Navajo Nation

December 6, 2008

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My second original design. I used the quilt-as-you-go approach.

Fabric Requirements

fabric requirements

Navajo: make 16 squares
Tramp Art: make 12 squares
Tramp Art corners: make 4 squares
Sugar Bowl: make 54 squares
Sugar Bowl
corners: make 4 squares
Handkerchief: make 44 squares
Handkerchief corners: make 4 squares

Navajo Nation rounds

Center: 2 Navajo blocks
1. Assemble 2 Navajo blocks and sew together.
Round 1: 6-inch wide round with Tramp Art blocks and 1 inch outer fabric strip
1. Paper piece 12 Tramp Art blocks and 4 Tramp Art corner blocks.
2. Assemble 2 rows of 4 Tramp Art blocks and 2 rows of 2 Tramp Art blocks and 2 corner blocks
3. Attach the left/right block (4 Tramp Art block strips) sections to the quilt top first.
4. Attach the top/bottom strips to the quilt top.
5. Cut 2 strips of fabric 1½ inches wide by 27 inches long and 2 strips of fabric 1½ inches wide by 39 inches long.
6. Attach the 27-inch strips to the top and bottom of the quilt top after lining the center of the strips up with the center of the top. You should have 2½ inch tails on each end.
7. Line the 39-inch strips to the left and right of the quilt top after lining the center of the strips up with the center of the top. You should have 2½ tails on each end (before attaching to the top and bottom strips. Begin sewing the left and right strips to the top starting just below the top/bottom strips (those will be mitered together.
8. To finish the corners, line up the strip tails and sew a diagonal seam from the corner to the opposite edge at a 45 degree angle. Trim excess.
Round 2: 14 Navajo blocks
1. Assemble 2 rows of 3 blocks and 2 rows of 4 blocks.
2. Attach the rows of 3 blocks to the left and right sides of the quilt top.
3. Attach the rows of 4 blocks to the top and bottom sides of the quilt top.
Round 3: 54 Sugar Bowl blocks and 4 Sugar Bowl corner blocks
1. Assemble 2 rows of 15 Sugar Bowl blocks and 2 rows of 12 Sugar Bowl blocks.
2. Attach the rows of 15 blocks to the left and right sides of the quilt top.
3. Attach corner blocks to the top/bottom strips.
4. Attach the top/bottom strips to the quilt top.
5. Cut 4 strips ½ inch wide by 79 inches long of one fabric and 2 strips 1½ inches wide by 79 inches long of second fabric. Attach the ½-inch wide strips to each side of the 1½-inch strips. Attach the 79-inch combination strips to the left and right of the quilt after lining the center of the strips up with the center of the top. You should have 3½-inch tails on each end.
6. Cut 4 strips ½ inch wide by 67 inches long of one fabric and 2 strips 1½ inches wide by 67 inches long of second fabric. Attach the ½-inch wide strips to the 1 ½ inch strips. Line the 67-inch combination strips up with the center of the top and bottom of the quilt top. You should 3½-inch tails on each end. Begin sewing the top and bottom strips to the top starting just below the left/right strips (those will be mitered together.
7. To finish corners, line up the strip tails and sew a diagonal seam from the corner to the opposite edge of the strip at a 45 degree angle. Trim excess.
Round 4: 44 Handkerchief squares and 4 Handkerchief corner squares
1. Assemble 2 rows of 12 Handkerchief blocks and 2 rows of 10 Handkerchief blocks.
2. Attach the rows of 12 blocks to the left and right sides of the quilt top.
3. Attach corner blocks to the top/bottom strips.
4. Attach the top/bottom strips to the quilt top.

Note: This method of assembling the quilt top is conducive to the quilt-as-you go method of quilt assembling. You can add the batting and backing to each round as you go. Quilt that round then proceed with the next round.