6 strips, 2½" x 42"
Assembling the Blocks
Press the seam allowances indicated by the arrows.
1 Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of the white squares. Place one square on one end of a print rectangle. Sew on the line, and then trim ¼" from the seam. Press.
2 Sew a white square to the opposite end of the rectangle with the diagonal running in the opposite direction to make a flying-geese unit. Press. Repeat to make a total of 216 flying-geese units.
3 Join the three flying geese units along the long edges as shown. Sew white 1½" x 6½" rectangles to the sides of the unit. The block should measure 6½" square. Make 72 blocks.
Assembling the Quilt Top
Press the seam allowances as indicated by the arrows.
1 Lay out the blocks in eight vertical rows of nine as shown, alternating the direction of the flying geese from block to block. Join the blocks in each row, and then join the rows; press. The quilt center should measure 48½" x 54½".
2 Join the 2"-wide white strips end to end; press the seam allowances open. Cut two strips, 48½" long. Sew the strips to the top and bottom of the quilt; press the seam allowances toward the strips. Cut two strips to fit the length of the quilt, which should be 57½". Sew the strips to the sides of the quilt; press. The quilt should measure 51½" x 57½".
Finishing the Quilt
For more details on quilting and finishing, you can visit ShopMartingale.com/HowtoQuilt.
1 Layer the backing, batting, and quilt top; baste the layers together. Hand or machine quilt as desired. The quilt shown was machine quilted with an allover swirl design.
2 Use the red 2½"-wide strips to make the binding and attach it to the quilt.
Charmed, I’m Sure!
from BONNIE OLAVESON
Bonnie Olaveson has oodles of charm! She’s not only the genius behind Cotton Way (Facebook.com/Bonnie.Cotton.Way), she’s half of the Moda fabric design team of Bonnie & Camille.
What charms me most about charm packs is that I love having one of every print in the line. It makes projects look so scrappy, and scrappy quilts are my favorite.
Same or different? If you’re making a project with multiple charm packs, are you more likely to use two or three of the same collection or from different collections? Different.
This works like a charm for me every time: Chocolate. I call it my vitamin C. C is for creativity. I never start my creating process without a little chocolate close by. As for a quilt tip, press each seam after it’s sewn. I think this is a very important part of getting a good result. I love my steam iron and couldn’t piece without it.
About those pinked edges, here’s my advice for taking them into account when you sew: I like to trim them off to make my measuring and piecing a little more accurate. When I don’t, my seams vary more.
Besides a 5" charm-square, my other go-to precut shape is a fat quarter. I love fat quarters!
If I taught at Quilters’ Finishing School, I’d teach the students to press their binding after it is hand stitched to the back. Maybe I’m old school, but I love how nice a pressed binding looks.
If I had to pick a “lucky” charm out of a charm pack, I’d choose one that’s red with a small white dot. It’s the one I choose first every time!
In Charm School, you learn the social graces. But in Quilter’s Charm School you learn contrast. I personally love high contrast, so I place fabrics together that have good contrast. That way, the design of the quilt is very obvious. Generally, I pull out the charms that are too blendy with the background fabric.
Little Village, Big Woods by Janet Clare
FINISHED QUILT: 54½" x 54½"
CHARM PACKS NEEDED:
Appliqué a quaint country village nestled within a forest of oak and pine trees. Use three charm packs in soft shades of green, dusty blue, and navy for the quick-to-piece patchwork borders.
Materials
Yardage is based on 42"-wide fabric. Charm squares are 5" x 5".
3 charm packs of assorted cream, navy, green, and dusty blue prints for borders (you’ll need 114 squares)
½ yard of indigo tone on tone for appliqué
1⅜ yards of cream tone on tone for background
½ yard of dusty blue tone on tone for binding
3½ yards of fabric for backing
61" x 61" piece of batting
1 yard of fusible web (for fusible appliqué only)
Indigo embroidery floss and needle (optional)
Cutting
From each charm square, cut:
2 rectangles, 2½" x 5" (228 total)
From the cream tone on tone, cut:
2 strips, 6½" x 38½"
2 strips, 6½" x 26½"
1 square, 18½" x 18½"
From the dusty blue print, cut:
6 strips, 2½" x 42"
APPLIQUÉ OPTIONS
Janet used fusible appliqué for her quilt, so the patterns on pages 93 and 94 have been reversed. After fusing the pieces in place, she used matching thread and a straight stitch to sew ⅛" from the edges.
She used her “machine drawing” technique, in which she lowers the feed dogs on her machine to free-motion stitch around the edge of each shape.
Appliquéing the Quilt Center and Border
Janet used fusible appliqué for the quilt shown. For more detailed instructions on fusible appliqué, go to ShopMartingale.com/HowtoQuilt.
1 Using the indigo fabric and the templates on pages 93 and 94, prepare the appliqué pieces for fusible appliqué according to your preferred method (see “Appliqué Options” above). For fusible appliqué, trace the pieces onto the paper side of the fusible web. The quilt center includes the following pieces.
1 church
1 windmill
2 barns (1 with barn roof A and 1 with barn roof B)
2 house A (1 with house roof A and 1 with house roof B)
1 house B
18 oak trees (3 are for the quilt center)
33 pine trees (5 are for the quilt center)
3 fences
3 birds
2 Refer to the photo on page 89 for placing the appliqués on the 18½" cream square. Fuse the appliqués in place, and then stitch the edges using Janet’s machine-drawing technique or the stitch of your choosing (or attach the appliqués according to your preferred method). If desired, hand embroider a cross on top of the church steeple using a backstitch and two strands of embroidery floss.
3 Janet used a random assortment of oak and pine trees for each border to give the sense of a forest surrounding the village. Refer to the photo on page 89 for inspiration and for the placement of the trees. Appliqué the trees to the cream strips.
Assembling the Pieced Borders
Press the seam allowances as indicated by the arrows.
1 For the inner pieced border, join nine print rectangles along the long edges. The unit should measure 18½" long. Make two. Join 13 rectangles along the long edges. The unit should measure 26½" long. Make two. Trim all of the units to measure 4½" wide.
2 For the first outer pieced border, join 19 print rectangles along the long edges. The unit should measure 38½" long. Make two. Join 23 rectangles along the long edges. The unit should measure 46½" long. Make two. Trim all of the units to measure 4½" wide.
3 For the second outer pieced border, join 23 print rectangles along the long edges. The unit should measure 46½" long. Make two. Join 27 rectangles along the long edges. The unit should measure 54½" long. Make two. Trim all of the units to measure 4½" wide.
Assembling the Quilt Top
Press the seam allowances as indicated by the arrows. Sew the short inner pieced borders to the top and bottom of the quilt center. Sew the long inner pieced borders to the sides of the quilt center. Repeat to sew the cream border and outer pieced borders to the quilt center in the same manner as shown in the quilt assembly diagram.
Finishing the Quilt
For more details on quilt
ing and finishing, you can visit ShopMartingale.com/HowtoQuilt.
1 Layer the backing, batting, and quilt top; baste the layers together. Hand or machine quilt as desired. The quilt shown was machine quilted with a swirl and flower design in the background and with outline quilting in the border.
2 Use the blue 2½"-wide strips to make the binding and attach it to the quilt.
Charmed, I’m Sure!
from JANET CLARE
Janet Clare (JanetClare.co.uk) brings a hint of royalty to the group with her English charm. Cheerio!
What charms me most about charm packs is that the 5" size is my favorite size of square.
Same or different? If you’re making a project with multiple charm packs, are you more likely to use two or three of the same collection or from different collections? Same.
This works like a charm for me every time: Always press seam allowances open.
About those pinked edges, here’s my advice for taking them into account when you sew: I measure and stitch from the outside of the pinked edge and don’t worry about them after that!
Besides a 5" charm-square, my other go-to precut shape is a Jelly Roll of 2½" strips.
If I taught at Quilters’ Finishing School, I’d teach the students to make a note of the date they started the quilt and the date they finished it. These are often quite far apart in my experience! Then stitch a really lovely quilt label adding these dates and as much other information as you can, along with a personal message. Quilts are heirlooms, and your family will want to know these things in the years ahead.
If I had to pick a “lucky” charm out of a charm pack, I’d choose a small-scale blender print because they are the most versatile.
In Charm School, you learn the social graces. But in Quilter’s Charm School you learn there’s always one that doesn’t quite fit, so set it aside until you find the perfect use for it.
To download and print a PDF of these patterns, go to www.epub.ShopMartingale.com/b1403
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