Becky's Blue & Brown

Austen Family Album in Blue & Brown

 by Becky Brown

85-1/2" x 85-1/2"

Our master model block stitcher has finished one of her Austen sampler tops. Becky writes:  

The top is done - "I want it simple....put the blocks together with 1-1/2" sashings, so that it wouldn't get too big. 3" border around quilt."

And simple and elegant it is.

She used a variation of the Meryton set.

See more here and scroll down:

http://austenfamilyalbumquilt.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-official-set-simple-set-yardage.html

She kept the palette quite controlled and cool.

Lots of line---controlled line.

Fussy cutting the stripes added to the cool geometry.

Quite a visual success, don't you agree?

Here's the setting plan for a double bed-sized quilt.

36 blocks finishing to 12" square.

1-1/2" finished sashing and cornerstones

3" finished border

Revised Meryton set instructions for a smaller quilt:

Block 19 by Becky 

You need:

• 36 Pieced blocks finishing to 12" x 12"
• 25 Cornerstone squares to set between the blocks, finishing to 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
• 60 Sashing Strips to frame the blocks, finishing to 1-1/2" x 12" rectangles.
• A single border finishing to 3" wide.

Cutting:
Sashing:

Cut 25 cornerstone squares 2" x 2".
Cut 60 Sashing Strips as rectangles 2" x 12-1/2".

Borders:
Mitered border corners: Cut 4 strips 3-1/2" x 86".
OR
Right angle border corners:

• Side Borders: Cut 2 strips 3-1/2" by 80"
• Top & Bottom Borders: Cut 2 strips 3-1/2" x 86"

The seam lines in her corners

Yardage:
I'd use the same yardage that EQ7 suggested for the larger sashing.

• 3/8 yard for the cornerstones
• 1-3/4 yards for the sashing strips

You can buy a little less yardage for the border: EQ7 says 2-1/8 yards if you piece the border.

If you use a chintz or stripe you will want to cut the borders as single strips and not piece them, so buy 2-1/2 yards. You may also want to use the same print as in the sashing strips.

Becky says: "Now it's ready for quilting, along with several others. ;-)"