 strip 5½˝ × the width of fabric; subcut 4 squares 5½˝ × 5½˝ (36 total).
LIGHT PRINT
• Cut 3 strips 3˝ × width of fabric; subcut 36 squares 3˝ × 3˝.
DARK PRINT
• Cut 25 strips 3˝ × the width of fabric; subcut 72 rectangles 3˝ × 8˝ and 72 rectangles 3˝ × 5½˝.
BINDING
• Cut 10 strips 2½˝ × width of fabric.
Construction
Seam allowances are ¼˝ unless otherwise noted. Press after each step, following the pressing suggestions.
Making the Blocks
Press the seams toward the darker fabric. Press block section seams in opposite directions so that seams will nestle together.
Each 30˝ block is made from 4 quadrants 15˝ × 15˝. Each quadrant is actually an Uneven Nine-Patch block. Copy the fabric chart and attach fabric swatches on the chart to organize your fabrics. Each complementary fabric will have a corresponding letter in the chart. Sew 1 quadrant at a time.
Each quadrant contains the following:
• 2 feature print 5½˝ × 8˝ rectangles
• 2 dark sashing 3˝ × 8˝ rectangles
• 2 dark sashing 3˝ × 5½˝ rectangles
• 1 light 3˝ × 3˝ square
• 1 complementary 8˝ × 8˝ square
• 1 complementary 5½˝ × 5½˝ square
Follow the block assembly diagrams (below, and on the next page) to add the indicated complementary fabrics to each quadrant. Complete the 4 quadrants for each block. Then sew the quadrants together as shown.
Blocks 1 and 9
TOP LEFT TOP QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric A
• 5½˝ square: Fabric B
TOP RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric B
• 5½˝ square: Fabric C
BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric B
• 5½˝ square: Fabric D
BOTTOM RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric E
• 5½˝ square: Fabric B
Blocks 1 and 9 assembly
Blocks 2 and 8
TOP LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric C
• 5½˝ square: Fabric F
TOP RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric F
• 5½˝ square: Fabric D
BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric F
• 5½˝ square: Fabric E
BOTTOM RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric G
• 5½˝ square: Fabric F
Blocks 2 and 8 assembly
Blocks 3 and 7
TOP LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric D
• 5½˝ square: Fabric H
TOP RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric H
• 5½˝ square: Fabric A
BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric H
• 5½˝ square: Fabric G
BOTTOM RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric C
• 5½˝ square: Fabric H
Blocks 3 and 7 assembly
Blocks 4 and 6
TOP LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric D
• 5½˝ square: Fabric I
TOP RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric I
• 5½˝ square: Fabric E
BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric I
• 5½˝ square: Fabric C
BOTTOM RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric G
• 5½˝ square: Fabric I
Blocks 4 and 6 assembly
Block 5
TOP LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric E
• 5½˝ square: Fabric A
TOP RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric A
• 5½˝ square: Fabric G
BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric A
• 5½˝ square: Fabric G
BOTTOM RIGHT QUADRANT:
• 8˝ square: Fabric E
• 5½˝ square: Fabric A
Block 5 assembly
Making the Quilt
1. Arrange the blocks in 3 rows of 3 blocks each, referring to the quilt assembly diagram for placement and rotating the blocks as shown. Sew the blocks into rows. Press the seams in rows 1 and 3 to the right and the seams in row 2 to the left.
2. Sew the rows together. Press the seams open to reduce bulk.
Finishing
Layer, quilt, and bind as desired.
Quilt assembly
Tricia’s CRAYON BOX
Pink, black, and white make a bold yet feminine statement.
Update classic Americana with bright, scrappy fabrics.
CHAUTAUQUA FABRIC CHART
Attach a small swatch of your fabric in each box, leaving the labels visible. This will keep you (and your fabrics) organized when piecing the large Chautauqua blocks.
