Instructions provided courtesy of guest Nancy Martin.
Posy Pots Quilt combines Irish Chain blocks and applique blocks. It's great for beginners or as a quick quilt for quilting veterans.
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Choose 1930s reproduction fabrics.
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Materials: 44-inch wide fabric
three fat quarters each of 1930s reproduction prints in pink, blue, red, yellow, and green for blocks, appliques, and border
two yards of light plaid for applique background and blocks
one fat-eighth each of two different black prints for blocks and border
3-3/4 yards fabric for backing
26-inch square of fabric for bias binding
66-inch square of lightweight batting
36 assorted buttons for flower centers Steps: Cutting - All measurements include 1/4-inch wide seam allowances 1. From each of the three pink, blue, red, yellow, and green fat quarters, cut 27 squares measuring 2-1/2 inches each for blocks and borders. 2. From the light plaid, cut 12, 11-inch squares for applique background; 78, 2-1/2-inch squares for blocks; 26, 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles for blocks; and 26, 2-1/2" x 6-1/2"rectangles for blocks. 3. From each fat eighth black fabric, cut 24, 2-1/2-inch squares for blocks and border. Posy Pot block applique
Make 12 for this quilt. 1. Make templates for the applique pieces for flowerpot, flowers, stems, and leaves like those shown in figure A. Templates can be found in the Patchwork Picnic book, or draw your own by hand.
Figure A
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Paper piecing is an accurate and easy way to do applique. Here's how it's done: draw, then cut out templates and pin each to a piece of fabric. Cut the fabric following the outline of the template, leaving a 1/4-inch seam allowance around the outer edge to prepare for paper piecing.
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Fold the seam allowance of the leaf over the template then stitch through it with a long, running baste stitch, essentially stitching the template inside the fabric to be removed later.
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Once the paper piecing is done, the applique pieces should look like this.
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2. Fold each 11-inch light plaid background square in half vertically, horizontally, and diagonally to find its center point; crease lightly (figure B). These guidelines will help you position the appliques on the background squares.
3. Pin or baste the appliques in place as shown (figure C). Use any preferred method to permanently applique the stems, flowerpot, flowers, and leaves to the background blocks. 4. Clip the applique paper-piecing basting stitch then cut a slit in the back side of the background of the applique block inside the applique stitches to remove the paper (figure D). Trim each applique block to measure 10-1/2-inch square (10 inches when finished).
Irish Chain block piecing
Make13 Irish Chain blocks for this quilt. 1. Randomly arrange eight assorted 2-1/2-inch pink, blue, red, yellow, and green squares; six, 2-1/2-inch light plaid squares; two each of the 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" and 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" light plaid rectangles; and one, 2-1/2-inch black print square (in the center) to make a scrappy block (figure E) consisting of five rows. Re-assess the design and make any desired changes. 2. Sew the squares and the stripes together to make five rows. Press seams away from the light plaid pieces. 3. Sew the rows together, pinning carefully to match the seams. Press seams as desired. Make 13 of these blocks. The raw size is 10-1/2 inches and the finished size is 10 inches. Assembly
1. Arrange alternating pieced and applique blocks in five horizontal rows of five blocks each. Odd-numbered rows begin with an Irish Chain block, while even-numbered rows begin with applique blocks. 2. Pin and sew the blocks together into rows. Press the seams toward the pieced blocks. 3. Carefully pin the rows together, matching the seams. Sew the rows together, and press the seams in one direction. Border
1. Randomly arrange 25 remaining 2-1/2-inch pink, blue, red, yellow, green, and black squares to make a horizontal row. Sew the squares together, and press seams to one side. Make six rows. 2. Carefully pin two rows together along their long edges, matching the seams. Sew the rows together, and press seams in one direction. Make two border units of three rows each. 3. Randomly arrange 31 remaining 2-1/2-inch squares to make a horizontal row. Sew the squares together, and press seams to one side. Make six rows. 4. Repeat step 2 to make two border units of three rows each. 5. Sew a border unit from step 2 to opposite sides of the quilt. Press seams toward the border units. Sew a border unit from step 4 to the top and the bottom of the quilt; press.
Guest Nancy Martin shares a secret for making this fantastic block border.
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She seams five, 2-1/2 inch strips of fabric together. She makes two separate sets of these, varying the fabrics.
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Then uses a rotary cutter and straight edge ruler to cut the strips at 2-1/2-inch intervals, forming a perfect row of squares.
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The row of squares are stitched together, sometimes evenly or sometimes off a square in order to add more block variety in the offset spaces.
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Finishing 1. Mark the quilt top with the design of your choice. An overall diagonal grid helps unify the blocks. 2. Layer the quilt top with batting and backing then baste 3. Hand or machine quilt as desired. 4. Trim the backing and batting even with the edges of the quilt top. Cut 2-1/4-inch wide bias strips from the 26-inch square of binding fabric, for a total of approximately 260 inches of bias binding. Sew the binding to the quilt. 5. Securely stitch a button (figure F) in the center of each flower.
6. Make and attach a label that includes the name of the quilt, your name, the year it was made and who quilted it (if you didn't) (figure G). Also include if it's for a family event, etc. Tip: Spread plastic on the ground to act as a buffer between the ground and your picnic quilts.
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This quilted silverware roll is perfect for bringing along nice serviceware. Find the pattern in the book, Patchwork Picnic, by Suzette Halferty and Nancy J. Martin.
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RESOURCES :
Patchwork Picnic
by Suzette Halferty and Nancy J. Martin
This title is out of print. Visit Amazon.com, your local library or used bookstore to search for copies.
Posy Pot quilt instructions and templates are provided in book.
The applique pattern is available from Martingale without instructions.
Martingale & Co. / That Patchwork Place
Website: www.martingale-pub.com
GUESTS :
Nancy Martin
Quilt Maker and president of That Patchwork Place
Woodinville, WA
Phone: 425-483-3313
Toll Free Phone: 800-426-3126
Email: info@martingale-pub.com
URL: www.martingale-pub.com
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