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Simple Coins Pattern compliments of PhillipsFiberArt.com

© 2013 Cheryl Phillips of Phillips Fiber Art

Simple Coins is a curved variaion of the traditional pattern, Chinese Coins.Select a variety of fabrics for the coins. This project would be great for scraps!

Fabric Selection

Fat quarter groupings like the one shown to the left can be purchased at various catalogs such as AnniesCatalog.com.

SimpleCoins

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using the Simple Curves tool

Finished Size is 45" x 63."



Fabric Suggested Yardage

Coins 10 - 26 fat quarters

Borders/Lattice& Binding 1 ⅞ yd

Binding (if different from borders) ½ yd

Batting 48" x 66"Backing 50" x 68"

Cutting the Background fabricCut the 1 7/8 yard piece of background fabric along the lengthwise grain. The cuts will be parallel to the selvage.

•Cut two 5 ½̎ wide lengthwise strips by about 67 ̎ long for borders.

•Cut two 3 ̎ wide lengthwise strips by about 67 ̎ long for lattice strips.

•Cut four 2 ½̎ wide lengthwise strips for binding.

•Cut six 6 ̎ x 10 ½̎ rectangles for top and bottom pieces.

Cutting the End Pieces • Place the Simple Curves tool on the lower edge

of the 6 ̎ x 10 ½̎ rectangle. • Cut along only the bottom edge as shown. • Cut six pieces.

If you're careful you can get 24 Simple Curves from one half yard of fabricif the fat quarter is 21" you can get 12 sc pc per fat.truned the other way you can get 7 sc per fat with waste that you could cut print going other direction.forfiguring?usethe7piece?

22 reg sc per column x 3 columns = 66 Simple Curve Pieces1 topper per column x 3 columns = 31 base per column x 3 columns = 3total column height = ~51"

lattice (2) = 3.5" x 52" cut = 7" acrossborders top + bottom= 5" x 44" cut each = 10"acrossborders sides = 4" x 61" cut = 8" across finishedsize=25"x62"

Cut the coin fabric into 10 ½̎ wide strips.

Cut 78 Simple Curves pieces from the strips.

Cut the pieces theexactsizeofthe Simple Curves tool from a variety of fabrics.

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Cut Three

Cut three 4 ̎ x 10 ½̎ rectangles from the Coin fabrics. Fold the rectangle in half. Place the Simple Curves tool onto the rectangle, aligning the fold to the marked line as shown. Cut three football shapes.

Cutting the Coin fabric

6 ̎ x 10 ½̎ rectangle

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Cut Six

End Pieces

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Sewing Stacks of Coins

• Sew three columns of coins in groups of 26 Simple Curves pieces.

• Stitch with exact ¼̎ seams.• I suggest you lay out the various Simple

Curves pieces on a design wall to get the best arrangement.

• Pressthecoinsingroupsofaboutfivepieces for best results. Press seam allowanes toward the top of the column.

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• Sew a football piece to an end piece.

• Stitch with exact ¼̎ seams. • Repeat for three units.Note: I suggest you experiment with using the wrong side of the fabric for the football shape. If you look closely that is what gives the stack of coins a three dimensional look.• Sew end units to the

bottom of the stack of coins.

Sewing The Bottom Piece

• Sew the other end pieces to the bottom of the stack of coins.

Adding The Lattice

• Measure each stack of coins with the top and bottom pieces added.

• Determine the average length.

• Re-cut the lattice and bor der strips to thisexact measurement.

• Sew the 3" wide lattice piece to the right sides of two of the stacks of coins.

• Sew the border to the third stack of coins.

• Sew the last border to thefirststackofcoinsonthe left side.

• Sew the strips together to make the quilt top as shown.

Finish your Simple Coins quilt as desired.I chose to quilt in straight lines down the lattice and border strips.

Sewing The Top Piece

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