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Finished Size: Baby Size: 36 x 41 1/4 inches - Throw Size: 60 1/2 x 69 1/2 inches

By Andrea Smith of Happy Cloud CreationsQuick and Easy!

Arrows AwayBaby and Throw Size Quilt

Arrows Away Quilt Pattern by Andrea Smith of Happy Cloud Creations

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Basic Instructions

Fabric Needed

Baby - 36 x 41 1/4 inches Colors A - E: 1/4 yard or 1 fat quarter each Color F (background): 2/3 yard Binding: 1/2 yard Backing: 1 1/3 yards of at least 42 inch wide fabric

Throw - 60 1/2 x 69 1/2 Colors A - E: 2/3 yard Color F (background): 2 yards Binding: 1/2 yard Backing: 3 3/4 yards

1. Read all instructions before beginning. 2. All seam allowances are a scant 1/4 inch. A scant is a 1/4 inch seam that includes the width of yourneedle/thread (about 1 thread width smaller than 1/4 inch). It is important to use a scant 1/4 inch seamso all your blocks line up correctly. 3. Pattern assumes most width of fabrics are 42 inches. If you like to pre wash your fabric, you will want to purchase 1/4 yard more fabric to account for shrinkage. When you wash cotton fabric it shrinks. 4. Basic sewing, piecing and quilting knowledge needed.

Cutting Instructions

Baby - 36 x 41 1/4 Colors A - E: 6 - 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch squares (each color) Color F (background): 6 - 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch squares 3 - 2 1/2 x 11 inch strips 3 - 7 3/4 x 11 inch rectangles 2 - 2 1/2 x 41 1/4 inch strips Binding: 5 - 2 1/2 inch by width of fabric strips

Throw - 60 1/2 x 69 1/2 Colors A - E: 6 - 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inch squares (each color) Color F (background): 6 - 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inch squares 3 - 3 1/2 x 18 1/2 inch strips 3 - 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 inch rectangles 4 - 3 1/2 x width of fabric (of at least 42 inchfabric. You will be making 2 - 69 1/2 inch longstrips) Binding: 7 - 2 1/2 inch by width of fabric strips

Pattern is for ONE person use. Please do NOT Copy, Sell or Distribute this Pattern withoutconsent.


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Color Your Own!



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Sewing Your Quilt

1. Using the 6 1/2 inch (baby) or 10 1/4 inch (throw) squares, match up your square combinations.Place one piece of fabric on top of the other with right sides of fabric facing each other. Draw a linefrom one corner to another diagonally on the back of the lighter colored square. Pin in place. Sew ascant 1/4 inch from the drawn line on both sides. Cut down the center line. Press one seam to thedark and one seam to the light in each pair (3 to the dark, 3 to the light in each color combo). Theblocks will be slightly larger than needed. Trim all squares for baby size to 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches andfor throw size to 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches Combinations needed: 3 - F/A, 3 - A/B, 3 - B/C, 3 - C/D, 3 - D/E, and 3 - E/F

2. Take the half square triangles you made instep 1. Lay them out like below (fig A). Withright sides of fabric together, sew eachmatching set together to form a flying geese(fig. A and B). Press your seams in analternating direction, so they will nest togethercorrectly. See arrows below for pressing.

A B

3. With right sides together, nest your seamtogether and sew your flying geese together toform a column. See fig C - E. You will make 3columns.

Press C D EPress 1 to dark 1 to light of each combo



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Sewing Your Quilt Continued

3. You will take each column, with right sides of your fabric together, sew your Fabric F - 2 1/2 x 11inch strip for baby and 3 1/2 x 18 1/2 inch strip for throw size to the top of your column. And sew the Fabric F - 7 3/4 x 11 inch for baby and 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 inch rectangles to the bottom ofyour columns as shown below.

4. For the throw size quilt (1 strip of 2 1/2 x width of 42 inch wide fabric will be long enough for thebaby quilt, no piecing needed), you will take your 3 1/2 x width of fabric strips and sew two of themtogether at the ends diagonally, with right sides of fabric facing each other, to form a long strip. Thisstrip will be longer than needed. You trim the strip to 69 1/2 inches long (the length of your quilt). Youcan do this by laying it on top of one of your columns, from top to bottom, to measure the length it willneed to be. Trim it down to the same length as your columns.



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Sewing Your Quilt Continued

4. Now that your columns are made you will lay them out as shown below with your long strips offabric (baby - 2 1/2 x 41 1/4 - throw - 3 1/2 x 69 1/2). With right sides of fabric together, sew your longstrips to the sides of your center column. Press toward the attached strip. With right sides of fabric together, sew your side columns to your center column with the attachedstrips, as shown below. Press toward the attached strip. Yay! Your quilt top is done!



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1.You will need to cut and sew your backing fabric to make it fit under your quilt correctly. Makesure it is at least 3 inches wider than your quilt top on all sides (quilt top size + 6 inches). Trim yourselvage edge off after joining your pieces. Make your quilt sandwich by first laying down your quilt backing, wrong side facing up. Tape down to a hard surface, making fabric taut. Next lay yourbatting on top. Smooth out with your hands, do not stretch. Then lay your quilt top right side up,smooth out with your hands. 2. You can baste your quilt using spray baste and/or safety pins every 3 - 4 inches. 3. Quilt the three layers together as desired. 4. Trim off extra backing and batting. Square up quilt using your ruler and rotary cutter. 5. Make your binding by cutting 2 1/2 inch strips (baby - 5 and throw - 7). Sew strip ends togetherwith a diagonal seam on the ends. (See Below) Press seams to the side. On one end fold in about1 inch. Press wrong sides facing each other. Then fold fabric in half lengthwise, wrong sidestogether and press flat.

How to finish your Quilt

6. Match up raw sides of the binding to the raw sides of the front of the quilt. Take the binding endwith the folded over edge, line up your binding at least 6 inches from the corner of your quilt. Usingyour walking foot, start sewing your binding on to the front of the quilt a couple inches in from thefolded end, use a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Stop when you are 1/4 inch from the corner, backstitch,raise your needle and cut your thread. Fold your binding up, lining up with the side of your quilt, thenfold it down to line up with the side of your quilt. See diagram below. Start sewing 1/4 from the edge,first back stitch to secure your thread. When you have reached the beginning point, trim to correctlength, tuck the end of the binding under the beginning of the binding and sew down.

7. Fold over binding and hand sew to the back or machine sew to the back. Yay you're done! Share your photo's on Instagram with #arrowsawayquilt or #happycloudcreations You can find me at: Happycloudcreations.com Facebook.com/ShopHappyCloudCreations Instagram @happycloudcreations HappyCloudCreations.Etsy.com Craftsy.com/profile/happy-cloud-creations-10986

Pattern is for ONE person use. Please do NOT Copy, Sell or Distribute this Pattern without consent. You may sell quilts using this pattern in small quantities.Please credit the pattern designer as Andrea Smith of Happy Cloud Creations.


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