This has been on my bucket list for a while now. I made a version with a tone-on-tone white background and 21 different navy fabrics. From a distance it looks like a two fabric quilt. This version had eight different accent fabrics and a single white fabric for the background.
Crossed Canoes Block Finished Sizes:
AccuQuilt - 9"
Rotary Cut - 7"
Crossed Canoes Quilt
63 blocks set 7 x 9
Finished Sizes:
AccuQuilt - 63" x 81"
Rotary Cutting - 50" x 64"
Paper Piecing - 85" x 109"
Two Fabric Version
Fabrics
There are 8 accent fabrics in the scrappy version.
AccuQuilt
I used the GO! Crossed Canoes 9" Finished Die #55181 to make my quilt. It is a Block on Board and the fabrics are cut into 6-1/4" squares. For 1 block you need 2 squares of the accent fabric and 2 squares of the background fabric.
From 1 fat quarter you will get 6 @ 6-1/4" squares. This is enough accent or background fabric to make 3 blocks.
From yardage, cut strips @ 6-1/4" x WOF. Sub cut to 6 @ 6-1/4" squares. This is enough accent or background fabric to make 3 blocks.
Rotary Cutting
A tutorial for rotary cutting and piecing a 7" finished block can be found by scanning this QR code or clicking the link.
Paper Piecing
Instructions and foundation pattern for fabric requirements and piecing a 12" finished block can be downloaded from Art Gallery Fabrics by scanning the QR code or clicking the link.
Happy quilting!
Carol