The quilt measures about 84" x 98". It has a narrow inner border and a wider outer border. Adjust the size by adding one or more extra borders and/or altering the size of the two that are already in place.
I love Civil War reproduction fabrics and designed this quilt around a few favorites from that era. You can change its appearance dramatically by altering fabrics.
Block close-ups:
Chain and Knot Quilt BlockYardages
Enough to allow for shrinkage and errors. Amounts assume your fabrics are at least 42" wide.
Black/White Floral/Geometric Print
Outer border and interior of Chain and Knot blocks.
- 2-1/4 yards
White/green print "shirting" type fabric
Light squares in Chain and Knot blocks.
- 1 yard
Med-light Brown Print
Larger brown squares and for patch units in Chain and Knot blocks. Four-patch units in Five Patch Chain blocks. Inner border.
- 2-3/4 yards
Black/Rust/Orange Fabric with "Capsule-like" motifs
Large squares in both quilt blocks.
- 2 yards
Black Print with Small Florals
Outer perimeter four patch units in Chain and Knot blocks.
- 5/8 yard
Larger Scale Black Floral Print
Four patch units in Five Patch Chain blocks.
- 5/8 yard
Gold Floral Print
Bars in Five Patch Chain blocks. Setting and corner triangles.
- 2 yards
Other Materials
- Backing, about 94" x 108. Yardage depends on how you piece the backing. You can piece a horizontal backing slightly less wide from about 7-3/4 yards. Remove selvages, cut in thirds and then cut one panel in half along its length. Use it in the center horizontal slot. The remaining half is not used.
- Batting: About 94" x 108"
- Binding: Approximately 390 running inches of doublefold binding. Eleven yards if using Moda's bias binding.
