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Finished Quilt Size: 68” x 79 ½”49 West 37th Street, 14th floor, New York, NY 10018

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American Honor II

Fabrics in the American Honor II Collection

Fabrics in the American Honor I Collection

Finished Quilt Size: 68” x 79 ½”Quilt 1

Select Fabrics from the Urban Legend Collection

Soldier Panel - Blue8334P-77

24” Panel - Blue9672P-77

Eagles - Ivory9673-41

Hearts - Blue9674-77

USA Stripe - Blue8335-77

Bootprints & Dog TagsIvory – 8336-41

Stars - Ivory8337-41

Stars - Blue8337-77

Stripes - Red8338-88

Words - Ivory8339-41

Words - Blue8339-77

Wood Grain - Brown8340-39

Bootprints & Dog TagsBlue – 8336-77

Ecru7101-41

Navy7101-77

Red7101-88

Words - Ivory9675-41

Stars - Red9676-88

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Cutting Instructions Please note: all strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF) from selvage to selvage edge unless otherwise noted.

Materials1 panel 24” Panel - Blue (A) 9672P-771 ⅔ yards Wood Grain - Brown (B) 8340-39*⅞ yard Urban Legend - Red (C) 7101-881 yard Stars - Blue (D) 8337-771 ⅓ yards Stripes - Red (E) 8338-881 ⅓ yards USA Stripe - Blue (F) 8335-77¼ yard Eagles - Ivory (G) 9673-41⅜ yard Stars - Red (H) 9676-88⅔ yard Urban Legend - Navy (I) 7101-77¼ yard Hearts - Blue (J) 9674-77¾ yard Urban Legend - Ecru (K) 7101-41¼ yard Words - Blue (L) 8339-77⅓ yard Stars - Ivory (M) 8337-415 yards Words - Ivory (Backing) 9675-41

*Includes binding

From the 24” Panel - Blue (A), fussy cut:• (1) 23” x 21 ½” panel, centered on (3) middle blocks.• (6) 10” x 7 ¾” small blocks.

From the Wood Grain - Brown (B), cut:• (1) 7 ¾” x WOF strip. Sub-cut (12) 2 ½” x 7 ¾” strips.• (2) 3” x 27” WOF strips.• (4) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (12) 2 ½” x 14” strips.• (2) 2 ½” x 21 ½” WOF strips.• (3) 2 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (8) 2 ½” x 12 ½” strips.• (8) 2 ½” x WOF strips for the binding.

From the Urban Legend - Red (C), cut:• (3) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (16) 3 ½” x 6 ½” strips.• (2) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (16) 3 ½” squares.• (2) 2” x 28 ½” WOF strips.• (2) 2” x 25 ½” WOF strips. From the Stars - Blue (D), cut:• (2) 4 ½” x 36 ½” WOF strips.• (2) 4 ½” x 28 ½” WOF strips.• (4) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (48) 3 ½” squares.

From the Stripes - Red (E), cut:• (2) 4 ¼” x 44 ½” Length of Fabric (LOF) strips.• (2) 4 ½” x 36 ½” WOF strips from the remaining fabric, piece as needed.

From the USA Stripe - Blue (F), fussy cut:• (2) 6 ½” x 44 ½” LOF strips, each centered on a strip of red words.

From the Eagles - Ivory (G), cut:• (1) 6 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut (4) 6 ½” squares.

From the Stars - Red (H), cut:• (3) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (32) 3 ½” squares.

From the Urban Legend - Navy (I), cut:• (3) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (16) 3 ½” x 6 ½” strips.• (2) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (16) 3 ½” squares.

From the Hearts - Blue (J), cut:• (1) 6 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut (6) 6 ½” squares.

From the Urban Legend - Ecru (K), cut:• (4) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (24) 3 ½” x 6 ½” strips.• (2) 3 ½” x WOF strips. Sub-cut (24) 3 ½” squares.

From the Words - Blue (L), cut:• (1) 6 ½” x WOF strip. Sub-cut (4) 6 ½” squares.

From the Stars - Ivory (M), cut:• (3) 3 ½” x WOF strips.Sub-cut (32) 3 ½” squares.

From the Words - Ivory (Backing), cut:• (2) 88” x WOF strips for the backing. Sew the strips together and trim to make the 76” x 88” back.

Unit 1

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borders.

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Block Assembly1. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 21 ½” Fabric B strip to each side of the 23” x 21 ½” Fabric A panel. Sew (1) 3” x 27” Fabric B strip to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric A panel. Trim the block to measure 25 ½” square to make (1) Unit 1 block (Fig. 1).

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Unit 1

Center Block

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IH H

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KD D

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2. Sew (1) 2” x 25 ½” Fabric C strip to each side of the Unit 1 block. Sew (1) 2” x 28 ½” Fabric C strip to the top and to the bottom of the Unit 1 block to make the Center Block (Fig. 2).

3. Place (1) 3 ½” Fabric H square on the left side of (1) 3 ½” x 6 ½” Fabric I strip, right sides together (Fig. 3). Sew across the diagonal of the square from the upper right corner to the lower left corner (Fig. 3). Flip open the triangle formed and press (Fig. 4). Trim away the excess fabric from behind the triangle, leaving a ¼” seam allowance.

4. Place another 3 ½” Fabric H square on the right side of the 3 ½” x 6 ½” Fabric I strip, right sides together (Fig. 5). Sew across the diagonal of the square from the upper left corner to the lower right corner (Fig. 5). Flip open the triangle formed and press. Trim away the excess fabric from behind the triangle, leaving a ¼” seam allowance to make (1) Unit 2 strip (Fig. 6).

5. Repeat Steps 3-4 to make (16) Unit 2 strips.

6. Repeat Steps 3-4 and refer to Figures 7-8 for fabric identification, location and seam direction to make (24) Unit 3 strips and (16) Unit 4 strips.

7. Sew (1) 3 ½” Fabric I square to each end of (1) Unit 2 strip to make the top row. Repeat to make the bottom row. Sew (1) Unit 2 strip to each side of (1) 6 ½” Fabric G square to make the middle row. Sew the (3) rows together to make (1) Block One square (Fig. 9). Repeat to make (4) Block One squares total.

Pay attention to the orientation of the units when constructing the blocks in the following steps.

8. Repeat Step 7 and refer to Figures 10-11 for component identification, location and orientation to make (6) Block Two squares and (4) Block Three squares.

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9. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 7 ¾” Fabric B square to each side of (1) 10” x 7 ¾” Fabric A small block. Sew (1) 2 ½” x 14” Fabric B strip to the top and to the bottom of the Fabric A block. Trim the block to measure 12 ½” x 11” to make (1) Block Four rectangle (Fig. 12). Repeat to make (6) Block Four rectangles total.

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Page 3Quilt Top Assembly(Follow the Quilt Layout while assembling the quilt top. The arrows in the quilt layout denote fabric print direction. Pay attention to the orientation of the fabric when constructing the quilt top.)10. Sew (1) 4 ½” x 28 ½” Fabric D strip to each side of the Center Block. Sew (1) 4 ½” x 36 ½” Fabric D strip to the top and to the bottom of the Center Block.

11. Sew (1) 4 ½” x 36 ½” Fabric E strip to each side of the Center Block. Sew (1) 4 ¼” x 44 ½” Fabric E strip to the top and to the bottom of the Center Block.

12. Sew (1) 6 ½” x 44 ½” Fabric F strip to the top and to the bottom of the Center Block.

13. Sew (1) Block Four rectangle, (1) Block Three square, (1) Block Four rectangle, (1) Block Two square and (1) Block Four rectangle together in that order to make (1) Side

Border. Repeat to make a second Side Border. Sew (1) border to each side of the Center Block.

14. Sew (1) Block One square, (1) 2 ½” x 12 ½” Fabric B strip, (1) Block Two square, (1) 2 ½” x 12 ½” Fabric B strip, (1) Block Three square, (1) 2 ½” x 12 ½” Fabric B strip, (1) Block Two square, (1) 2 ½” x 12 ½” Fabric B strip and (1) Block One square together in that order to make the Top Border. Repeat to make the Bottom Border. Sew the borders to the top and to the bottom of the Center Block to make the quilt top.

15. Layer and quilt as desired.

16. Sew the (8) 2 ½” x WOF Fabric B strips together, end to end with 45-degree seams, to make the binding. Fold this long strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and press.

17. Bind as desired.

Quilt Layout

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