Tillandsia Wall Hanging
A few things before beginning:
-30”x30”finishedsize
-Ihaveatutorialonmyblogformakingasimple,portabledesignwall-http://www.wisecrafthandmade. com(search“portabledesignwall”).Itisveryhelpfultostandbackandlookattheoveralldesignona verticalsurfaceoftenduringdesignandconstruction.
-Patchworkseamallowancesarescant1/4”unlessotherwisenoted.
-Needtipsonbastingyourquiltlayerstogethereffectively?Ihaveoutlinedmyfavoritemethodforonmy blog,http://www.wisecrafthandmade.com(search“bastequiltlayers”).
Materials and Supplies
- Scraps of quilting fabrics-Fatquarterswilldo,oranyscrapsyoucancut31/2”widestripsfrom - Batting-34”squarepiece - Backing Fabric-34”squarepiece - Binding Fabric-1/4yardoffabrictomake2”widedoublefoldbinding - Other supplies needed:Clearquiltingruler,rotarycutterandcuttingmat,sewingmachinewithneutral thread,ironandironingboard.
How to Make
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ColorA-Four31/2”x121/2”strips Two41/2”squares
ColorB-Four31/2”x91/2”strips
ColorC-Four31/2”x91/2”strips
ColorD-Four31/2”x61/2”strips
ColorE-Four31/2”x241/2”strips Four31/2”x61/2”stripsColorF-Twenty-eight31/2”squares Two41/2”squares
ColorG-Four2”widestripscut selvedgetoselvedge,forbinding
1.Cutthefabricasfollows.
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2.Makehalfsquaretriangleblocksusingthetwo Color A41/2”squaresandthetwo Color F 41/2”squares.
Tomakeapairofhalfsquaretriangles-PaironeColorAsquareandoneColorFsquare,rightsidestogether.Drawadiagonallineonthewrongsideoftopfabricasbelow(A).Stitcha1/4”awayfromandonbothsidesoftheline.Cutthesquaresetintotwotrianglesdirectlyonthedrawnline.Presstheseamallowancestothedarkerprint.Thisyields2identicalhalfsquaretriangles(B).
3.Createangledtipsforallthestrips.LayoneColorF31/2”squareovertheedgeofthestrip,rightsidestogether.Drawadiagonalline-thisisyourstitchingline-asshownbelow(note:somestripsangleuptowardstheleft,andsomeangleuptowardstheright).Stitchacrossthedrawnline,thentrimawayeverythingbut1/4”seamal-lowances.PressopenwithseamallowancetowardColorF.
4.Assembleoneblockasfollows(youwillneedatotalof4blocks):
ThesestripsangleuptotheLEFT:
ColorA-4stripsColorC-4stripsColorE-4strips
ThesestripsangleuptotheRIGHT:
ColorB-4stripsColorD-4strips
A B
A B C
A/FunittoF
AddunitE AddunitD
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D E F
AddunitC AddunitB
AddunitA
5.Sewthefourblockstogether,orientedasthelayoutonpg.1.
6.Addsashingandcornerstones.AddaColorE31/2”by241/2”striptothetopandbottom.Next,sewoneColorF31/2”squaretoeachendoftheremaining2ColorEstrips.Sewthesestripunitstothesides.
7.Sandwichthebatting,backing,andfrontpaneltogether.SeethisblogpostfortipsonhowIdoit-http://wisecrafthandmade.com/2016/03/how-i-baste-my-quilt-layers-together/
8.Quiltthepanel.andbindtheedges.SeemyYouTubevideoformyfavoritemethodforbindingmyquilts.(https://youtu.be/rAfFnRANNhs)
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