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VIOLETS UNDER THE HEDGE
big blocks with a petite name
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designed and made by TERRI VANDEN BOSCH
While both sets of my grandparents were farmers, I lived just two miles from my father’s parents. Oh, the memories I have of going to their dairy farm most every Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm for “lunch.” There would be freshbaked bars—usually 2 pans —because, according to Grandma, the fi rst pan “didn’t turn out good enough.” I never understood that statement as each pan tasted the same to me and my 15 cousins that would show up. The bars would be served with cold milk fresh from the dairy bulk tank and mixed with a spoonful of dry powdered chocolate milk mix! I still buy this for myself when I am feeling nostalgic.
This set of grandparents lived in a classic Midwestern white farmhouse. And yes, at times the paint was peeling off, as there was much work to be done on the farm. I remember the long hedge of Bridal Veil bushes that separated the house from the farmyard. Such a sweet little white fl ower cluster that would adorn the bush. There would be violets all around the base of the bushes until their German Shepherd named King —it was always King even if they got a new dog, but I digress— would lay under the bushes to stay cool in the summer, waiting to greet us all as we would walk down the sidewalk to come for lunch.
When I found this nostalgic fabric line from Hoffman Fabrics called Vintage Farmhouse by McKenna Ryan, it’s like it was meant to be used by me for this memory. Spring Violets in the blocks, peeling white paint in the background and sashing, and then that amazing white fence fabric! I hope you enjoy this little trip down memory lane with me.
Terri
Plan
Big blocks and easy piecing make quick work of this delightful quilt by Terri Vanden Bosch. Note that Terri used stripe for the border that is cut on the lengthwise grain to take advantage of the fabric print. If you do not use a directional print, you only need 11⁄8 yards of fabric for the border. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fi t together well. Handle all bias edges carefully to avoid distortion.
Shop
Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted.
• Cream print 1¾ yds. for blocks and border 1 • Dark blue print 3⁄8 yd. for blocks • Three assorted medium blue prints *1 fat quarter each for blocks • Green tonal 3⁄8 yd. for blocks • Three assorted light purple prints *1 fat quarter each for blocks • Taupe tonal 2½ yds. for sashes and binding • Cream stripe** 2¼ yds. for border • Backing 5¼ yds. • Batting 65" x 88" *fat quarter = 18" x 20" **See Plan
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Cut
Patches are lettered in order of use. Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Border strips will be pieced and cut to exact length needed. You may want to make them longer to allow for piecing variations. = cut in half once diagonally = cut in half twice diagonally • Cream print 12 squares 5¼" cut to make 48 triangles (B) 24 rectangles 4½" x 8½" (D) 24 squares 4½" (A) 12 squares 3½" (E) • Dark blue print 6 squares 5¼" cut to make 24 triangles (B) 3 squares 4½" (A) • Three assorted medium blue prints
cut from each:
2 squares 87⁄8 " cut to make 4 triangles (C) • Green tonal 6 squares 5¼" cut to make 24 triangles (B) 3 squares 4½" (A) • Three assorted light purple prints
cut from each:
2 squares 87⁄8 " cut to make 4 triangles (C) • Taupe tonal 8 strips 2½" x WOF for binding 17 rectangles 3½" x 20½" (F) • Cream stripe** 2 strips 4½" x 72½" for border 2 strips 4½" x 57½" for border
**Border strips are cut lengthwise to take advantage of the striped print. If you don’t use a stripe, you can cut the border strips along the width of fabric. (See Plan) NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are Vintage Farmhouse and assorted prints designed by McKenna Ryan for Hoffman Fabrics.
Sew
1. Referring to Diagram I-A, join 4 cream A’s, 1 dark blue A, 8 cream B’s, 8 dark blue B’s, 4 matching medium blue print C’s, and 4 cream D’s as shown to make block Y.
Make 3 block Y’s total.
B B
C D
A
Block Y Make 3 total
Diagram I-A
In similar manner, join patches as shown to make 3 block Z’s (Diagram I-B).
Terri Vanden Bosch
DOON, IA lizardcreekquilting.com
Block Z Make 3 total
NOTE: Refer to Assembly Diagram for following steps, watching block placement.
2. Sew 3 rows of 1 block Y, 1 block Z, and 3 taupe F’s each. Make 4 sash rows of 2 F’s and 3 E’s. Join rows together, alternating. 3. Refer to Assembly Diagram. Matching centers and ends, sew cream stripe border side strips to quilt. Repeat to add border top and bottom strips. 4. Layer, baste, and quilt. Terri machine quilted curliques and a meander in the blocks, hearts in the sashes, and straight lines in the border. Bind the quilt.
E F
4½" x 57½"
F
4½" x 72½"
Grandma’s Peanut Butter Bars
Recipe
Mix together: 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup peanut butter 1 egg yolk Add 2 cups fl our 1 tsp vanilla Spread in a greased 11" x 15" jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees until light brown.
For Frosting: Mix 1⁄3 cup peanut butter 1½ to 2 cups powdered sugar several teaspoons milk Adjust powdered sugar and milk to desired smoothness Frost bars while pan is still hot.
Terri, age 5
Color Option
Try making purple fl owers on a green grass background. Look how the color placement makes a difference in this sweet yellow and blue quilt.
GEO GRID
a candy colored connection
designed and sewn by DEBORAH SHAFER quilted by VICKI HOTH
Get ready for fun with this fast and easy quilt pattern. Pre-cut strips take out half the work in cutting. All you have to do is cut your patches and keep them together so you stay organized.
This quilt was previously published by Fons & Porter’s Quilting Quickly. We loved it so much we just had to share it again. If you would like to see how easy it goes together, don’t miss our assembly video found at quiltingdaily.com/geo-grid.
