Featuring fabrics from Porcelana by Jinny Beyer - RJR Fabrics

Designed by Jinny Beyer
72" x 72"
Featuring fabrics from Porcelana
by Jinny Beyer

Finished Quilt 72" x 72"
Instructions by Shannon Murray
All seams are 1 ⁄4".
Skill Level: Experienced
Porcelana
Designed by Jinny Beyer
An original design by Jinny Beyer, Porcelana is a brilliant kaleidoscope design showcasing Jinny’s unique use of color and
texture. Porcelana consists of eight pairs of mirror-imaged wedges. These sixteen wedges combine to form the inner star of
the kaleidoscope design.
Thirteen templates are used to create this stunning design. Please read the directions carefully before cutting each template,
as several of the templates require precise placement and cutting.
Fabric Requirements and Cutting Instructions
Fabric Fabric Fabric Cutting Directions Yardage
Key Swatch Number
Border Prints:
From the wide 6 1 ⁄4" border stripe, cut 4 LENGTHWISE
strips 6 3 ⁄4" by 90" long – making sure a centered motif is
Border Print 6451-04 at the halfway (45") mark for an accurate mitered border. 5 1 /4 Yards
From the 2 1 ⁄2" wide narrow border, cut 4 LENGTHWISE strips
3" by 68". Set aside the remaining border print for use in
the quilt top.
Cut 4 strips 1 7 ⁄8" wide the LENGTH of the fabric
Middle Border 6457-03 (approximately 72"). Set aside the remaining fabric for 2 Yards
Wedge Fabrics:
Fabric #1 6457-04
Fabric #2 6457-03
use in the quilt top.
Cut 8 of Template A and 8 of Template A(r). No special
placement required.
Cut 8 of Template C and 8 of Template C(r). No special
placement required.
(NOTE: Cut the Cornerstone Fabrics from Template M
1 1 /4 Yard
Fabric #3 6454-03 FIRST.) Cut 8 of Template F and 8 of Template F(r). Special 2 Yards
placement required – see Precision Cutting instructions in
pattern.
Cut 8 of Template H and 8 of Template H(r). Special
Fabric #4 6452-04 placement required – see Precision Cutting instructions 2 Yards
Fabric #5 6455-03
Cornerstone Fabric:
in pattern.
Cut 8 of Template J and 8 of Template J(r). No special
placement required.
Use leftover
fabric from
middle border
print.
1/4 Yard
Theme Fabric 6454-03
Binding 6453-02
Backing 6338-02
Cut 4 of Template M. Special placement required – see
Precision Cutting instructions in pattern.
Cut strips for straight line binding or make bias binding
as desired.
Enough fabric has been accounted for to match the repeat
in the fabric seam. Align carefully before cutting.
Use leftover
fabric from
Fabric #3.
7/8 Yard
5 Yards

Capturing the Kaleidoscope
Design – Precision Cutting
Three of the fabrics in this collection have been designed
with mirror images. Accurate mirror-imaging is the key to
capturing the kaleidoscope design of Porcelana. Accomplish
this by planning template placement and cutting
precisely. When cutting the fabric pieces F and H, it is
important to place the template on the fabric where there is
an image that is mirrored in other areas of the fabric. Your
fabric placement may differ from that shown in the pattern.
Directions for Template F and H:
1. Place plastic template on selected motif in fabric. Care
fully mark a portion of the design on the template. Then
before cutting, make sure you will be able to cut 7 more
identical pieces and 8 reverse pieces from the fabric. If
there is not enough fabric for the 16 pieces from the motif
you select, then adjust the placement of the template or
find a different motif and follow the procedure again. With
the template in place, draw around the template and
repeat 7 times for a total of eight identical pieces. See
Figure #1.
F
F(r)
Cutting Border Print Fabrics with Templates
After cutting the border stripes for the outer borders of the
quilt, use the remainder of the border print yardage to cut
Templates B, D, E, G, I & L and their respective reverse (r)
units. The border prints in the wedge units will be adjoining
their reverse units in the reverse wedges, requiring proper
alignment.
1. For Template B, use the 3 /4" mini border which forms both
sides of the wide border stripe. See Figure #2.
a Place template plastic on one side of the wide border
and carefully mark fabric pattern lines onto the plastic
template.
b Mark and cut 8 identical pieces and 8 identical reverse
(r) pieces.
c Label all units accordingly and set aside for Piecing the
Wedge Units.
2. For Templates D, G & I, use the 1 /2" mini border which
forms both sides of the narrow border stripe. This border
with a 1 /4" seam allowance on either wide with be cut 1”
wide See Figure #2. Repeat steps a - c.
3. For Template E, use the entire 2 1 /2" narrow border (Cut
3" to include seam allowance either side.) See Figure #2.
Repeat steps a - c.
4. For Template L, use the entire 2 1 /2" narrow border. See
Figure #2. Mark a center placement line on the template
for guidance. Cut 4 identical templates by centering a
design from the fabric onto the template.
5. Template K is cut from the wider border print fabric. Place
Template K on a mirror-imaged motif on the wider print
stripes. Mark a center placement line on the template for
guidance. Mark distinct fabric lines onto the template
plastic for guidance in aligning the template. Cut 8
identical Template K pieces. See Figure #2.
6. Label and set aside all Unit K pieces for Piecing the
Wedge Units.
3/4"
2. Flip the templates over for the reverse (r) side of F and H
and cut eight identical reverse pieces.
3. Double check placement before cutting (“check twice,
cut once”). Proper cutting will result in mirror-imaged
units.
4. Label all units accordingly and set aside for Piecing the
Wedge Units.
Directions for Template M:
Figure 1
Template M should be centered on a mirror-imaged motif.
Mark a center placement line on the template for guidance.
Cut 4 of the same motif for the cornerstones.
Template K
Templates E & L
2 1 /2"
Figure 2
Template B
3/4"
1/2"
Templates D, G & I
1/2"

Piecing the Wedge Units
See Figure #3.
1. Sew Unit A to Unit B. Repeat for all eight wedges.
2. Sew Unit A(r) to Unit B(r). Repeat
for all eight reverse wedges.
3. Sew Unit C to Unit D. Repeat for all
eight wedges.
4. Sew Unit C(r) to Unit D(r). Repeat
for all eight reverse wedges.
5. Sew Unit E to Unit F. Repeat for all
eight wedges.
6. Sew Unit E(r) to Unit F(r). Repeat
for all eight reverse wedges.
7. Sew Unit G to Unit H. Repeat for all
eight wedges.
8. Sew Unit G(r) to Unit H(r). Repeat
for all eight reverse wedges.
9. Sew Unit I to Unit J. Repeat for all
eight wedges.
10. Sew Unit I(r) to Unit J(r). Repeat for
all eight wedges.
I
J
C
D
H
B
G
A
F
E
Figure 3
See Figure #6
19. Piece the completed
wedge unit to its reverse
unit along the straight
seam. When complete,
the right side will be the
exact mirror image of the
left side.
Reverse (r) Wedge
A(r)
E(r)
B(r)
C(r) C
D(r)
F(r)
G(r)
H(r)
K
D
I(r) I
J(r) J
Figure 7
Regular Wedge
B
G
H
A
F
E
Reverse (r) Wedge
A(r)
E(r)
B(r)
C(r) C
D(r)
F(r)
G(r)
H(r)
Figure 6
See Figure #7
20. Piece K to the units
created in Figure #6.
Complete for all 8 sets.
D
I(r) I
J(r) J
B
Regular Wedge
G
H
A
F
E
See Figure #4
11. Sew Unit AB to Unit CD. Repeat
for all eight wedges.
12. Sew Unit AB(r) to Unit CD(r).
Repeat for all eight wedges.
13. Sew Unit EF to Unit GH. Repeat
for all eight wedges.
14. Sew Unit EF(r) to Unit GH(r).
Repeat for all eight wedges.
C
B
D
H G
A
F
E
Making the Kaleidoscope Design
1. Piece together 4 completed wedges and then piece
together the remaining four wedges as shown in Figure
#8. Join the two sections together to create an octagon.
The completed octagon is shown in Figure #9.
I
J
Figure 4
See Figure #5
15. Sew Unit EFGH to Unit IJ. Repeat
for all eight wedges.
16. Sew Unit EFGH(r) to Unit IJ(r).
Repeat for all eight wedges.
17. Sew Unit ABCD to Unit EFGHIJ.
Repeat for all eight wedges.
18. Sew Unit ABCD(r) to Unit EFGHIJ(r).
Repeat for all eight wedges.
C
D
G
H
I
J
B
A
F
E
Figure 5
Figure 8

2. Add L to the corners of the octagonal quilt as shown in
Figure #10, centering the middle of the mirrored motif at
the seam line where the regular wedge meets a reverse
wedge to ensure accurate placement of the center.
3. Add M to the four corners of the quilt as shown.
Finished quilt top, without borders, is approximately 52"
square.
M
L
L
M
M
L
L
M
Figure 9 Figure 10

Jinny’s Method for Framing a Square Quilt with a Border Print
1. Place one narrow (inner) border strip across the middle of
the quilt, centering a mirror-imaged motif from the narrow
border at the exact center of the quilt. Use a right-angle,
45° triangle to mark the miter along one end of the strip,
positioning triangle at the edge of the quilt as indicated in
Figure #11 (see arrow). Cutting where the arrow indicates,
at the exact edge of the quilt top, allows for the seam
allowance. Mark, then cut the miter.
2. Carefully pick up the mitered edge of the border strip and
bring it over to the other end of the border strip at the
opposite side of the quilt, making sure that the design
matches. Upon centering a motif from the border print in
the middle of the quilt, the designs should match at the
edges.
3. Using the first mitered strip as a pattern, place it on the
remaining three narrow border strips, matching the design
exactly. Cut three more identical strips.
4. Sew the inner borders to the edges of the quilt. Begin by
pinning the midpoint (precisely at a mirror image) of one
of the border pieces to the middle of one of the edges of
the quilt. Next, pin the corners.Then find the midpoint of
each half and pin. Continue finding midpoints and
pinning. Finally, ease in any fullness, pinning carefully all
along the edges. Sew all four inner border strips to the
quilt, stopping short of the 1 /4" seam allowance where the
miters will meet. Sew the miters into a Y-seam last.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the middle and outer
borders.
6. Finish the quilt by layering the backing, batting, and quilt
top; baste.
7. Quilt, bind and finish as desired.
Figure 11

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A
B
C
D
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K
G(r)
H(r)
G
E
J
I
I(r)
J(r)

B(r)
D(r)
H
A(r)
C(r)

F(r)
F
E(r)

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M
L
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