Size and Fabric Requirements Finished Size: 42” x 60” Number of Blocks: 4 sixteen-patch blocks (121/2” x 121/2”) Fabric Requirements: Color A (includes borders) 1 1/4 yd. Color B (includes borders) 1 1/8 yd. Color C 1/2 yd. Backing 1 3/4 yd. Binding 3/8 yd.

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A special thank you to “blanketeer” Elzora Channer for donating

her time and talents to Project Linus by creating “Channer’s Checkers”.

Many seriously ill and traumatized children will receive special hugs of comfort as a result of her efforts.

© 2003 Elzora Channer for Project Linus National Headquarters

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P.O. Box 5621 Bloomington IL 61720-5621

“A Make A Blanket Day” Quilt Pattern

“Channer’s Checkers”

Project Linus provides comfort and security to seriously ill and traumatized children…through blankets.

Created for

Finished Size: 42” x 60” Number of Blocks: 4 sixteen-patch blocks (121/2” x 121/2”) Fabric Requirements: Color A (includes borders) 1 1/4 yd. Color B (includes borders) 1 1/8 yd. Color C 1/2 yd. Backing 1 3/4 yd. Binding 3/8 yd.

Channer’s Checkers Planning

This quilt is entirely made up of 3 1/2 strips. The quilt is created using two basic contrasting colors with a 3rd tone on tone fabric for the border around the checkerboard itself. There is very little waste with the scraps being used to make the pockets.

CUTTING THE FABRIC Color A: Binding: Cut 12 strips 3 1/2” x width of fabric (WOF) Cut 5 strips 2 1/2” x WOF

Color B: Cut 11 strips 31/2” x WOF. Checkers:

Color C: From two coordinating colors of Cut 4 strips 3 1/2” x WOF felt, cut 12 - 2” circles from each

color for checkers.

Step 1: Sew 8 strips of Color A to 8 strips of Color B together as follows:

You will need 8 “AB” strips Press seams toward the dark fabric.

A B

A B A B

You will need 4 “ABAB” strip sets. Press seams toward the dark fabric.

Step 2: Sew two sets of AB strips together making 4 sets of ABAB strips:

QUILT PIECING INSTRUCTIONS

Step 3: • From two of the ABAB strip set, cut eight 3 1/2

inch segments for a total of 16 segments. • Save the leftover scrap from each strip set which

will be used for the pockets. • The other two ABAB strip sets will be used for

the horizontal borders.

Step 4: Make 4 “sixteen-patch” blocks. (Fig. 1)

Assemble the checkerboard portion of the quilt by sewing the four “sixteen-patch” blocks together. Checkerboard will have 64 squares. (Fig. 2)

Step 5: Add the border that surrounds the checkerboard by sewing a 3 1/2” strip of Color C to each vertical side of the checkerboard. Then sew a border strip to the top and to the bottom of the checkerboard. (Fig. 2)

Save this piece for pocket.

Figure 1

Step 6: Add the next set of vertical borders by sewing a 3 1/2” strip of

Color B to each vertical & then each horizontal side of the “framed” checkerboard.

Step 7: You should have two ABAB strip sets left. Sew a strip set to the top and bottom of the quilt. (Fig. 3) Note: Make sure that the Color B strip is sewn to the Color C border on the top and bottom.

Step 8: For the vertical borders, you should have three 3 1/2” strips of Color B left. Cut one strip in half and sew each to a full strip cre-ating a vertical border. Sew the border to each side of the quilt. (Fig. 3)

Step 9: Making the checkers pocket A. Using your leftover strip set from Step 3, remove a Color B strip and cut two 13 1/2” (horizontal) x 9 1/2” (vertical) rectangles from the remaining strip sets. B. Fold in half, right sides together and stitch raw edge closed. C. Center seam in the back and press open. D. Using Template A trim the bottom of the pocket to a half-circle and stitch using 1/4” seam E. Stitch top leaving opening to turn. F. Clip corners and curve, turn and close opening. G. Position pockets as show in Figure 1 and stitch to quilt top leaving pocket opening, open.

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2” 13 1/2”

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Make 2 pockets.

Figure 2

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Color C

Step 10: Layer and quilt as desired. Join the binding strips into one continuous strip. Fold in half lengthwise.

Attach binding to the front. Turn folded edge to the back side of the quilt. Sew by hand or machine.

1 1/2 strips pieced to-gether to make 60” vertical border

1 1/2 strips pieced together to make 60” vertical border

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TEMPLATE A Bottom of pocket cutting template

TEMPLATE B Checker Template—cut

12 each from two different colors of felt.

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