Light Green (Dash-600YG) 1/4 yard Dark Green (Dash-600HG) 7/8 yard Blue (Dash-600B) 1 yard Silver (Dash-600LS) 3/8 yard Brown (Dash-600Z) 1/8 yard Red (Dash-600R)* 3/4 yard
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You will also need: • • • • • • •
1 1/3 yards of fabric for the backing 38" x 44" piece of batting GO! Flying Geese Die – 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" GO! Crazy Petals Die – 6" x 6" Fusible Web Basic Sewing Supplies & Tools Applique Pressing Sheet (optional)
Designed by Heidi Pridemore Please read all instructions before starting. Measurement on borders are approximate. Measure your quilt top before cutting. Use a 1/4” seam allowance unless otherwise noted.
Cutting Instructions:
Light Green (Dash-600YG) (A) • Cut one 7” x width of fabric (WOF) strip. Sub-cut the strip into eight 4” x 7” strips. Using the GO! Flying Geese Die – 3 ½” x 6 ½” cut into eight large triangles.
Dark Green (Dash-600HG) (B) • Cut one 3 7/8” x WOF strip. Sub-cut into two 3 7/8” squares; • Cut three 7” x WOF strips. Sub-cut the strip into twenty-six 4” x 7” strips. Using the GO! Flying Geese Die – 3 ½” x 6 ½” cut into twenty-six large triangles. Blue (Dash-600B) (C) • Cut two 4 ¾” x WOF strips. Sub-cut the strip into sixteen 4” x 4 ¾” strips. Using the GO! Flying Geese Die – 3 ½” x 6 ½” cut into thirty-two small triangles (two from each strip); • Cut three 2 ½” x 24 ½” strips; • Cut two 1 ½” x 24 ½” strips; • Cut one 6 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut into one 6 ½” x 12 ½” strip, one 6 ½” x 9 ½” strip and two 2 ¾” x 3 ½” strips. Silver (Dash-600LS) (D) • Cut one 4 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut into two 4 ½” x 4 ¾” strips and two 4 ½” x 6” strips; • Following the manufacturer’s instructions to press fusible web to the wrong side of the remaining fabric. Cut forty-eight 1” x 1 ½” rectangles and fifty-four 1” squares. Using the GO! Crazy Petals to cut forty-eight small tear drop shapes from the 1” x 1 ½” rectangles and fifty-four small circles from the 1” squares. Brown (Dash-600Z) (E) • Cut one 2” x WOF strip. Sub-cut one 2” x 3 ½” strip and three 2” x 4 ½” strips. Red (Dash-600R) (F) • Cut one 3 7/8” x WOF strip. Sub-cut into two 3 7/8” squares; • Cut two 4 ¾” x WOF strips. Sub-cut the strip into eighteen 4” x 4 ¾” strips. Using the GO! Flying Geese Die – 3 ½” x 6 ½” cut into thirty-six small triangles (two from each strip); • Cut four 2 ½” x WOF strips for the binding.
Backing (Your Choice) • Cut one 38” x 44” piece for the backing.
Sew one Fabric C small triangle to each side of one Fabric A large triangle to make one AC unit (Fig. 1). Repeat to make eight AC units total. make 8 C
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Sew one Fabric C small triangle to each side of one Fabric B large triangle to make one BC unit (Fig. 2). Repeat to make eight BC units total. make 8 C
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Sew one Fabric F small triangle to each side of one Fabric B large triangle to make one BF unit (Fig. 3). Repeat to make eighteen BF units total. make 18 F
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Place one 3 7/8” Fabric F square on top of one 3 7/8” Fabric B square, right side together. Draw a line across the diagonal of the top square and sew ¼” away from each side of the drawn diagonal line (Fig. 4). Cut the two squares apart on the drawn diagonal line (Fig. 5) to make two BF half-square triangles (Fig. 6). Trim blocks to measure 3 ½” square. Repeat to make four BF half-square triangles total. make 4 B F Fig. 4
Sew the side borders to each side of the quilt top. Sew the top and bottom borders to the quilt top (Fig. 8). B
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Use the placement drawing to assemble six snowflakes total. Note: Using an applique pressing sheet with the placement drawing is helpful as they allow you to assemble the snowflakes before adding them to the quilt top. Refer to Figure 9 to position and press the snowflakes to the quilt top.
Finish the raw edges of each shape with a decorative stitch such as a buttonhole or satin stitch. Layer and quilt as desired. Sew the four 2 ½” x WOF Fabric F strips together, end to end with 45-degree seams, to make the binding. Fold this long strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and press. Bind as desired.