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Emperor’s Jewels QAYG Quilt-Along Construction of first unit

07 Saturday Nov 2015

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We can now sew the first three blocks together. First take blocks 2 and 3. Fold and pin back the backing and batting from the seam edge. Pin the two sides together and sew a 1/4″ seam. This can be done either by hand or machine.

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Press the seam – if you used basting spray then use a pressing cloth to prevent the glue burning onto the iron.

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Lay one pice of batting back towards the seam and trim it as close to the folded backing as you can. IMPORTANT: First check that the batting on the other piece will reach all the way across. If it doesn’t then trim so they meet.image image image

Then fold the other piece of batting across to meet the first one. If it’s too big then trim it.

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Fold one of the backing fabrics across to meet the fold of the other backing fabric.

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Then fold the other backing fabric across. Cut the excess fabric, leaving enough to turn 1/4″ under and then sew the seam down using an applique style stitch. It’s important to note that for the quilt to not “flop around” at the seams, that the front seam, the meeting place of the batting and the back seam are all staggered and not one on top of the other.

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Press the blocks.

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Using the same technique, sew block 1 to the bottom of the other two blocks.

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This makes up the bottom left hand corner of our quilt.

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Emperor’s Jewels QAYG Quilt-Along Block 3

06 Friday Nov 2015

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Emperor's Jewels Quilt-along, Mystery Quilt, QAYG, quilting

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Block requirements

For Block 3 of the quilt-along you will need some freezer paper and the following pieces of fabric:


Background: (Painter’s canvas pink shown)

Two pieces 1.5″ X 12.5″

Four pieces 1.5″ X 10.5″

Four pieces 1.5″ X 2.5″

Two pieces 1.5″ X 4.5″

Other fabric:

Four pieces 2.5″ X 4.5″ (patterned fabric shown)

Four pieces 2.5″ square (patterned fabric shown)

One 2.5″ square. (Black and gold fabric shown)

One 4.5″ square (Fuchsia fabric shown)

Step One

Cut a 2″ square of freezer paper and fold and press the edges of the 2.5″ square of fabric over the edges. (For method see Block 2). Then press the square to the centre of the 4.5″ square.

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Applique the centre square down.

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Cut the backing fabric inside the stitching and then pull out the freezer paper and press the block.

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Pin and sew the 1.5″ x 4.5″ strips to opposite sides of the square.

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Then pin and sew the 2.5″ x 4.5″ strips to the other side of the strips just sewn.

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Press the seams towards the centre of the 1.5″ strips as this will make them pop.

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Pin and sew two of the 1.5″ x 10.5″ strips to the top and bottom of this piece and press the seam towards the thin strip.

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You have now completed the middle row of the block.

For the top and bottom rows, do the following. Sew a 1.5″ x 2.5″ strip to one side of a 2.5″ square.

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Then sew a 2.5″ x 4.5″ strip to the thin strip.

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Sew another thin strip to the other side.image

Finally, sew another 2.5″ square to the end.image

Once again press the seams in towards the narrow strip.image

Sew the top and bottom strips onto the middle strip.

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Sew the last two 1.5″ x 10.5″ strips to either side of the block.

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Now sew the 1.5″ x 12.5″ strips to the top and bottom of the block.

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Quilting

Sandwich the quilt as we did for Block 1. Then quilt as you prefer.

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Construction

Next time we’ll be sewing the first three blocks together.

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The Emperor’s Jewels QAYG Quilt-Along – Block 2

30 Friday Oct 2015

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I’ve decided to try to post a few blocks as quickly as I can so you can get a feel for whether you’d like jump in and join me. Block 1 is a horizontal block. Block 2 is vertical, so bear this in mind when making your fabric choices. Part of block 1 will be in contact with block 2.

So for this block you’ll need a piece of background fabric 12.5″ X 8.5″ and three pieces slightly larger than 3″ square (you’ll see what I mean later) and a further three pieces slightly larger than 1.5″ square. You’ll also need some batting, some background fabric, some freezer paper and 12wt thread. With regards to the backing – the back will be very “patchworky” so I’d use a variety of fabrics.

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Cut a piece of fabric slightly larger than 3″ square and a piece of freezer paper 3″ square. Place the freezer paper on the wrong side of the fabric shiny side up. (This is contrary to most techniques but there is method in my madness. All will be revealed.)

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Fold one seam allowance over onto the freezer paper and carefully iron it. Make sure not to let the iron touch the bare freezer paper.

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The fabric sticks to the freezer paper and stays in place. Do the same with all the other seam allowances.

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Do the same to the other two squares of fabric. Take the background fabric fold it in half so it measures 6.25 X 8.5″ and lightly press the crease. Then open it out and fold one edge into the centre create and lightly press the new crease.

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Repeat the last step with the other end of the fabric, then open it out, fold in half the other way and lightly press the crease. Your fabric should then look like the piece below.

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Take one of your 3″ squares and centre on the background fabric, using the creases as guides as to where the corners should be.

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Use the hot iron to press the square to the background. This will lightly attach the freezer paper to the backround. Gently turn it over and set the freezer paper more securely by pressing the back of the fabric. Do the same with the other two squares, using the other creases to centre the squares. The outer squares should overlap the centre one, as shown

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Applique the outer squares first and then the centre one. Then flip the block over and cut out the black fabric inside the stitching and gently pull out the freezer paper as shown below.

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Next cut out three 1.5″ squares of freezer paper and repeat the earlier process on your smaller squares of fabric and press them onto the middle of the larger squares.

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Applique them and then cut the back away and remove the freezer paper.

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Then sandwich the block as per block 1 and draw a line 1/4″ outside the large squares and quilt with 12 wt thread. Draw a second line and quilt it and then you’re done with block two.

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Sun, sea and sand

04 Wednesday Aug 2010

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Because I haven’t been able to do much sewing for the last two weeks, I don’t have that much to show you. However, I thought you might like to see a quilt I designed and made a while back. It was a “Quilt As You Go” quilt and was hand pieced and hand quilted. It started because I saw the lovely blue batiks in a fabric shop and they instantly reminded me of the sea. I wanted to make a quilt that reminded me of summer and this one does. Can you see the (not so) deliberate mistake?

Sun,sea and sand

Sun,sea and sand

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