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Introduction to the Summer Dragon Patchwork Quilt Pattern
Free Quilt Patterns

Make a Square Wallhanging Using the Summer Dragon Patchwork Quilt Pattern

Janet Wickell
Summer Dragon is a medallion style quilt, with a large center quilt block that's surrounded by a border of smaller, different patchwork blocks. Two borders surround the patchwork. Make the quilt illustrated on this page, or opt for the rectangular bed shown on page __.

Finished Quilt Sizes
Alter either quilt's size to suit you by adding borders or changing their widths, or by making additional patchwork borders.

Square Quilt: 48" x 48"
Rectangular Quilt: 69" x 90"

Quilt Fabrics

The name Summer Dragon suits the oriental themed fabric shown in this quilt, but you can change its look dramatically by choosing different quilting fabrics.

Fabric for Square Quilt

Black background dragon themed fabric for medallion center: 3/8 yard (or 12-7/8" x 12-7/8" square)

Black background print fabric, coordinating but smaller scale print than above, for small block centers and outermost triangles: 1/4 yard

Orange, small scale or mottled fabric for large block half-square triangle units and small block triangles: 1/2 yard

Orange, larger scale print fabric for small block triangles and inner border: 1 yard

Gold print for large block's outermost triangles (also shown in binding, but not included in yardage): 1/2 yard

Black used in multiple locations: 1-1/2 yards

Other Materials

Backing: 3-1/4 yards (you'll have leftovers; use for any of the print fabrics and you'll have enough without an extra purchase (Quilt Backing Instruction)

Batting: About 54" x 54" low loft batting

Binding: About 215 running inches of doublefold binding in your choice of width (1/2" wide backing shown) (Quilt Binding Instructions)

Also see: rectangular bed quilt materials

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