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Quilt

Sew Happy Sampler

By Chris Malone

Make and hang a cheery wall quilt in your sewing room to lift your spirits and
brighten your work space. Little pockets are handy for stashing your supplies!
Project Specifications
Skill Level: Beginner

Wall Quilt Size: 11" x 25"

Materials

14 yard red-and-tan print for borders and

pocket lining
712" x 712" square and 2 strips 412" x 812" tan
with red print
7" x 7" tan solid square
Assorted red, blue, gold, green, cream and
tan scraps
Backing 15" x 29"
Thin batting 15" x 29"
7 (34"1") red and tan buttons
Embroidery hoop and needle
Red 6-strand embroidery floss
All-purpose threads to match fabrics
1 spool red hand-quilting thread
158" x 18" wooden ruler
Spray varnish for ruler, if needed
Freezer paper
Air- or water-soluble marker
No-fray product
2 small picture hangers
Rotary-cutting tools
Basic sewing supplies and tools

Instructions

Log Cabin Block

Step 1. From red scrap cut center square 112" x 112".

Cut 112" strips from six different tan scraps. Cut 112"
strips from six different colored scraps.
Step 2. Sew a tan strip to red center square. Trim even
with red square; press. Continue to add tan and colored strips Log Cabin style as shown in Fig. 1. Trim
each piece even with square and press seam toward
center. Add 12 strips until block measures 712" x 712".

From Scrap Basket Sewing, Pages 109111, Copyright 2002 Scrap Basket Sewing

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Fig. 3
Sew squares together as shown.

Fig. 1
Sew tan and colored strips around
center square in order shown.

Appliqud Heart Block

Step 1. Trace heart and words on tan solid fabric with

air- or water-soluble marker. Trace heart outline on
paper side of freezer paper.
Step 2. Place marked fabric in embroidery hoop. With
2 strands of red embroidery floss, backstitch the letters.
Cut out heart approximately 14" outside traced outline.
Step 3. Remove marked lines with a spritz of water or
immerse piece in cool water. Allow to dry thoroughly.
Step 4. Place heart face down on work surface. Center
freezer-paper heart face down on fabric heart; press to
adhere. Turn and press fabric seam allowance over to
the back of the freezer paper. Clip curved edges. Press
well and remove freezer paper. If desired, baste around
folded edge of heart.

block. When dry, fold edge under 14" and press. With 3
strands of red embroidery floss, work buttonhole stitch
across top of block to secure hem.

Assembly

Step 1. Sew bottom of Log Cabin block to top of

Heart block.

Step 2. From red-and-tan print cut a square 712" x 712".

Sew to bottom of Heart block. Press seam allowances
downward.

Step 3. Place Four-Patch block right side up over red-andtan square. Baste together along side and bottom edges.

Step 4. From red-and-tan print cut two strips each

212" x 2112" and 212" x 1112". Sew the longer strips to
the long sides of the pieced panel and the shorter strips
to the top and bottom; press seam allowances toward
borders.

Step 5. Center heart right side up on 7 2" x 7 2" tan with

red print square. Pin in place. With 3 strands of red
embroidery floss, work buttonhole stitch around heart.

Step 5. Place thin batting on work surface and smooth.

Place backing fabric right side up on top of batting.
Place pieced panel right side down on backing. Pin
through all layers to secure. Trim backing
and batting even with top.

Step 1. From assorted colored scraps cut three squares

4" x 4" and four squares 214" x 214".

Step 6. Sew around perimeter leaving 5" opening at

center bottom. Trim batting close to seam and trim
corners. Turn right side out and close opening with
hand stitches.

Four-Patch Block

Step 2. Sew two 214" squares

together and press seam allowance
to one side. Sew the other two 214"
squares together and press seam
allowance in opposite direction.
Sew two sets of squares together
as shown in Fig. 2.
Step 3. Sew 4" squares together
with pieced Four-Patch as shown
in Fig. 3.

Step 7. Baste layers with thread or pins. Handquilt in the ditch as close to the seams as possible
between border and pieced blocks and at the seams
between blocks.
Fig. 2
Sew 2 sets of squares
together as shown.

Step 4. Apply no-fray product to top edge only of

Step 8. To form storage pockets, quilt the vertical

seam between the squares of the Four-Patch block and
the horizontal seam above the small Four-Patch. This
will form one long and one short pocket.
Step 9. Fold 412" x 812" tan-and-red print strips in half
lengthwise, right sides together, for hanging loops.

From Scrap Basket Sewing, Pages 109111, Copyright 2002 Scrap Basket Sewing

Sew Happy Sampler

Heart Appliqu Pattern

Sew along all raw edges of each piece, leaving 2"

opening in one long side. Clip corners and turn right
side out. Press and close openings with hand stitches.
Step 10. Fold one loop over top of wall quilt 2" from
side and overlapping top edge 112" front and back.
Sew one of the 34"1" red buttons on the loop front
and through all layers. Repeat on other side.

Step 11. Sew one button to center of Log Cabin block,

one to the cleft of the heart and three down the center
of the Four-Patch as shown in the photo.
Step 12. If wooden ruler is unfinished, spray with two
light coats of varnish and dry thoroughly. Attach a picture hanger to each end of ruler on backside. Slip
through loops to hang.

From Scrap Basket Sewing, Pages 109111, Copyright 2002 Scrap Basket Sewing

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