MyQuiltGenie

Place 1 strip of each four patch fabric right sides together, sew strips with a ¼ inch seam.
Sew strips together with a ¼ inch seam.
Press toward darker fabric.
Sub cut strip set into 2¹/₂ inch wide 2 patches.
Match 2 sets of two patches right sides together with opposite fabrics together.
Sew together using a ¼ inch seam on one side.
Press seams to one side.

Make 45 four patch units.

Cut out the peaky and spike template pieces adding a ¼ inch seam allowance to all sides.
Using the left spike fabric strip, cut a left spike template piece by lining up the template piece bottom including seam allowance to strip raw edge and rotate up and down for efficient cutting.
Using the right spike fabric strip, cut a right spike template piece by lining up the template piece bottom including seam allowance to strip raw edge and rotate up and down for efficient cutting.
Using the peaky fabric strip, cut a peaky template piece by lining up the bottom of template piece including seam allowance to strip raw edge. Rotate template up and down for efficient cutting.
Lay a spike piece on top of a peaky piece as shown with right sides together lining up raw edges and sewing line points.
Sew together using a scant ¼ inch seam.
Carefully press seam toward spike piece.
Rotate unit and lay mirrored spike piece on top as shown matching raw edges and sewing line points.
Sew together using a scant ¼ inch seam.
Carefully press seam toward spike piece.

Make 36 peaky & spike units.

Layout each 54-40 or Fight block units as shown and chain piece together first rows, then columns using a ¼ inch seam.

Make 9 Blocks.

Place pressed backing right side down on a flat surface large enough to lay flat; tape in place at sides, then corners.
Lay batting on top of backing and smooth wrinkles; tape in place at sides, then corners. (If using slippery batting, spray baste to baking and top.)
Put pressed quilt on top right side up.
Smooth borders and blocks square, pushing excess toward middle. Quilting will take up slack and quilt will hang better.
Pin baste 3 to 4 inches apart in quarters down length and width. Finish pin basting each quarter 3 to 4 inches apart.

If the number of binding strips are greater than 1, sew strips together by laying ends right sides together forming an L.
Sew on diagonal where fabrics cross from upper left to lower right.
Trim excess to ¼ inch.
Repeat to make a continuous strip; press seams open.
Fold and press strip lengthwise in half wrong sides together.
Leaving a 5 inch tail, sew binding to quilt top matching raw edges with a ¼ inch seam.
Stop ¼ inch before corner with needle down.
Pivot work as if to sew next side and reverse sew off quilt top.
Fold binding back, creating a 45 degree fold, then fold forward matching fold to previously sewn side.
Continue sewing binding, and repeat above for each corner.
Stop sewing approximately 5 inches from beginning.
Unfold and overlap ends.
Cut at an approximate 45 degree angle somewhere where both ends overlap.
Match ends wrong sides together, leaving equal dog ears.
Sew together with a ¼ inch seam.
Refold binding and finish sewing to quilt.
Fold binding to back and handstitch to finish using a blind stitch.

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