 | Trip Around the World
Trip round the World Quilts
This can either be done Scrappy or with coordinating fabric.
It would be helpful if you could come with fabric cut (at least some!!)
SCRAPPY
Mine is 84in x 60in
Made up of 35 12in blocks (7 x 5)
You will need 210 strips 2 1/2 in x 16in in sets of 6
If you want to make a smaller (or larger!) quilt then work out how many 12in blocks you need and then multiply that by 6
You could make this in 6 coordinating fabrics and make some interesting patterns
NON SCRAPPY
Quilt size without borders 74 x 60
4 x 4in strips selvedge to selvedge of 9 different fabrics
Or you can do it with 5 different fabrics in which case you would need 8 x 4in strips from 4 of the fabrics and 4 x 4in strips from the 5th
PLUS AN EXTRA 4in square for the centre
Sewing machine plus foot plus power lead
¼ in foot
QUICK UNPICK essential
Sewing thread
Pins
Lunch
Basic sewing kit
Ruler, mat and rotary cutter
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 | Easy Strips and Squares Quilt
EASY STRIPS & SQUARES QUILT REQUIREMENTS
This is essentially a scrap quilt made up of 24 12" blocks with sashing
The quilt with sashing and borders finishes up at approx. 94 x 66in
60(approx.) 2.5in strips across the width of the bolt
1.75m of light fabric this can be all the same or using up pieces you already have
Borders
About 1m dark fabric
The saw tooth border is made with fabric cut from the pineapples
Rotary cutting mat and ruler
Pencil for marking fabric
Sewing machine, foot pedal and lead
1/4in foot
Thread - neutral or toning
General sewing kit
Lunch
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 | Dresden Plate
Dresden Plate Requirements:
Easy Dresden Template/Ruler or template plastic, marker pen and fabric marker pen
12 ½ in square of background fabric
4 in wide strips of fabric can be all one colour or up to 5 different colours. About 45in in total - slightly more if using different colours
Small square of material to make the centre circle
Sewing machine
¼ in foot
Sewing thread including top thread for sewing plate onto backing
Rotary cutter and mat
Usual sewing kit
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 | Irish Chain
All requirements are approximate
For Quilt 84in x 104in including borders and bindings
2 ½ m fabric A
2.4m fabric B
3.1m fabric C
1.5m B for 6 ½ in wide outer border
For Quilt 50in x 70in (no borders no bindings)
1m fabric A
1.3m fabric B
1m fabric C
Normal sewing kit
Rotary cutter and mat
Sewing machine with ¼ in foot
Thread to match fabrics
If possible please come with these strips cut
5 strips A
9 strips B
3 strips C All 2 ½ in wide across the full width of the fabric
3 strips C 6 ½ in wide across the full width of the fabric
Chris Harris Sept 2009
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 | Stripey No Quilt, Quilt
Stripey No Quilt Quilt requirements
11in squares of backing fabric
11in squares of wadding use up all your bits, although they should all be the same type. You can even piece your wadding - butting the edges and using a large zig zag stitch
As many strips of fabric as you have
Any leftover triangle pieces you have
At least 1m of fabric for sashing - front and back of quilt and thread to match
The 11in squares will be cut down to 10 ½ in - 10 in finished so as many squares of each as you need to make a quilt the size you want
e.g. a quilt 60 x 40 in will need 6 x 4 = 24 squares
Can be made using any size squares but allow an inch from start to finish i.e. cut 7in squares will finish up as 6in finished
Working sewing machine, lead and foot pedal
¼ in foot and walking foot (if you have them)
Thread, all purpose colour (light grey, beige) and whatever colour you would like as your "quilting" thread visible on the back of the quilt
Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat
General sewing kit
Lunch
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 | Square Dance Quilt
Requirements for Square Dance Quilt
To make a quilt approx 42in x 36in (this is bigger than my sample)
6.5in Square ruler
30 x 8in squares of fabric can be all different or half of 2 contrasting fabrics. (You can get 5 x 8in squares across the width of the bolt)
Half a metre of fabric for the "border". If using just the 2 fabrics for the squares it should probably be the same as one of them. THIS WILL BE NEEDED FROM THE START (yellow in picture)
? Extra material for a further border
Threads to match
Working sewing machine, lead and foot pedal
¼ in foot
Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat
Black marker pen
General sewing kit
Lunch
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 | Fabric Photo Frames
Requirements for Fabric Photo Frames
These can be made any size and with as many panels as you like.
These requirements are for a 2 panel frame measuring approx 8" x 12" (over the 2 frames- each frame being approx 6" wide)
Fusible Flexi-firm 19 x 12in
Fabric strips 1 - 1 ½ ins wide and at least 19" long
Piece of fabric 20in x 13in
Parchment paper or Teflon pressing cloth
Sewing machine capable of doing satin stitch/ close zig zag
Rotary cutter and board
Assorted threads, matching, contrasting, metallic etc and the correct machine needles for the threads
Any other embellishments you might want to put on the frame
General sewing kit
Pencil and ruler
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 | Black and White and Colour Quilt Requirements
Requirements for Black & White & Colour Quilt
For a quilt approx. 68 x 52 ins
2 mtrs each of 2 strongly contrasting fabrics (This includes the outer border and the binding)
Material for centres - I used scrappy 9 patch squares and some brightly coloured squares which I highlighted with embroidery. The squares need to be 5in. If making 9 patch the individual squares need to be 2in.
There are loads of other things you could put in the centres. Fussy cutting fabric, all plain with applique or embroidery, all different fabrics or anything else of your choice (it needs to be 5in so when sewn is a 4 ½in square). It's your choice.
If doing plain squares and making the same size quilt as I have you will need 35 squares so 1.1metre of fabric if you were to do them all the same.
I put a 1in (finished ) 1 ½in cut border in brightly coloured fabric. 3 strips 1 1/2 in wide across the bolt of 2 fabrics.
Sewing machine with ¼in foot and foot pedal and lead
Machine thread
Rotary cutter, mat and long ruler
Usual sewing kit
Lunch
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 | Requirements for Fabric Flowers
Requirements for Fabric Flowers
2 rectangles of fabric 10 x 12in of the same or complementary fabrics
½ metre Heat n Bond Lite
(Can be made out of a single layer of felt - so you wouldn't need the above)
Wire (Floral wire pre cut works well and comes in green!)
Small pieces of Freezer paper or template plastic or cardboard for
Green floral tape or ribbon (optional)
Green fabric if you want to add leaves 2 x 6in squares
Any of the following if you have them or want to use them
Sheer fabric - voile, chiffon to match or contrast with the fabric you have chosen
Beads not too big and not too small - the wire has to be able to go through them
Hair band, slide, brooch pin or anything else you want to attach it to
Scissors - fabric, paper, something for cutting wires
Pencil or pen
Fabric marker
Come prepared to experiment
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