Mossy Creek Quilt Pattern
DESIGNER: Dana Bolyard
DIFFICULTY LEVEL ‣ BEGINNER
FINISHED QUILT SIZE: 56½” x 64½”
FINISHED BLOCK SIZE: 8″ x 8″
Using the gentle colors of a woodland glen, Mossy Creek combines two traditional quilt blocks for this cozy quilt. It’s just the right size for a picnic by the creek or a snuggle on the sofa. A black-and-white binding adds a little zip to the design.
Instructions:
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Read through entire pattern before beginning project. Use ¼” seam allowances with fabric right sides together. Pressing arrows are included with illustrations. Basic quiltmaking supplies are assumed.
HST = half-square triangle unit
WOF = width of fabric
LOF = length of fabric
FABRIC:
Fabric A: 2⅝ yards solid white
Fabric B: 1¾ yards solid blue
Fabric C: 1¾ yards solid green
Fabric D: ⅝ yard black/white stripe for binding
Backing: 4⅛ yards (for 44″/45″ wide fabric), or 2⅛ yards for 108″
CUTTING:
From Fabric A, cut:
• (4) 4½” x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (28) 4½” x 4½” squares
• (21) 2½” x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (112) 2½” x 4½” rectangles
• (112) 2½” x 2½” squares
• (5) 3″ x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (56) 3″ x 3″ squares
From Fabric B, cut:
• (2) 4½” x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (14) 4½” x 4½” squares
• (14) 2½” x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (56) 2½” x 4½” rectangles
• (112) 2½” x 2½” squares
• (3) 3″ x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (28) 3″ x 3″ squares
From Fabric C, cut:
• (2) 4½” x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (14) 4½” x 4½” squares
• (14) 2½” x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (56) 2½” x 4½” rectangles
• (112) 2½” x 2½” squares
• (3) 3″ x WOF strips. Cut strips into:
• (28) 3″ x 3″ squares
From Fabric D, cut:
• (7) 2½” x WOF strips
Block Assembly: Shoo Fly Block
Referring to Diagram 1, draw a diagonal line on wrong side of (28) Fabric A 3″ squares. Place a marked square over a Fabric B 3″ square. Sew a ¼” seam allowance on each side of drawn line. Cut in half on drawn line and press to make (2) A/B HST Units. Trim to 2½”. Make 56. In the same manner, using Fabric A 3″ squares and Fabric C 3″ squares, make 56 A/C HST Units. 
Paying attention to orientation, lay out (4) A/B HST Units, (4) Fabric B 2½” x 4½” rectangles, and (1) Fabric A 4½” square as shown in Diagram 2. Sew into rows. Sew rows together to make A/B Shoo Fly Block. Make 14. In the same manner, using A/C HST Units, Fabric C 2½” x 4½” rectangles, and Fabric A 4½” squares, make (14) A/C Shoo Fly Blocks. 
Block Assembly: Star Block
Referring to Diagram 3, draw a diagonal line on wrong side of (112) Fabric C 2½” squares. Place a marked square over a Fabric A 2½” x 4½” rectangle and sew together on drawn line. Trim corner ¼” from sewn line and press. Place a second Fabric C marked square onto opposite side of Fabric A rectangle and sew together. Trim corner and press to make A/C Flying Geese Unit. Make 56. In the same manner, using Fabric B 2½” squares and remaining Fabric A 2½” x 4½” rectangles, make (56) A/B Flying Geese Units.
Paying attention to orientation, lay out (4) Fabric A 2½” squares, (4) A/C Flying Geese Units, and (1) Fabric C 4½” square as shown in Diagram 4. Sew into rows. Sew rows together to make A/C Star Block. Make 14. In the same manner, using Fabric A 2½” squares, A/B Flying Geese Units, and Fabric B 4½” squares, make (14) A/B Star Blocks.
Quilt Assembly and Finishing
Paying attention to placement, lay out (14) each A/B Shoo Fly Blocks, A/C Shoo Fly Blocks, A/C Star Blocks, and A/B Star Blocks as shown in Quilt Assembly Diagram. Sew blocks into rows. Sew rows together to make Mossy Creek Quilt Top. 
- Trim selvage edges from 4⅛ yards backing fabric yardage, fold yardage in half lengthwise, and cut into two LOF pieces. Sew pieces together along LOF; press seam to one side.
- Center and layer backing, batting, and quilt top together to make a quilt sandwich; baste layers together and quilt as desired.
- Trim batting and backing even with quilt top.
- Using diagonal seams, make Fabric D binding from (7) 2½” x WOF strips. Fold binding in half lengthwise, matching wrong sides; press length. Sew binding to quilt top and miter corners; join binding ends as desired. Press binding away from quilt top and fold over the quilt’s edge to back of quilt. Hand-stitch binding in place to finish.
Dana Bolyard
Dana Bolyard is the author of Imagine Quilts and was the contributor to many other publications from Martingale Publishing. You can find her online on Instagram at @oldredbarnco. Inspired by the crystal clear waters and moss-covered rocks in the streams of her mountain home in North Carolina, Dana designed Mossy Creek as an ode to summer days. “I have distinct memories of my mother sitting at her sewing machine when I was a child,” says quilt designer Dana Bolyard.” I can still hear the hum of her machine echoing in mine as I sew. Couple that memory with the patchwork and rickrack wallpaper I had in my childhood bedroom, and I know the very roots of my love for quilting.”