Georgann's Top

Austen Family Album quilt top by Georgann Eglinksi

92-1/2" x 92-1/2"

Georgann made the model blocks for last year's posts

in shades of red and yellow.

To set the blocks she found a floral with a rainbow

background that shaded from white to bright lemon yellow,

an accurate reproduction of early-19th-century taste.

This is a print from her stash, a repro from several years ago.

The sashing strips finish to 1-1/2" as do the square red cornerstone blocks.

EQ7 sketch of the layout

Here's her version of the simple Meryton set with 1-1/2" finished sashing that extends into the border. The 5" finished border makes the quilt top 92-1/2" square.

Perfect for a queen-size bed.

She framed it with a 5" finished border of the

large print from the Richmond Reds line (#8300-14)

This is a more acurate color of that print.

To use her set for your Austen Family Album blocks----

You need:

• 36 blocks finishing to 12"
• 53 cornerstones cut 2" square
• 84 sashing strips cut to 12-1/2" X 2".

EQ7 will figure out your yardage for you. It says:

• 1-5/8 yards of the yellow print for the sashing strip
• 1-3/4 yards of the red print for the cornerstones and border---if you piece the border strips.

The borders need to be cut 93" x 5-1/2" for the top and bottom

And 83" x 5-1/2" for the sides.

If you are using a big splashy print and don't want to piece the border strips buy 2-3/4 yards for the border and cornerstones.

I'm the official photographer here and I have had

a very hard time capturing the color in her lovely blocks

and top. My pictures make the yellow too pale.

This is probably a good reflection of the actual color in the blocks.

She mixed a variety of buttery yellows with a consistent

brick red from my Richmond Reds line plus several toiles

she had been saving.

It's on its way to the machine quilter.