Festive Boxes
80″ x 80″
By Betsey Langford
Fabric Requirements
Center square – fussy cut from a fun fabric, or split the yardage and use two fabrics for alternating blocks.
2/3 yards (if fussy cutting, you will need 25 designs)
Contrasting strips :
Light – 45 (3 1/4 yd if using one fabric)
Dark – 47 strips (3 1/2 yd if using one fabric)
Binding – 2/3 yard
Cutting Instructions
From the red fabric, cut:
(12) 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares
(26) 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” rectangles
(50) 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” rectangles
(50) 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” rectangles
(26) 2 1/2” x 16 1/2” rectangles
From the white fabric, cut:
(13) 4 1/2″ X 4 1/2″ squares
(24) 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” rectangles
(50) 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” rectangles
(50) 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” rectangles
(24) 2 1/2” x 16 1/2” rectangles
White Center Block
Sew red 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” rectangles to the left and right side of a white 4 1/2” square.
Sew red 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” rectangles to the top and bottom of the previous unit.
Sew white 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” rectangles to the left and right side of the previous unit.
Sew white 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” rectangles to the top and bottom of the previous unit.
Sew red 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” rectangles to the left and right side of the previous unit.
Sew red 2 1/2” x 16 1/2” rectangles to the top and bottom of the previous unit.
Block measures 16 1/2″ square unfinished. Make 13.
Red Center Block
Sew white 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” rectangles to the left and right side of a red 4 1/2” square.
Sew white 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” rectangles to the top and bottom of the previous unit.
Sew red 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” rectangles to the left and right side of the previous unit.
Sew red 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” rectangles to the top and bottom of the previous unit.
Sew white 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” rectangles to the left and right side of the previous unit.
Sew white 2 1/2” x 16 1/2” rectangles to the top and bottom of the previous unit.
Block measures 16 1/2″ square unfinished. Make 12.
Quilt Assembly
Layout the blocks in rows of five each, alternating the red center with the white center blocks as shown below.
Sew each row together.
Sew the rows together to complete the quilt.
Here’s an example with the center squares the same:
