Chinese Windows Bed Quilt
The Chinese Windows Bed Quilt incorporates muted tones into a simple pattern that gives the effect of diamond-patterned stained glass windows. This pattern is for bed quilts, so use it for a bedroom or guest room. Alternately, this pattern would look great as a throw quilt, too. Stitch your eastern-inspired fabrics into a series of triangles and quilt block patterns that create a cascading look once they're all put together. The color scheme of the border gives this quilt the illusion of being woven. This zen quilt pattern is guaranteed to bring good feng shui into your home.
Project TypeMake a Project
Quilt Size62 inches wide x 76 inches long
Time to CompleteA week or two
Primary TechniquePieced
Note: This quilt was designed using fabrics from the Oriental collection from Art Gallery Fabrics. Fabrics are coded in materials list.
MATERIALS:
- Fabric A (Oriental Tabac): 1 yard
- Fabric B (Oriental Sand): 1/2 yard
- Fabric C (Oriental Olive): 1/2 yard
- Fabric D (Oriental Lime): 3/8 yard
- Fabric E (Oriental Red): 1/2 yard
- Fabric F (Oriental Black): 2 yds
- Fabric G (Oriental Mustard): 1/2 yard
- Fabric H (Oriental Teal): 1/2 yds
- Batting, backing, and binding
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cutting Directions:
For each block cut:
- Fabric A: 18 squares 5-1/2”
- Fabric B: 18 squares 5-1/2”
- Fabric E: 18 squares 5-1/2”
- Fabric C: 16 squares 5-1/2”
- Fabric D: 8 squares 5-1/2”
- Fabric F: 8 squares 8-1/4”. Cut them twice diagonally.
- Fabric G: 16 squares 5-1/2”
- Fabric H: 16 squares 5-1/2”
For the top and bottom borders cut:
- Fabric F: 8 strips 12-7/8” by 3-1/2” and 16 strips 3-5/8” by 3-1/2”
- Fabric A: 16 strips 3-5/8” by 3-1/2”
For the sides borders cut:
- Fabric F: 8 strips 16-3/8” by 3-1/2” and 16 strips 4-1/2” by 3-1/2”
- Fabric A: 16 strips 4-1/2” by 3-1/2”
For the corner unit borders cut:
- Fabric F: 8 strips 6-7/8” by 3-1/2”
- Fabric H: 4 squares 3-1/2”
Block Assembly:
Note: Stitch right sides together and press open after every seam.
- For the first corner, stitch two of the triangles of fabric F together (as shown).
- For the next row, stitch one of the triangles from fabric F with one square from fabric A. Add one square from fabric H. Add another triangle at the end (as shown).
- For the next rows, keep adding squares in the sequence show on the Quilt Diagram.
Quilt Top Assembly:
Following the quilt diagram above, start piecing the first row to the second row. Go ahead with the third row and all the remaining rows until you complete all the top. Be careful to match the seams.
Border Assembly:
For the top and bottom borders:
- From the fabrics cut for the top and bottom borders, sew consecutively one rectangle from fabric F, one from A, one from F, and another one from A (as shown below).
- Add one strip from fabric F on top (as shown below). Make 8 units.
For the side borders:
- Proceed in the same way as the other border units. Make 8 units.
For the corner unit borders:
- Sew two strips from fabric F to the square from fabric H. Miter the corners. Make 4 units.
Finally, layer, baste, quilt and bind as desired.
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