Harlequin is a bold quilt pattern that uses Half Rectangle Triangles to create colorful play between prints and solids within diamond shapes. The diamonds trail off into transparency towards the edges with fainter colors of fabric. Harlequin is suitable for the confident intermediate quilter and does require careful trimming and matching of points. This quilt pattern uses a precut layer cake of print fabrics (10" squares) and solid colors of yardage fabric. If not using a Layer Cake, then use an assortment of 28 prints sized at 9" squares along with the solid yardage. You need a layer cake, a range of 4 light to dark solid fabrics and two complimenting color solids. Yardage needed for solids: 2/3 yard for lightest, 3/4 yard next darker, 2/3 yard for medium dark and 1/4 yard for darkest solid. Compliment solid colors need 1/4 yard each. The overall background color/fabric needs 2 1/4 yard. The binding uses 1/2 yard of fabric and backing uses 3 1/2 yards. Please note if you are making the larger size with more border added the additional yardage needs are on the pattern back. The pattern diagrams out all the rows in color or in gray-scale to envision your own fabrics.
