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Here is a more detailed explanation of my warm wishes variation.

Warm Wishes Variation

This quilt is 9x13 blocks. That's 117 blocks.
With 4" borders it finishes at 48.5"x66.5".

Depending on your arrangement, you will need approximately

1 ½ yards of red print
*Cut into
3 - 5” strips (wof) cut into 5” squares (24)
8 – 2” strips (wof) for rails
5 – 4.5” strips (wof) for borders
5 – 2 ¼” strips (wof) for binding

1 yard of black print
3 – 5” strips (wof) cut into 5” squares (18)
8 – 2” strips (wof) for rails

1 yard of floral print
3 – 5” strips (wof) cut into 5” squares (17)
8 – 2” strips (wof) for rails

Take a 2” black strip, a 2” red strip and a 2” floral strip, sew together into a set. Be sure that the RED strip is in the middle. These sets should measure 5” wide. Double check your ¼” seam!!
Cut into 5” squares (58)

Below is an exploded view of the layout of the quilt. Hopefully you can see the layout easier this way.


Start with a black square. Then a rail with the black touching black. Then a floral square touching floral.
Start the second row with a rail with the black up, touching the black square. Then a red square. Then a rail with the floral up, touching the floral square. Then a red square.
Black always touches black, floral always touches floral. The red squares go at the end of the rails to match the red in the center of the rails.

When done, the center should measure 40.5”x58.5”.

Cut 2 of the 4.5” strips to 40.5” (or whatever your quilt measures across. Sew on top and bottom.
Sew the remaining 4.5” strips together, then cut to 66.5” (or whatever you quilt measures top to bottom). Sew on sides.