Churn dash throw
Churn dashes in two colours, framed with sashing. Half-square triangles and rectangles only.
Blocks: Churn dash. Layout 5 across × 6 down, quilt top 53 × 64".
Fabric requirements
| Barn red | 3⅜ yd |
| Cream | 1⅝ yd |
| Backing | 3⅞ yd |
| Total (⅛ yd extra per fabric) | 8⅞ yd |
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Quilting cotton 42" usable width. Batting at least 67 × 78" (Twin (72 × 90")). 414 pieces in all, 94% of the cut fabric ends up in the quilt.
Make it any size
Every size gets its own exact cutting plan and fabric amounts, worked out again from the blocks, not scaled up by guesswork.
Units to sew
- 120 half-square triangles (Barn red + Cream), 3" finished, trim to 3½"
Cutting plan
A · Barn red
- Cut 7 strips 2½" × width of fabric for the sashing between rows.
- Join end to end with straight seams, then cut 5 × 53½".
- Cut 7 strips 3½" × width of fabric for the border.
- Join end to end with straight seams, then cut 2 × 64½", 2 × 59½".
- Cut 7 strips 2½" × width of fabric for the binding.
- Join end to end with diagonal seams, press open, then fold in half lengthwise and press.
- Cut 6 strips 3⅞" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 10 squares 3⅞ × 3⅞" (A2).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 2 × 3½" (A3), trimming the strip end to 3½" first.
- Cut 6 strips 2½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 4 rectangles 2½ × 9½" (A1).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 2 × 3½" (A3), trimming the strip end to 2" first.
- Cut 9 strips 2" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 12 rectangles 2 × 3½" (A3).
B · Cream
- Cut 6 strips 3⅞" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 10 squares 3⅞ × 3⅞" (B1).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 rectangle 2 × 3½" (B3), trimming the strip end to 3½" first.
- Cut 2 strips 3½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 12 squares 3½ × 3½" (B2).
- Cut 1 strip 3½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 squares 3½ × 3½" (B2).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 10 rectangles 2 × 3½" (B3).
- Cut 8 strips 2" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 12 rectangles 2 × 3½" (B3).
- Cut 1 strip 2" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 rectangles 2 × 3½" (B3).
C · Backing
- For the backing, cut 2 pieces 67" long.
- Trim the selvages and join along the long edges with ½" seams.
All cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. Finishing: backing 67 × 78" in 2 pieces, binding 7 strips × 2½".
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