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Fractured Composition Quilt

Written by:

rlainson

Published:

Jan 4 2017 - 23:00

Hi Ya!

I am so excited to be back with me second recipe. I’m Richy of SpazzyCat Designs and hopefully you know me from Instagram under the name RichyJr16 and for those of you that don’t I have been quilting since I was 13 years old. Fracture Composition was designed for the Guys and the Modern lovers. Mix together a great neutral collection like BasicGrey's Compositions with a bold Grunge and you're ready to get modern with it.

This quilt/project finishes at 64" x 64".

1 Compositions Layer Cake®
3 yards background fabric {Saturday Morning Husk 301503 12}
4 yards backing fabric {Grunge Basics Grey Couture 30150 163}
1 yards binding fabric {Compositions Charcoal 30453 26}

The Cutting-

From the background cut 32 10" squares.
From the Layer Cake pick out 32 squares.

Cut the all the squares in half diagonally. Then measure 3" from the center and cut. Move the triangle out and measure 3" from the outside edge and cut a diamond. Repeat with the other side. You now have two diamonds a small and large triangle from have of a square. Do this to all 32 layer cake squares and background squares.

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Making the block-

Line up one print diamond with a background triangle. Stitch with a 1/4" seam allowance.

Press to the triangle, trim off the extended diamond point.

Stitch the second print diamond to the unit made previously.

Press to the diamond you just added. Stitch the large background triangle to this new unit.

Repeat the process but this time using the background diamonds with the print triangles.

Stitch the two halves together and press the seam open.

Trim the block to 8 1/2" unfinished. If your seams a bigger trim them a little smaller.

Repeat with the rest of your blocks, 64 blocks all together.

The Layout Game-

Using a design wall or the floor, layout your blocks. 8 rows of 8 blocks. Twist and turn your blocks around and have fun creating a fun modern quilt. There really are lots of ways to put the blocks together. Think of them as large fracture half square triangles.

Finishing-

Quilt and bind as desired. My binding was made using 7 3 1/2" strips and set using a 1/2"seam allowance.

This quilt finishes at 64" x 64".

I can't wait to see your take! Make it Modern with Moda

Moda Bake Shop Chef
Richy
{SpazzyCat.blogspot.com}

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Layer Cake, Quilt

Tagged:

BasicGrey, Compositions, Spazzy Cat Designs

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47 comments

blg2240

Comment:

I'm not normally a quilter who loves modern, but you've changed my mind with this pattern. Love it! Keep them coming, I have a very large stash.

Fri, 2017-01-06 10:53

Michelle

Comment:

this is an intriguing design and I like your color choices-- I would never have thought to use that color of background, but it looks really good!

Fri, 2017-01-06 14:38

Carol Adams

Comment:

Love this! Found you on Instagram a while back and your feed is favorite. I look forward to seeing many more patterns from you. This one is on my list for sure.

Fri, 2017-01-06 19:40

cruisefan

Comment:

Love this design! I am on vacation in the Mediterranean at the moment- can't wait to be home again (that is something I normally would not say while on holidays!!!)- to dig into my stash and do this great pattern. Sunny weather here is great but working on a quilt in the winter when it is snowing outside is a great alternative....
I think I have a zillion of layer cakes that would make a perfect basis for this.
Thank you very much for sharing this pattern with us!

Sat, 2017-01-07 07:58

kaholly

Comment:

Quite nice! I'm always looking for a great man quilt!

Tue, 2017-01-10 18:13

Fiona

Comment:

Thank you for sharing. LOVE this pattern - on my quilting to do list for our son this year

Mon, 2017-01-16 23:10

ellen

Comment:

Are those diamonds equal in size to each other, or different sizes?? I am having such a hard time making the diamonds and triangle with the 3" instruction...they end up being more what I would call parallelograms..(although my geometry is from another era!) ;to get equal looking diamonds(which is how they appear to me in your photo) I have to make my third and fourth cuts at 4", not 3"....is there any possibility the instructions are wrong?? or are the "diamonds" not supposed to be the same size?
This is only my second quilt...am I missing something?? Is there a special ruler or something that would help me??

Wed, 2017-01-18 17:03

rlainson

Comment:

The 3" cuts are correct. Start with a 10" square and cut it in half diagonally. Next cut 3" from the diagonal cut, move the triangle out of the way. Now measure 3" from the outside (pinked edge of layer cake) and cut. Repeat with the other side (pinked edge). I hope this helps

Thu, 2017-01-19 06:28

ryann

Comment:

I'm having the same problem. When I cut the square in half and then cut away the top triangle, I wind up with a trapezoid with the following dimensions: 3" (height) x 14" (bottom base/diagonal of square) x 8" (top base). Based on your instructions, it seems as though the top base of that trapezoid should instead be 6", no?

In other words, following the above instructions, after I've cut away the parallelograms at 3" from either edge of the trapezoid, I wind up with another trapezoid, instead of a triangle.

Sun, 2017-02-05 17:57

rlainson

Comment:

Did you follow the diagram in the tutorial. After you cut a diamond from each end of the trapezoid you should have a small triangle left.

Tue, 2017-02-07 14:00

ellen

Comment:

Thanks. Once I understood the cutting ruler is lying on the fabric along the pinked edges, (and not 3" along the cut lines) , and started using the Fons and Porter Triangle Trimmers everything is working out.

Tue, 2017-01-24 10:19

Christine Chamb...

Comment:

What do you do with the other side of the original 10" square?

Fri, 2017-01-27 20:30

rlainson

Comment:

Each half makes a block. You'll use the second half in the same way

Mon, 2017-01-30 06:10

Bettina

Comment:

Gorgeous Quilt ! But what happens to the other 32 Triangles that were cut in the first step ? Or did I miss something ???

Mon, 2017-01-30 03:07

rlainson

Comment:

You repeat with each triangle. So you'll have 64 blocks.

Mon, 2017-01-30 06:09

Kimber2

Comment:

Ah, ok. I read the pattern 5 times & couldn't figure out what to do with them. You might want to add that bit to the instructions because the way it reads now, "You now have two diamonds a small and large triangle from have of a square. Do this to all 32 layer cake squares and background squares" makes it sound as though the large triangle remains intact

Sat, 2017-02-11 05:47

Heyes Helen

Comment:

Many thanks for the pattern. I didn't have any trouble with the instructions, just a little operator error! (that 8 1/2" ruler gets me so often.)

I blogged about my finished quilt at:

http://www.heyeshome.net/2017/02/20/design-wall-monday-20th-february-2017/

My husband gave me the fabric for Christmas and I loved having the perfect project to make use of my gift.

Mon, 2017-02-20 06:16

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