Lattice quilt

By Spotlight

Use this wonderful block pattern to create a one-of-a-kind lattice quilt.

Final Result

Materials

• 2.5m large floral print
• 1m paisley print
• 2m contrast one fabric (C1 - brown)
• 1m contrast two fabric (C2 - turquoise)
• 1m stripe fabric (outer border)
• 0.5m background fabric (beige)
• 2m backing fabric (240cm wide)
• 2m quilt wadding (240cm wide)
• matching Gutermann cotton thread
• template plastic or clear acetate
• tailors chalk pencil
• rotary cutter, mat and quilters rulers
• quilting pins, tape measure
• scissors, seam ripper
• hand needle
• sewing machine with ¼” foot and walking foot
• optional - sandpaper board

Quilt measures: 81½” x 69½”
(207cm x 177cm)

Step 1

Cutting
Cut an 8 1/2” square from the Template plastic.
Place a single layer of large floral print fabric on the sandpaper board, position template to include one full flower and using the tailors pencil, trace around the template.
Use the rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat to cut out the square.
Cut out 20 squares in total.
From the Paisley print cut four 4 1/2” strips, crosscut into thirty 4 1/2” squares.
From C1 cut 5 x 2 1/2” strips, crosscut into thirty 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” rectangles; three 2 1/2” strips, crosscut into forty-nine 2 1/2” squares; eight 2 1/2” strips (inside border); eight 2 1/4” strips (binding).
From C2 cut five 2 1/2” strips, crosscut into thirty 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” rectangles; three 2 1/2” strips, crosscut into forty-nine 2 1/2” squares.
From background fabric cut two 8 7/8” strips, crosscut into nine 8 7/8” squares then cut once diagonally (18 half square triangles); cut one 9 1/4” strip, crosscut into one 9 1/4” square then cut twice diagonally (4 quarter-square triangles).
From the stripe fabric cut eight 5 1/2” strips (outer border).

Step 2

Blocks
Square Block A

With Paisley square right side up sew a C1 rectangle half-way down seam line (Step A).

Press seam towards rectangle (Step B).
Rotate block to the right, once.
Sew a C2 rectangle on the seam line, sewing over the previous seam and press (Step C).
Rotate block to the right, once; sew on a C1 rectangle and press as before (Step D).
Rotate block to the right once more and sew on C2 rectangle and press as before (Step E).
Rotate block once more to finish sewing the first seam line and press.
Make 40 in total.

Step 3

Snowball Block B

Draw a diagonal line on the reverse side of all C1 and Contrast two 2 1/2” squares.
Place 4 squares of the same colour in the corners of the 8 1/2” large floral squares (diagram 1).
Sew along the diagonal then cut away the excess fabric 1/4” from seam line.
Press triangle up (diagram 2).
Make 10 of C1 and 10 of C2 (remaining squares for background triangles).

Step 4

Setting triangles & assembly

Sew the remaining 2 1/2” squares (9 x C1 and 9 x C2) onto top corner of the 18 background half-square triangles, trim and press.
Lay out blocks as shown and join quilt top together.

Step 5

Borders
Inside border

Join the eight 2 1/2” C1 strips together.
Cut 2 x 68 1/2” long strips; sew onto long sides of quilt and press then cut 2 x 60 1/2” long strips, sew onto short sides of quilt and press.

Step 6

Outer border

Join the eight 5 1/2” strips of stripe fabric together in pairs to make 4 longer strips.
Sew one to each side of the quilt and mitre corners.

Step 7

Finishing

Layer backing, wadding and quilt top, baste together.
Quilt as desired.
Sew all the binding strips together on the bias and bind the quilt.
Attach a label or sign and date your quilt.

Note

Lattice quilt diagram