SEMAPHORE STRIPES

Made with 2½” strips!

Are you looking for a great way to use stripes? The Semaphore Stripes quilt is the perfect way to use striped fabric to make a secondary design without all the complicated piecing stripes typically require, and it’s jelly roll friendly! This quilt combines strip-piecing with a few well-placed Y seams to get the most dramatic effect. The pieces are large and uncomplicated, letting the fabric do the talking.

 

This pattern includes step by step instructions with beautiful illustrations, through every stage, to make your rotary cutting, piecing, and assembly a breeze.

 

Finished size 60” x 72”

This is a lap/twin size quilt that can be easily modified to any size.

 

Tools

Creative Grids 8.5" non-slip 60 degree diamond ruler by Krista Moser

 

Fabric Requirements

• 1/3 yard of 10 different colored fabrics or thirty-seven 2 1/2" wide colored strips

(Jelly Roll friendly)

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• 1-1/2 yards each of 2 different striped fabrics or thirty-seven 2 1/2" wide striped fabric strips

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• 2 yards of white fabric for sashing strips

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• 1/2 yard binding fabric

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• 3-2/3 yards backing fabric