four sisters quilt - anna maria horner · building the castle: 1. sew 2.5” squares from castle...

Four Sisters Quiltby Anna Maria Horner

Inspired by my Fibs & Fables collection and my four daughters. (trapped in tall towers) <3

Copyright, 2015 anna maria horner, for personal use only, exclusively available @ annamariahorner.com*Locating the file of this pattern at any other website without permission is prohibited, thank ya kindly

Fabrics & Materials ListThe following color coded quilt layout plan is offered to show where each fabric is used inthe sample quilt. This will also help you plan in case you would like to substitute anyfabrics. The list to the right cites each of the Fibs & Fables fabrics by SKU and colorname. All yardages are listed as cut yardage, though in some cases scrap and fatquarters would suffice.

In addition to the fabrics listed to complete the quilt top, here are further materials:– 1 yard WOAH002 in Plum for sashing and bias cut binding– 1 1/3 yards for backing for a quilt without sashing or 2 2/3 yards with sashing– 60” x 60” quilt batting

Cutting:1. From PWAH097/water cut:

– one rectangle measuring 6.5” x 43”, on width of fabric (for sky)– four 2.5” squares (for castle detail background)– eight 3.5” squares (for tower peak background)

2. From PWAH094/sleepy cut (match print where desired for landscape components):– one rectangle measuring 10” x 43”, on width of fabric – one rectangle measuring 9.5” x 18.5”– two squares measuring 6.5”

3. From PWAH099/algae cut:


– one rectangle measuring 16.5” x 18.” (for castle center)– four rectangles measuring 3” x 18.5” (for shorter towers)– five 2.5” squares (for castle detail)

4. From PWAH098/midnight cut:– four rectangles measuring 3” x 24.5” (on lengthwise if using the Escape print)

5. From PWAH102/flax cut two 1.5” x 18.5” strip from the lengthwise of fabric (braids).(Notice the above is for two matching braids on shorter towers, however mine do not match. Ifyou would like a variety of braid colors, purchase and cut from al 3 colorways.)6. From PWAH102/silver cut:

– two 1.5” x 24.5” strip from the lengthwise of fabric (braids)7. From PWAH100/petunia cut:

– two rectangles measuring 3.5” x 6.5” (taller tower peaks)8. From PWAH100/aqua cut:

– two rectangles measuring 3.5” x 6.5” (shorter tower peaks)9. From PWAH096/fire cut:

– one rectangle measuring 10” (crosswise on fabric) X 12” (lengthwise on fabric)(this is the archway fabric)

Sewing:All piecing is right sides together and with 1/4” seam allowances.Building Towers:

1. Join the tower peaks to the tower peakbackground by layering 3.5” background squareonto tower peak rectangle aligning three edges.Sew at 45degree angle from top center of rectangleto lower outer corner (draw a pencil line first if it ishelpful). Trim excess to 1/4”, press open andrepeat with a second 3.5” background square onother side of rectangle. Repeat until you have fourtower peaks.

2. Join one shorter tower wall piece to one shorterbraid piece, aligning their long edges. Now join asecond shorter tower wall piece to the other side ofthe same braid piece. Press well and repeat tocomplete the other shorter tower.

3. Repeat Step 2 with the taller tower and braidpieces to yield four total towers.

4. Pair tower peaks with towers as desired and jointo complete towers. Press well.

5. Join the peak edge of shorter towers to the 6.5”landscape squares, press well. Set towers aside.


Building the Castle:

1. Sew 2.5” squares from castle detail fabric andbackground detail fabric together, one to the next,alternating between the two but beginning andending with the castle detail fabric. Finished lengthshould be 18.5”. Set castle detail aside.

2. Position the Archway template centered ontobottom edge of the of the castle center piece(making sure that you have the bottom edge as oneof the 18.5” sides). Lightly trace a chalk line aroundthe archway.

3. Now trim away the fabric within the center of thearchway up to 1/4” away from the drawn line. Nowalso clip carefully into the ¼ fabric border almostright up to the drawn line, all around the curvededges about every inch or so.

4. Use an iron to press this clipped 1/4” edgesmoothly back against the wrong side of the castlecenter piece. Press the edge back enough so thatyou are just hiding your traced line, and making asmooth curve and a defined crease by pressing fromboth sides.

5. Layer the right side of the archway fabric behindthe archway opening and against the wrong side ofthe castle center. Smooth them together, makingsure the orientation of the archway print is asdesired, and also making sure the archway fabriccontinues to the bottom edge of the caste center.Pin the layers together all around the folded backseam allowance so that the pins are point to thecenter of the archway.

6. Use your favorite machine applique stitch to sewalong the folded edge of the opening in the castlecenter fabric. You could also choose to complete thisstep with hand applique. Once reverse applique iscomplete, carefully trim away excess archway fabricto be in line with the castle seam allowance. Press.


Assemble Quilt Top:1. Join lower long edge of sky piece to top long edge of landscape piece. Press this seamopen.2. Use the large and small cloud templates to trace onto the section created in Step 1and follow all the same reverse applique steps (Steps 2-6) from the previous section tolayer and stitch the cloud fabric (PWAH096 Ice) in place. Take extra care around innerpoint of cloud and across the seam line of the sky and landscape fabric.3. Join one shorter tower to left edge of one taller tower. Join remaining shorter tower toright edge of remaining taller tower. Press both well.4. Join lower long edge of smaller landscape rectangle to the castle detail strip.5. Join top edge of the castle center piece to the remaining long edge of the castle detailpiece. Press.6. Assemble the joined tower pairs onto either side of of the joined castle center so thatthe tall towers are either side of the the castle center. Press well.7. Join the completed sky/landscape section to the completed castle/landscape sectionand press well.* I sewed a narrow 2 or 3” sashing all around the finished top and also used the samefabric for the binding. Finished quilt w sashing is approximately 48” x 48”.


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