Tabla de contenidos para November - December 2017 en Quiltmaker

The holidays evoke memories of family, friends and traditions we hold dear to our hearts. It’s always nostalgic for me as I open the boxes stored with favorite Christmas decorations—each piece I unwrap reminds me of different times in my life, places we’ve lived and stages as my boys were growing up. And I can trace the different stages of my quilting through these Christmas decorations as well. Our Christmas stockings were made early in my quilting career—simple squares tied with yarn at each patch intersection with our names cross-stitched at the top. I hand quilted our tree skirt while pregnant with our second son. Two quilted Christmas pillows were given to me as going away presents when we moved from Texas to upstate New York. Many ornaments on our…

Wall: 28 ½”x 36” Finished Blocks: 3 ¾” materials Assorted Batiks ¾ yard total for blocks (see Step 1) Tan Batik ¾ yard for blocks (see Step 1) Multicolor Batik ½ yard for border Blue Batik ½ yard for binding Backing 1 yard Batting 33”x 40” cutting Assorted Batiks 24 matching sets of: 1 square (A) 1 ¼” x 1 ¼” 2 rectangles (B) 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” 2 rectangles (C) 1 ¼” x 4 ¼” 24 matching sets of: 2 squares (A) 1 ¼” x 1 ¼” 2 rectangles (B) 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” Tan Batik 72 squares (A) 1 ¼” x 1 ¼” 96 rectangles (B) 1 ¼” x 2 ¾” 48 rectangles (C) 1 ¼” x 4 ¼” Multicolor Batik 4 strips 3½” x 40”…

Challenging Finished Size: 96” x 96” Finished Blocks: 12” materials Cream Tone-on-Tone 1 ¾ yards for blocks Dark Green Tone-on-Tone 4 ⅛ yards for blocks and border #2 Tan Tone-on-Tone 3 ½ yards for blocks and sections Light Green Tone-on-Tone 1 ⅜ yards for blocks Light Pink Tone-on-Tone 2 ½ yards for blocks and border #1 Dark Pink Tone-on-Tone 5 ¾ yards for sections and binding Backing 9 ¼ yards Batting 104”x 104” (Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches.) cutting Cream Tone-on-Tone 32 squares (A) 3 ⅞” x 3 ⅞” 64 squares 3 ⅞” x 3 ⅞” cut diagonally to yield 128 triangles (B) 32 squares (D) 3 ½” x 3 ½” Dark Green Tone-on-Tone 64 squares (A)…

Easy Finished Size: 14” x 27” materials (see Step 1) Blue Tone-on-Tone ½ yard Assorted Tone-on-Tones and Solids scraps Tan Tone-on-Tone 1 fat eighth (a fat eighth is approximately 9” x 20”) Red Tone-on-Tone ⅜ yard for binding Backing ⅝ yard Batting 18” x 31” Fusible web Assorted ribbon scraps Red buttons 7 at ¼” Assorted blue, red, green and yellow buttons 18 at 3/16” White snowflake buttons 8 at ¼” Yellow star button 1 at ⅝” Green button 1 at ⅞” Red button 1 at ⅝” White star button 1 at ¼” White snowflake button 1 at 1” cutting Blue Tone-on-Tone 1 rectangle (A) 15 ½” x 28 ½” (trim to 14 ½” x 27 ½” after applique) Assorted Tone-on-Tones and Solids (see Step 1) patterns B, C and…

Easy Finished Size: 91”x 102” Finished Blocks: 12”, 9”, 8”, 6” and 4” materials (see Step 1) Assorted Blue, Red, Gray and Cream Solids and Prints 8 ¼ yards total for blocks Assorted Cream Tone-on-Tones 3 yards total for blocks Red Print 1 yard for binding Backing 8 ¾ yards Batting 99”x 110” The quilting motif is on the pattern sheet. cutting (see Step 1) Assorted Blue, Red, Gray and Cream Solids and Prints a total of 162 squares (A) 3 ½” x 3 ½” 768 squares (B) 2 ½” x 2 ½” 168 squares (C) 3 ⅞” x 3 ⅞” (42 sets of 4 matching) 40 squares (D) 4 ½” x 4 ½” 56 squares (E) 3” x 3” Assorted Cream Tone-on-Tones 2 rectangles (F) 9 ½” x 21…

Easy Finished Size: 18” x 50” materials White Tone-on-Tone 1 yard for blocks Assorted Prints and Tone-on-Tones (See step 1) 1 yard total for blocks Red Print ½ yard for binding Backing 1 ⅜ yards Batting 22”x 54” (Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches.) cutting White Tone-on-Tone 10 rectangles (E) 5 ½” x 6 ½” foundation patches Assorted Prints and Tone-on-Tones (See step 1) a total of 20 rectangles (A) 2 ½” x 4” 10 rectangles (B) 1 ½” x 4” 20 rectangles (C) 2 ½” x 5” 10 rectangles (D) 1 ½” x 5” foundation patches Red Print 4 strips 2 ½” x 40” for binding The foundation is on the pattern sheet. Presents, presents, and more…

Easy Finished Size: 16” x 16” materials Light Blue Tone-on-Tone ½ yard for background and border Purple Plaid 1 fat eighth for mountains (a fat eighth is approximately 9” x 20”) Dark Purple Tone-on-Tone ½ yard for mountains and binding Medium Blue Tone-on-Tone ⅜ yard for border Green Tone-on-Tone ⅜ yard for background and border Red, Black, Light Gray, Dark Gray Yellow, White and Brown Prints and Tone-on-Tones scraps for applique Backing ⅝ yard Batting 20” x 20” Fusible web (Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches.) cutting Light Blue Tone-on-Tone foundation patches Purple Plaid foundation patches Dark Purple Tone-on-Tone 2 strips 2 ½” x 40” for binding 1 rectangle (A) 2 ½” x 12 ½” foundation patches Medium…

Getting Started Preparing Your Fabric We recommend that you pre-wash your fabrics. A shrinkage factor is included in our yardage computations. Techniques Machine Piecing It is important to cut accurately and to sew exact ¼" seams. Templates Trace the patterns on template plastic and cut out accurately. Planning Measure, mark and cut the binding and border strips before cutting patches from the same fabric. Cut larger patches before smaller ones. For best use of the fabric, arrange patches with cutting lines close or touching. One or more straight sides of the patch should follow the lengthwise (parallel to the selvages) or crosswise (perpendicular to the selvages) grain of fabric, especially the sides that will be on the outside edges of the quilt block. We indicate lengthwise or crosswise grain with…

Easy Finished Size: 81” x 94.5” Finished Blocks: 13.5” materials (see step 1) Cream Print #1 4 ¼ yards for blocks Assorted Black, Blue, Red and Green Prints 1 ¼ yards total from each color family for blocks Black Print 1 ½ yards for blocks Cream Print #2 1 ⅜ yards for blocks Red Print ⅞ yard for binding Backing 7 ⅞ yards Batting 89”x 103” cutting Cream Print 254 squares (A) 3 ⅛” x 3 ⅛” 86 squares (B) 5 ⅜” x 3 ⅜” Assorted Black, Blue, Red and Green Prints from each color family 95 squares (A) 3 ⅛” x 3 ⅛ 11 squares (B) 5 ⅜” x 3 ⅜” Black Print 42 squares (A) 3 ⅛” x 3 ⅛” 42 squares (B) 5 ⅜” x 3 ⅜”…

Intermediate Finished Size: 43” x 50” materials Red Print #1 ½ yard for bands Green Print #1 ⅝ yard for bands Green Print #2 ⅝ yard for bands Green Print #3 1 ½ yards for bands and bias binding Red Print #2 ½ yard for patches Green Print #4 ½ yard for patches Red Tone-on-Tone ½ yard for patches Backing 2 ⅞ yards Batting 47”x 54” Template plastic cutting Red Print #1 8 strips 1 ½” x 40” for bands Green Print #1 8 strips 1 ⅞” x 40” for bands Green Print #2 8 strips 2 ¼” x 40” for bands Green Print #3 8 strips 2 ¾” x 40” for bands 2 ½” -wide bias strips to total 220” for binding Red Print #2 12 template C Green…

Tricia is ready to quilt! Walking Foot quilting is very trendy right now, and using your walking foot is a great place to start and practice your own quilting on a domestic sewing machine. Tricia is Managing Editor for Quiltmaker. Part 4: Walking Foot Quilting My greatest concern when I thought about quilting on my domestic sewing machine was how I would manage to hold all the layers of a quilt sandwich in place as I maneuvered them around the limited space surrounding the machine needle. I figured straight stitch quilting is the best type of stitching for a beginner to start learning how to control all the fabrics, the speed of the quilting and the uniformity of the stitches at the same time. I learned that the walking foot…

Challenging Finished Size: 66 ½”x 66 ½” Finished Blocks: 9” materials Red Tone-on-Tone 1 yard for blocks and setting triangles Cream Print 4 ¼ yards for blocks, sashing and borders Gold Tone-on-Tone 1 ⅝ yards for blocks, cornerstones and border #4 Green Tone-on-Tone ⅜ yard for blocks and sections Navy Tone-on-Tone 1 ⅞ yards for blocks, sections, borders and binding Navy Print ¾ yard for border #4 Backing 4 ½ yards Batting 75”x 75” (Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches.) cutting Red Tone-on-Tone 4 squares (A) 4 ½” x 4 ½” 8 squares (E) 2” x 2” 4 squares (F) 3 ½” x 3 ½” 2 squares 17 ⅜” x 17 ⅜” cut diagonally to yield 4 triangles…

Easy Finished Size: 70” x 90” Finished Blocks: 10” materials Assorted Bright Batiks 2 ⅞ yards total for blocks Cream Batik 2 ⅞ yards for blocks Purple Multicolor Batik 1 ⅝ yards for border Dark Purple Batik ¾ yard for binding Backing 5 ⅞ yards Batting 78”x 98” cutting Assorted Bright Batiks 24 matching sets of: 1 square (A) 2 ½” x 2 ½” 2 rectangles (B) 2 ½” x 6 ½” 2 rectangles (C) 2 ½” x 10 ½” 24 matching sets of: 2 squares (A) 2 ½” x 2 ½” 2 rectangles (B) 2 ½” x 6 ½” Cream Batik 72 squares (A) 2 ½” x 2 ½” 96 rectangles (B) 2 ½” x 6 ½” 48 rectangles (C) 2 ½” x 10 ½” Purple Multicolor Batik 9…

Easy Finished Size of Lid Lifter: 3 ¾”x 6” materials (for 2 lid lifters) Cream Tone-on-Tone 1 fat quarter (a fat quarter is approximately 18” x 20”) Red Print 1 fat eighth (a fat eighth is approximately 9” x 20”) Red Tone-on-Tone 1 fat quarter Backing 1 fat quarter Batting 11” x 16” (see Step 1) Cream Satin Ribbon 8” of ¼” (Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches.) cutting Cream Tone-on-Tone 2 rectangles (A) 1 ¼”x 6 ½” foundation patches Red Print foundation patches Red Tone-on-Tone foundation patches The foundations are found on the pattern sheet. Addicted to quilts! You will become addicted to making these cute little lid lifter hotpads, some for you, some for family and…

Easy Finished Size: 30” x 62” materials White Tone-on-Tone 1 ⅜ yards for blocks Assorted Green Tone-on-Tones ¾ yard total for blocks Assorted Red Tone-on-Tones ⅜ yard total for blocks Red Plaid ⅞ yard for blocks and border Red Tone-on-Tone ⅝ yard for binding Backing 2 ⅛ yards Batting 34”x 70” cutting White Tone-on-Tone 52 squares (A) 2 ⅞” x 2 ⅞” 4 rectangles (B) 2 ½” x 10 ½” 6 rectangles (C) 2 ½” x 8 ½” 20 squares (D) 2 ½” x 2 ½” 12 rectangles (E) 2 ½” x 6 ½” 14 rectangles (F) 2 ½” x 4 ½” 6 rectangles (G) 2 ½” x 12 ½” Assorted Green Tone-on-Tones 44 squares (A) 2 ⅞” x 2 ⅞” 44 squares (D) 2 ½” x 2 ½” Assorted…

Throw: 45” x 45” Finished Blocks: 9”, 18”, 18” x 9” Dreaming of Spring is a series quilt presented in six parts. Part 1, in the Jan/Feb ’17 issue (No. 173) included the total yardage for the quilt and instructions for blocks R and S. Part 2, in the March/April ’17 issue (No. 174) included instructions for blocks T and U. Part 3, in the May/June ’17 issue (No. 175) included instructions for blocks V and W. Part 4, in the July/ August ’17 issue (No. 176) included instructions for blocks X and Y. Part 5, in the Sept/Oct ’17 issue (No. 177) included instructions for blocks X and Y. Limited quantities of kits are available at quiltandsewshop.com . 1 Assembling the Quilt Top Refer to the cutting instructions and…

Intermediate Finished Size: 59” x 75” Finished Blocks: 12” materials Assorted Solids 2 ¾ yards total for blocks White Solid 1 ⅜ yards for blocks Gray Solid 1 yard for blocks Black Solid ⅞ yard for blocks and border #1 3 Blue Solids ⅝ yard each for block frames Blue Solid #4 2 ¼ yards for block frames, border #2 and binding Backing 5 yards Batting 67”x 83” Fusible web cutting 3 Blue solids from each 3 rectangles (A) 1 ½” x 12 ½” 3 rectangles (B) 3 ½” x 12 ½” 3 rectangles (C) 1 ½” x 16 ½” 3 rectangles (D) 3 ½” x 16 ½” Black Solid 7 strips 2” x 40” for border #1 Blue Solid #4 8 strips 4 ½” x 40” for border #2…

Peppermint Schnapps Dig into your favorite Christmas scraps and stitch up some peppermint delight! I used my Bonnie K. Hunter’s Essential Triangle Tool and 2" strips for the triangles in this block. Quiltmaker’s instructions will guide you to make the block using traditional methods with stitch-and-flip without the ruler. Rotary cutting instructions are given below. Refer to the “Triangle-Squares” technique in Basic Lessons and use the green and red A’s to make 4 unit 1’s. Refer to “Stitch & Flip” in Basic Lessons and use the white B’s, red C’s and green C’s to make 4 unit 2’s. Sew the patches and units together as shown to complete the block. cutting Finished Block: 6” For one block, cut the following: Green Print 2 squares (A) 2 ⅜” x 2 ⅜”…

Effective Practice Tips Preparing to Practice Now that your longarm is set up and ready to go, you’re probably wondering where to start. Practice will help you master your machine, but perfect practice will lead to a perfect quilting technique. First and foremost, practice on quality fabric. Old sheets or inexpensive fabric may have a high thread count or heavy sizing. This often creates needle deflection that leads to skipped stitches, broken needles, or causes timing issues or damage to the machine. It’s not worth it. Additionally, you won’t experience the correct feel of the machine, which will throw off your rhythm. I like to start each project with a fresh needle. Change the needle after a maximum of 8 hours of sewing time. If you notice pulled threads on…