Viola’s Beauty is a 4-color, 5-fabric quilt set on point. The quilt measures approximately 70 x 70 inches. This quilt, with the pieced sashing, would have a lot of seams. The sashing is made with shapes from a Storm at Sea collection. I have also colored a version with plain sashing and cornerstones.
This design uses the Inklingo Orange Peel Deluxe Collection and the 6” Storm at Sea Collection. I colored the blocks in EQ7 with fabrics from Toscana by Northcott.
Viola (DeLong) Jones Dorgan is my 2nd great aunt—Adeline’s youngest daughter and Georgianna’s sister. She was born in 1855 in Ogdensburg, NY. Viola was married twice and had five children. Her first husband was a doctor who died at a young age. Viola died at a young age as well, possibly during the birth of her youngest child or shortly thereafter. Her children were taken in by other relatives but remained close throughout their lives.
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(Download from website or print from collection) |
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Copy the information below to a printed Cheat Sheet. I don’t have a copy of the 6” Storm at Sea collection so I couldn’t finish filling in the chart below but you can use the information from the collection to figure the sizes to cut and print. To figure fabric yardage, see the section “Planning a Quilt” in the Inklingo collection. |
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Fabric |
Yardage |
Shape |
# of Shapes |
Cut & Print |
Page # in shape collection |
Fabric 1 White |
Alabama AB | 200 | 66] 8 x 9.75″ & 1] 5.5 x 9.75″ |
Orange Peel Deluxe: 50 & 51 | |
B / BR Tri | 800 | 6” Storm at Sea: | |||
Fabric 2 Purple |
Peel | 100 | 25] 6.25 x 13″ | Orange Peel Deluxe: 36 & 37 | |
Fabric 3 Blue |
Peel | 80 | 20] 6.25 x 13″ | Orange Peel Deluxe: 36 & 37 | |
Half Peel | 40 | 5] 7.25 x 13″ | Orange Peel Deluxe” 38 & 39 | ||
Binding Strips | 8 strips | // | |||
Fabric 4 Light Green |
Alabama Beauty C | 200 | 25] 7.25 x 9.75″ | Orange Peel Deluxe: 52 & 53 | |
F Square | 40 | 6” Storm at Sea | |||
Fabric 5 Medium Green |
G HST | 160 | 6” Storm at Sea | ||
E HST – Replaces Square in Square Cornerstone at outside edge of quilt | 20 | 6” Storm at Sea | |||
A Diamond | 200 | 6” Storm at Sea | |||
Want to check my math? The Viola’s Beauty Math PDF is here. Quilt blocks are pictured on the Math PDF. |
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Additional Colorways |
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Changing the position of the light and medium green. |
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Plain sashing and cornerstones. Not quite as dramatic but acceptable. |
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How to Rotary Cut Curves Inklingo Video
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Sewing Curves Without Pins
This is how I sew curves. (I dislike pinning!) I use a 3M Command Strip pasted along the side of my presser foot to help as a guide also. You need to be sure to use your 1/4″ presser foot if you are going to use a Command Strip as a guide. When I am done sewing curves, the Command Strip removes easily from my machine bed.
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