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Citrus Bandana Quilt

This bright, summery medallion pattern will make beautiful bed quilts! The medallion centered at the middle of the Citrus Bandana Quilt gives a room a gorgeous focal point. Modern quilt patterns like this one are sure to liven up your bedroom!
Project TypeMake a Project
Quilt Size70 inches wide x 70 inches long
Time to CompleteA week or two
Primary TechniquePieced
Note: This pattern is designed using Michael Miller fabrics. Fabrics are coded in materials list.
MATERIALS AND CUTTING DIRECTIONS:
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1 Panel Fabric A - DC5206 Citrus Le Bandana
-Fussy cut one 18-1/2" square for the center block.
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2/3 yd. Fabric B - DC5203 Sherbet Cercle de Fleurs
-Cut two 5-7/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into fourteen 5-7/8" squares.
-Cut two 2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into two 2" x 18-1/2" strips and two 2" x 21-1/2" strips for the center borders.
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1-1/8 yds. Fabric C - DC5202 Lime Pirouette
-Cut three 5-7/8" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty 5-7/8" squares. Cut six of these squares across one diagonal to make twelve triangles.
-Cut three 5-1/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into sixteen 5-1/2" squares.
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7/8 yd. Fabric D - DC5204 Yellow Petite Fleurs
-Cut four 5-1/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty-four 5-1/2" squares.
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2/3 yd. Fabric E - DC5198 Aqua Bouquet de Fleurs
-Cut three 5-1/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty 5-1/2" squares.
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7/8 yd. Fabric F - DC5199 Yellow Les Fleurs
-Cut four 5-1/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty-eight 5-1/2" squares.
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7/8 yd. Fabric G - DC5196 Aqua Coeurs de Fleurs
-Cut four 5-1/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty-four 5-1/2" squares.
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2/3 yd. Fabric H - DC5201 Citrus Le Stripe
-Cut three 5-1/2" x 42" strips. Sub-cut into twenty 5-1/2" squares.
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1/2 yd. Fabric I - DC5196 Sherbet Coeurs de Fleurs
-Cut two 5-1/2" strips. Sub-cut into twelve 5-1/2" squares.
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5/8 yd. Fabric J - DC5197 Citrus Fleur de Lis
-Cut seven 2-1/2" x 42" strips for binding.
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4-1/2 yds. Backing - DC5200 Citrus Fleur de Soleil
-Cut two 78" x 42" strips. Piece the strips together and trim to make one 78" x 78" backing piece.
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Batting - 78" x 78"
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Coordinating threads
- Scissors, straight pins, acrylic ruler, mat, rotary cutter
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Place one 5-7/8" Fabric C square on top of one 5-7/8" Fabric B square, right sides together. Draw a line across the diagonal of the top square (Fig. 1). Sew 1/4" away from each side of the drawn diagonal line (Fig. 1). Cut the two squares apart on the drawn diagonal line (Fig. 2) to make two half-square triangles (Fig. 3). Repeat to make twenty-eight half-square triangles.
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Sew one 2" x 18-1/2" Fabric B strip to each side of the 18-1/2" Fabric A square. Sew one 2" x 21-1/2" Fabric B strip to the top and bottom of the Fabric A square to make one 21-1/2" center block (Fig. 4).
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Refer to the corner unit layout to sew together the assorted 5-1/2" fabric squares, twenty-eight half-square triangle blocks, and twelve Fabric C triangles to make four corner units (Fig. 5).
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Starting and stopping 1/4" from the center block edges, sew one corner unit to each side of the center block to make the quilt top.
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Fold the quilt top in half, wrong sides together. Starting at the 1/4" point on one center block corner (represented with the arrow), sew together two adjacent corner units, represented with the dotted lines (Fig. 6).
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Open the quilt top and press (Fig. 7).
- Layer, quilt, and bind as desired.
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