Читать книгу Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts - Pam Lintott - Страница 8

CLASSIC

SAMPLER QUILT

So many beginners start their quilting journey by making a classic sampler quilt. The beauty of using a Jelly Roll™ for this type of quilt is that you know the fabrics are going to coordinate, so you can concentrate on making flawless blocks. With a designer collection of fabrics you also know the result is going to be stunning.

Our classic quilt includes some really traditional blocks, such as Card Trick, Maple Star and Streak of Lightning, and a few you may not be so familiar with but are easy to piece. We made the quilt with 12in blocks in a Moda Blackbird Design range, Garden Party, which is typical of their gentle country look – soft blues, pinks and greens with lots of cream and tan. Our variation, shown at the end of this chapter, was made using a totally different Jelly Roll™ by April Cornell – very spring like with yellows and blues. Be inspired by your Jelly Roll™ and off you go.

CLASSIC SAMPLER QUILT

VITAL STATISTICS

QUILT SIZE	52in x 66in
BLOCK SIZE	12in square
BLOCKS PER QUILT	12
SETTING	3 x 4 blocks + 2in wide sashing and 4in wide border

REQUIREMENTS

• One Jelly Roll™

• 32in (80cm) of sashing fabric

• 32in (80cm) of border fabric

• 20in (50cm) of binding fabric

• Multi-Size 45/90 or other speciality ruler for making half-square and quarter-square triangles

SORTING YOUR JELLY ROLL STRIPS

• Sort your strips before you start your quilt. Each block gives its own strip requirements but it is important to sort them before you start your quilt and label the strips once sorted. You can change anything around and mediums can become darks or lights depending on the other strips chosen so be prepared to play around with them until you are happy with the results.

• Important: when you need more than one strip for a colour, i.e., one and a half strips for the medium B in Block 1, you need to make sure you choose those that look similar. You don’t want one strip of a medium green and a half strip of a pink. Select one strip of a medium green and then a half strip of another medium green. Our cutting chart overleaf gives the strips required for each block and will help you sort the strips.

• Important: don’t discard any offcuts from the Jelly Roll™ strips when making the blocks as the offcuts are needed for Block 12 and also for the sashing squares. We have allowed plenty of fabric for the blocks so you will have sufficient.

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

Sashing fabric:

• Cut eleven 2½in strips across the width of the fabric and subcut each strip into three rectangles each 2½in x 12½in. You need thirty-one (two are spare).

Border fabric:

• Cut six 4½in strips across the width of the fabric.

Binding fabric:

• Cut six 2½in strips across the width of the fabric.

CUTTING CHART FOR THE CLASSIC SAMPLER QUILT

When looking at the strip requirements for each block, the medium/dark/light strips are only for your guidance and you can use whatever you prefer to make your quilt unique to you. The colours given are the colours we have used in our Garden Party version of the quilt described in the instructions. It is important to select all your strips at the start.

As you can see from the table below, a total of forty-one strips is needed for the quilt but there are plenty of offcuts to complete Block 12, so don’t panic! Offcuts are also used to make the sashing squares so it is important that you do not discard any fabric when making your blocks.

MAKING BLOCK 1 – TULIP

TOTAL STRIPS = 3½

• 1 colour A medium strip (gold).

• 1½ colour B medium strips (blue).

• 1 colour C dark strip (brown).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – from one strip cut: four 2½in x 4½in rectangles, four 2½in squares, one 2½in x 14in rectangle.

• Colour B – from one and a half strips cut: two 2½in x 14in rectangles, twelve 2½in squares.

• Colour C – from one strip cut: one 2½in x 14in rectangle, four 2½in squares.

MAKING THE HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

1 Take a colour A 14in rectangle and a colour B 14in rectangle and, referring to the Important Techniques section, cut eight sets of triangles using the Multi-Size 45/90 or other speciality ruler.

2 Sew along the diagonals to form eight half-square triangle units. Trim all dog ears and press open with the seams pressed towards the darker fabric.

3 Repeat with the other colour B 14in rectangle and the colour C 14in rectangle to make another eight half-square triangle units.

MAKING THE FLYING GEESE UNITS

4 Take two colour B 2½in squares and a colour A 2½in x 4½in rectangle and following the Important Techniques section make a flying geese unit. Repeat to make four units.

PIECING THE BLOCK

5 Sew the units together into rows as shown in the diagram below and then sew the rows together, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match.

6 Piece the squares in rows 3 and 4 before sewing the flying geese units to either end. Press rows in alternate directions when possible so seams nest together nicely.

MAKING BLOCK 2 – ROCKY ROAD

TOTAL STRIPS = 3

• ½ colour A medium strip (blue).

• 1 colour B medium strip (pink).

• ½ colour C dark strip (brown).

• 1 colour D light strip (cream).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – cut eight 2½in squares.

• Colour B – cut ten 2½in squares, cut one 2½in x 14in rectangle.

• Colour C – cut six 2½in squares.

• Colour D – cut four 2½in squares, cut one 2½in x 14in rectangle.

MAKING THE HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

1 Take a colour B 14in rectangle and a colour D 14in rectangle and, referring to Important Techniques,cut eight sets of triangles using the Multi-Size 45/90 or other speciality ruler.

2 Sew along the diagonals to form eight half-square triangle units. Trim all dog ears and press open with the seams pressed towards the darker fabric.

PIECING THE BLOCK

3 Sew the units together into rows as shown, right, and then sew the rows together, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match. Press rows in alternate directions wherever possible so the seams nest together.

MAKING BLOCK 3 – STAR CHOICE

TOTAL STRIPS = 3½

• 2 colour A light strips (cream).

• 1 colour B dark strip (green).

• ½ colour C medium strip (brown).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – cut one strip into:four 2½in squares,four rectangles 2½in x 4½in.Leave the other colour A strip and colour B strip uncut.

• Colour C – cut four 2½in squares.

MAKING THE HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

1Take a colour a strip and the colour b strip and, referring to Important Techniques,cut twenty half-square triangle units using the Multi-Size 45/90 or other speciality ruler.

2 Trim all dog ears and press open with the seams pressed towards the darker fabric.

MAKING THE CENTRE

3 Sew four colour B squares together to form the centre of the block.

PIECING THE BLOCK

4 Sew the units together into rows as shown and then sew the rows together, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match.

5 When sewing rows 3 and 4, sew the half-square triangles at the end of each row together first and then sew these to the rectangles. Press rows in alternate directions wherever possible so the seams nest together nicely.

MAKING BLOCK 4 – ROLLING STONE

TOTAL STRIPS = 3½

• 1½ colour A medium strips (pink)

• 1½ colour B medium strips (blue)

• ½ colour C dark strip (brown)

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour C – from the half strip cut four 2½in squares.

• Leave the other strips uncut.

MAKING THE RAIL FENCE UNIT

1 Sew the colour A half strip to the colour B half strip and press towards the darker fabric.

2 Take your joined strips, trim the selvedge and cut into four 4½in squares.

MAKING THE HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

3 Take the colour A strip and the colour B strip and, referring to Important Techniques,cut sixteen sets of triangles using the Multi-Size 45/90 ruler or other speciality ruler.

4 Sew along the diagonals to form sixteen half-square triangle units. Trim all dog ears. Press half with the seams pressed towards the darker fabric and the other half with the seams pressed towards the lighter fabric. This will allow the seams to nest together neatly when sewn together.

PIECING THE BLOCK

5 Sew the units together as shown and then sew the rows together, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match. Press rows in alternate directions wherever possible so the seams nest together nicely.

MAKING BLOCK 5 – ROLLING PINWHEEL

TOTAL STRIPS = 3½

• 2 colour A light strips (cream).

• 1 colour B dark strip (brown).

• ½ colour C medium strip (pink).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – from one strip cut four rectangles 2½in x 8½in, from one strip cut sixteen 2½in squares.

• Colour B – cut four rectangles 2½in x 4½in, eight 2½in squares.

• Colour C – cut four rectangles 2½in x 4½in.

MAKING THE FLYING GEESE UNITS

1 Take two colour A 2½in squares and a colour C 2½in x 4½in rectangle and following Important Techniques make a flying geese unit. Repeat to make four of these units.

2 Using the same technique make a colour A square flip-over corner on the left side of a colour B 2½in x 4½in rectangle. Make four of these units.

3 Sew these two units together as shown in the diagram to create four of these units.

4 Take two colour B 2½in squares and a colour A 2½in x 8½in rectangle and using the same technique make four of these units.

5 Sew a colour A square to each end of two of these units. Press as shown in the diagram.

PIECING THE BLOCK

6 Sew the four central units together as shown. Sew the side units. Sew on the top units, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match.

MAKING BLOCK 6 – UNION SQUARE

TOTAL STRIPS = 3½

• 1½ colour A medium strips (green).

• 1 colour B medium strips (pink).

• 1 colour C light strip (cream).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – from the full strip cut four 2½in squares: the remainder of this strip will be used for the quarter-square triangles,

– from the half strip cut one 2½in x 14in rectangle.

• Colour B – leave uncut.

• Colour C – cut eight 2½in squares,

– cut one 2½in x 14in rectangle.

MAKING THE HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

1 Take the colour A 14in rectangle and the colour C 14in rectangle and referring to Important Techniques, cut eight sets of triangles using the Multi-Size 45/90 or other speciality ruler.

2 Sew along the diagonals to form eight half-square triangle units. Trim all dog ears and press open with seams pressed towards the darker fabric.

3 Sew a colour C square to the left of one unit as shown. Press towards the colour C square.

4 Sew a colour A square to the right of one unit as shown. Press to the colour A square.

5 Sew these two units together pinning at the seam intersection to ensure a perfect match. Repeat to make four of these units.

MAKING THE QUARTER-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

6 Take the balance of the colour A strip and using the Multi-Size 45/90 as described in Important Techniques cut eight 4in quarter-square triangles.

7 Repeat with the colour B strip to create eight colour B 4in quarter-square triangles.

8 Sew one colour A triangle to a colour B triangle as shown. Repeat to create eight of these units. Press to the darker colour. Trim any dog ears.

9 Take two of these units and sew together as shown, pinning at the seam intersection to ensure a perfect match. Repeat to create four quarter-square triangle units.

PIECING THE BLOCK

10 Join the units together as shown and then sew the rows together, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match.

MAKING BLOCK 7 – SPIRAL

TOTAL STRIPS = 4½

• 1½ colour A light strips (grey).

• 1½ colour B medium strips (pink).

• 1 colour C dark strip (brown).

• ½ colour D medium strip (blue).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – from a full strip cut one rectangle 2½in x 27in, cut one rectangle 2½in x 8in

– from half a strip cut one rectangle 2½in x 8in, cut four 2½in squares.

• Colour B – from a full strip cut one rectangle 2½in x 27in,

– from half a strip cut eight 2½in squares.

• Colour C – cut one rectangle 2½in x 8in, cut four rectangles 2½in x 4½in.

• Colour D – cut one rectangle 2½in x 8in.

MAKING THE HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE UNITS

1 Take a colour A 27in rectangle and a colour B 27in rectangle and, referring to Important Techniques, cut sixteen sets of triangles using the Multi-Size 45/90 or other speciality ruler.

2 Sew along the diagonals to form sixteen half-square triangle units. Trim all dog ears and press open with seams pressed towards the darker fabric.

3 Repeat with the colour A 8in rectangle cut from the full strip and a colour C 8in rectangle to make four half-square triangle units.

4 Repeat with the colour A 8in rectangle cut from the half strip and colour D 8in rectangle to make four half-square triangle units.

MAKING THE FLYING GEESE UNITS

5 Take two colour B 2½in squares and a colour C 2½in x 4½in rectangle and following Important Techniques make a flying geese unit. Repeat to make four units.

PIECING THE BLOCK

6 Sew the units together into rows as shown and then sew the rows together, pinning at every seam intersection to ensure a perfect match. Piece the squares in rows 3 and 4 before sewing the flying geese units to either end. Press rows in alternate directions when possible so seams nest together nicely.

MAKING BLOCK 8 – GARDEN TRAIL

TOTAL STRIPS = 4

• 2 colour A medium strips (gold).

• 1½ colour B medium strips (green).

• ½ colour C dark strip (brown).

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

• Colour A – from one strip cut eight 2½in x 4½in rectangles,from the other strip cut twelve 2½in squares.

• Colour B – from the half strip cut four 2½in x 4½in rectangles,from the full strip cut ten 2½in squares.

• Colour C – cut six 2½in squares.

MAKING THE FLYING GEESE UNITS

1 Take two colour B 2½in squares and a colour A 2½in x 4½in rectangle and following Important Techniques make a flying geese unit. Repeat to make four of these units.

2 Repeat the above with colour A squares sewn on to colour B rectangles. Make four of these units.