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3YD Charlie
Page 1, under the cutting instructions,
Dark Green Fabric Cut:
Two 4″ x WOF strips, sub-cut into sixteen 4″ squares for Grecian Square block (not fourteen)
Light Fabric Cut:
Two 4″ x WOF strips, sub-cut into sixteen 4″ squares for Grecian Square block (not fourteen)
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4. Cut on the drawn line. Press seam toward the darker fabric. Trim dog ears. Repeat for a total of thirty-two (not 34) Half Square Triangles (HST). TRIM your Half Square Triangles to 3 1/2″ square by lining up the seam with the 45° line of your ruler.
Rough Waters
Page 15, under the cutting instructions for Brown, the Sixteen 1 1/2″ squares for CST do NOT get cut once on the diagonal. White out the little box with the diagonal line at the end of that line.
Page 18, Blue fabric square should have been labeled Blue, not Blue Dot.
Bohemian Peels
Page 1, First Peel image was wrong. It should have been White instead of Floral Wonderland. Correct image below
Quilters’ Color Therapy
Page 31, 7. Nest seams, pin, and sew the top row to the bottom row. Press the seam as the arrow indicates. The unit should measure 6 1/2“. It should measure 4 1/2”.
Trip Around the Sun
Early copies of Winter Page 1 – Error in some appliqué pieces called out for the wrong fabric color. Correct numbers and colors below. Honestly, the greens were a random mix so whichever green you use will be fine. The female cardinal’s body and wing colors were swapped. You’ll want the coral for the body, and red for the wing.
Autumn Green #2376-0114: Appliqué piece #s 10, 13, 14, 29, 34, 36
Wintery Green #2339-0117: Appliqué piece #s 11, 16, 18, 20, 28, 33, 35
Wintery Red #2338-011: Appliqué piece #s 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38, 41, 43
Medium Coral #2376-0128: Appliqué piece # 42
Bona Fide
Page 6. Cutting instructions for pink print 0532-0126, Sixteen 2 7/8″ squares for Flying Geese. (error was 2 1/2″)
Songbook Ensemble
Fabric #1581-1050 – 1 1/2 yards needed for 90″ x 90″ and 5/8 yard for 62″ x 62″
Fabric #1581-1047 – 1 1/4 yards needed for 90″ x 90″ and 1/2 yard for 62″ x 62″
Page 1, 7. Repeat to make a total of forty-eight Flying Geese units. Each of the twelve blocks will use four. Flying Geese should measure 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″. (error was 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″)
Party Crashers
Page 8
One 12 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ rectangle (typo was 12 /12″)
Double Bear Paw
Back page
1 yard total of a variety of Browns for blocks
More information for the other sizes was added to Double Bear Paw patterns March 2022. One edit to the King Size – last line. (Thanks Libby!)
Double Bear paw Full size: For the full size at 88 x 88, you’ll need 60 Double Bear Paw blocks. Break down the units in each paw x 60.
- 240 Teal 2 1/2” squares
- 240 Brown/Teal HST total. Divide by 8 (because you make 8 at a time) is 30 brown and 30 Teal 6” squares to make the HST
- 360 Cream/Brown HST total. Divide by 8 (because you make 8 at a time) is 45 brown and 45 cream 6” squares to make the HST
- 68 Cream strips 2 1/2” x 8 1/2″
- 25 Brown 2 1/2” squares for posts
- 36 Cream strips 2 1/2” x 18 1/2″
- 20 Cream 2 1/2” squares for posts
- Corner squares are same
- 4 Setting triangles 15 1/2” cut twice diagonally
King Bear PawFor the king size at 102″ x 102″, you’ll need 84 Double Bear Paw blocks. Break down the units in each paw x 84.
- 336 Teal 2 1/2” squares
- 84 Brown 2 1/2” squares
- 84 Cream 2 1/2” squares
- 336 Brown/Teal HST total. Divide by 8 (because you make 8 at a time) is 42 brown and 42 Teal 6” squares to make the HST
- 504 Cream/Brown HST total. Divide by 8 (because you make 8 at a time) is 63 brown and 63 cream 6” squares to make the HST
- 98 Cream strips 2 1/2” x 8 1/2″
- 36 Brown 2 1/2” squares for posts
- 46 Cream strips 2 1/2” x 18 1/2″
- 26 Cream 2 1/2” squares for posts
- Corner squares are same
105 Setting triangles 15 1/2” cut twice diagonally
I Love Us
Page 25
White Background Fabric: Cut one strip at 2″ x WOF. Sub-cut into thirty 2″ squares for small Half Square Triangles.
Red Fabric: Cut four 1 1/2 squares (typo had an extra 2)
Last line under Half Square Triangles,
Likewise, pair a white 2″ square with an dark orange 2″ square. Repeat for seven more white/dark orange pairs, twelve white/medium orange pairs, six white/light orange pairs, and four white/red pairs.
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Logs:
Choose six dark fabrics (dark blues, greens and purples)
Cut one 1 1/2″ x 22″ strip of each color (was not specified how many strips in pattern)
Choose four bright or light fabrics (Pinks and Oranges)
Cut one 1 1/2″ x 22″ strip of each color (was not specified how many strips in pattern)
Page 35
TRIM your Half Square Triangles by lining up the seam with the 45° line on your ruler. Trim to 2 1/2″. Repeat for the dark blue, medium blue, medium purple, and dark purple 3″ squares.
Page 36
After the strips of fabric have all been added, creating a wonky pleated tree, add background pieces 15 5 and 16 6. Trim on the outside solid line. Sew backing rectangle right side to wrong side of tree, 1/4″ seam on all sides. The backing fabric will show through the pleats.
Page 37
Renumber paper piecing Tree template page: 6 is 5 and 7 is 6.
Living in the Moment
Page 7
www.quiltpatternsdirect.com/blog had a typo.
Page 10
One 1 1/2″ x 13″ rectangle for 4-Patch is listed twice for the cream fabric. It should only have been listed once.
Red Stars At Night Quilter’s Delight:
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Saw Tooth Star Unit B and C backgrounds:
One rectangle 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ of white background for Star B
One rectangle 12 1/2″ x 5 1/2” of white background for Star B – correction
One square 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ of white background for Star C
One rectangle 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ of white background for Star C
Page 11
Nova Star Unit I backgrounds:
Two rectangles 5″ x 6 1/2″ of white background
One rectangle 6 1/2″ x 5″ of white background
One rectangle 6 1/2″ x 11″ of white background
Page 14
American Star K, 7″ Finished Size
Sixteen strips 1″ x 3 1/2″ of red fabric for star outside stripe
Sixteen strips 1″ x 3″ of white fabric for star middle stripe
Eight rectangles 2″ x 3 1/2″ of medium red for star inside
Eight squares 3″ x 3″ of white background, cut once diagonally
Eight squares 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ of white background, cut once diagonally
American Star Unit K backgrounds:
Two rectangle 6 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ of white background
One rectangle 5 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ of white background
One rectangles 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ of white background
Page 15
1. Sew the two rectangle 6 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ of white background together along the 6 1/2″ side. Press.
2. Sew the 7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″” of white background to the top of the American Star.
3. Sew the 5 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ of white background to the top of the two rectangles sewn in step 1.
Bird Walk BOM Pattern
Page 13
Cut four 2 1/2″ squares from light leafy background. – correction
Cut two 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles from Background Three.
Cut one 4 1/2″ x 9″ rectangle from light leafy background. – correction
Cut one 9″ x 13″ rectangle from light leafy background. – correction
Page 20
Bird House template was printed at 98.5% size instead of 100%. It turns out 1/16″ too small. Before trimming on the outer solid lines, be sure to measure and trim at 4 1/2″ x 7 1/2″.
Radiant Stars Pattern
Page 3
2. Sew a 1 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangle to the left side and… – correction
Double Arrow Quilt
Page 1
To Make Twelve Block A, 12″ finished:
Cut 3 1/2″ x WOF for a total of three strips from the cream fabrics,
subcut into forty-eight 3 1/2″ x 2″ rectangles [Wall/Crib-16, Queen/King-100]
To Make Six Block B, 12″ finished”
Cut 2″ x WOF for a total of three strips from the cream fabrics,subcut into twenty-four 2″ x 3 1/2″ rectangles [Wall/Crib-4, Queen/King-64]
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Block A: E. Subcut into forty-eight 2″ units. [Wall/Crib-16, Queen/King-100]
Block B: E. Sub-cut into twenty-four 2″ units. [Wall/Crib-4, Queen/King-64]
Bite Size Shamrock
No corrections but here is a series of photos that may be helpful to understanding the extreme piecing. Shamrock Little Bits BlockwithPicsDownload
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