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Designed By: Lisa PompaFinished Quilt Size: 54" x 60"Finished Block Sizes: 10" x 10" and 5" x 5"Number of Blocks: 4 and 4Skill Level: Intermediate

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Mt. Rushmore

Backing

© Kensington Studio

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Cutting Instructions:Note: WOF = Width of Fabric

22359 N: Mount Rushmore Panel• Center and fussy-cut face section of panel to 28 ½" x

19 ½" for A.• Fussy-cut the 4 message sections of the panel to 6 ½" x

9 ½" for B.

22361 RN: Flag Print• Cut (1) 9 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (2) 6 ½" x

9 ½" C rectangles.

22364 S: Gold Blender• Cut (2) 1 ½" x WOF E strips for D-E and E-P strip sets.• Cut (1) 2 ½" x WOF strip. Recut into (16) 1 ½" x

2 ½" F rectangles.• Cut (1) 4 ½" x WOF strip. Recut into (8) 1 ½" x

4 ½" I rectangles.• Cut (14) 1 ½" x 42 ½" U/V/Y strips.

22364 R: Red Blender• Cut (1) 1 ½" x WOF strip for D-E strip set.• Cut (2) 1 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (24) 1 ½"

D2 squares and (2) 1 ½" x 8 ½" J2 .• Cut (1) 9 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (8) 1 ½" x

9 ½" J1 strips. Trim the remainder of the strip to 7 ½" and cut (8) 1 ½" x 7 ½" G strips.

• Cut (1) 4 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (12) 1 ½" x 4 ½" H strips.

• Cut (1) 1 ½" x 28 ½" N strip.• Cut (6) 1 ½" x WOF strips for Z/ZZ borders.• Cut (6) 2 ½" x WOF strips for binding

22364 N: Blue Blender• Cut (1) 1 ½" x WOF P strip for P-E strip set.• Cut (1) 5 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (4) 5 ½"

M squares, (12) 1 ½" x 5 ½" L strips• Cut (1) 1 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (2) 1 ½" x

4 ½" K strips.• Cut (1) 2 ½" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (24) 1 ½" x

2 ½" O rectangles.• Cut (1) 2 ¼" x WOF strip. Recut strip into (3) 2 ½" x

6 ½" Q strips.• Cut (1) 2 ½" x 28 ½" R strip.• Cut (3) 2 ½" x 42 ½" S strips.• Cut (2) 2 ½" x 40 ½" T strips.• Cut (14) 1 ½" x WOF strips for W/X borders.

22360 K: Mount Rushmore Print• Cut (2) 68" x WOF strips for backing.

Completing the Center Panel Blocks:

1. Sew the D strip to an E strip along length to make a D-E strip set. Press seam toward D. Recut the D-E strip set into (24) 1 ½" D-E units.

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

Design: Yards22359 N 1

PANEL22361 RN ⅜22364 S 1⅛

22364 R (Inc. Binding) 1⅝22364 N 1⅔22360 K (Backing) 3⅞

22359 N 22364 S(Inc. Binding)

22361 RN

22364 R 22360 K(Backing)

22364 N

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Diagram 1

1 ½"

D

E

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2. Referring to Diagram 2, select and join 3 D-E units with a D2 square to make a pieced strip; press. Sew a G strip to opposite long sides of the pieced strip.

3. Join 2 D-E units with a D2 square and an F rectangle (Diagram 3); add this strip to 1 G side of the pieced strip; press seam toward G.

4. Sew an H strip to an I strip and add to the right end of the pieced strip; press seams toward I and H. Add J1 to the F end and L to the H end of the pieced unit to complete thetop half of the block.

5. Join 1 D-E unit with a D2 square and add K and then F; press seams toward D2 and K and then F. Add I and then H and sew a second H to the F side and add L to the I/H side; press seams toward H and L.

6. Add an M square to the H side to complete the bottom half of the block; press seam toward M.

7. Join the top and bottom halves to complete 1 Center Panel block; press seam toward the top half of the block.

8. Repeat steps 2–7 to complete a second Center Panel block.

9. Repeat steps 2–7 referring to Diagram 7 to complete 2 Reversed Center Panel blocks.

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Diagram 2

D E D2

G

Diagram 3

G

D2 F

Diagram 4J1

I H

L

I

H

Diagram 5

L

K

D2

FH

MDiagram 6

Diagram 7

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Completing the Quilt Center:

1. Sew a J1 strip to opposite long sides of 2 B panels; press seams toward J1. Add a J2 strip to the top of 1 B-J1 panel and to the bottom of the second panel.

2. Referring to Diagram 9, sew a Center Panel block to 1 side and a Reversed Center Panel block to the opposite side of 1 B-J1 panel to complete the top row of the pieced section; press seams toward the B-J1 panel. Repeat, reversing the placement of the blocks, to make the bottom row. Join the 2 rows with the N strip to complete the bottom section; press seams toward N.

3. Join 2 B panels with 2 C rectangles and 3 Q strips, keeping B panels upright to make a side panel; press seams toward Q strips. Note: Refer to Diagram 10 for remaining step in this section.

4. Join the A panel and the bottom section with the R strip; press seams toward R. Join this pieced section and the side panel with the S strips and add T strips to the top andbottom to complete the quilt center; press seams toward S and T strips.

Completing the Corner Blocks:

1. Sew an F rectangle to an O rectangle to make an O-F unit; press seam toward O. Repeat to make 8 O-F units.

2. Sew the P strip to the remaining E strip along length to make an E-P strip set; press seam toward P. Recut the strip set into (8) 1 1/2" E-P units.

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Diagram 9

N

A

Diagram 10

R

S

T

B

C

Q

Diagram 11

1½"

P

E

Diagram 8

J2

B

J1 J1

B

J2

TT

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3. Sew an O rectangle to an E-P unit to make an E-P-O unit; press seam toward O. Repeat to make 2 E-P-O units and 2 reverse E-P-O units.

4. To complete 1 Corner block, join 1 E-P-O unit and 1 O-F unit with an O rectangle to make the top row; press seams toward O. Repeat to make the bottom row referring to Diagram 13 for positioning of units and pieces.

5. Join the top and bottom rows with an L strip to complete 1 Corner block referring to 14 for positioning. Repeat to make a second Corner block.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make 2 Reverse Corner blocks.

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Diagram 12

O

P E E P

E-P-O UnitMake 2

Reverse E-P-O UnitMake 2

O

Top Row

EF OO

O

P

Bottom Row

F E

O O

P

Diagram 13

O

Corner BlockMake 2

L

O OO

P EF

OF E

O O

P

Diagram 14

Reverse Corner BlockMake 2

Diagram 15

OO

E

O

F

F

E

L

O

P

P

O O

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Quilt Assembly:

1. Join the gold blender U/V/Y strips on the short ends to make a long strip; press seams to 1 side. Recut the strip into (2) 1 ½" x 46 ½" U, (6) 1 1/2" x 42 ½" V and (4) 1 ½" x 48 ½"Y strips.

2. Repeat step 1 with the blue blender W/X strips and recut to make 6 each 1 ½" x 42 ½" X and 1 ½" x 48 ½" W strips. 3. Sew a U strip to opposite long sides and a V strip to the top and bottom of the quilt center; press seams toward strips.

4. Join 3 W and 2Y strips along length, alternating colors to make a W/Y side strip; repeat. Press seams toward W. Sew these strips to opposite long sides of the quilt center;press seams toward strips.

5. Join 3 X strips with 2 V strips to make the top strip; repeat to make the bottom strip. Press seams toward X.

6. Sew a Corner block to 1 end and a Reverse Corner block to the opposite end of each strip referring to the quilt cover drawing for positioning of the blocks; press seams away from the blocks. Sew these strips to the top and bottom of the quilt center, again referring to the quilt cover drawing for positioning; press seams toward the strips.

7. Join the red blender Z/ZZ strips on the short ends to make a long strip; press seams to 1 side. Recut the strip into 2 each 1 ½" x 58 ½" Z and 1 ½" x 54 ½" ZZ strips. Sew the Z strips to opposite sides and ZZ strips to the top and bottom of the quilt center to complete the quilt top; press seams toward strips.

8. Join the 2 ½"-wide red blender binding strips with diagonal seams, trim seams to ¼" and press open to make a long strip.

9. Remove the selvage edges from the backing pieces. Join the 2 backing pieces along the 68" edges using a ½" seam allowance. Press seam open. Trim backing to 62" x 68".

While all possible care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this pattern, we are not responsible for printing errors or the way in which individual work varies.

10. Layer, quilt, and bind using your favorite methods and the red blender binding strip to complete the quilt.

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