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Video tutorial: Prairie points pinwheel – quick and easy quilt block

February 15, 2018 TeresaDownUnder 4 Comments

Add a nice touch to your quitting with prairie points. Prairie points can be used for borders but they’re also a great addition to any block.

Learn to make a prairie points pinwheel in 2 minutes

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Smocked quilt blocks

December 11, 2015 TeresaDownUnder 3 Comments

Check out my 6 smocking tutorials and add a textured touch to your quilt blocks:

Shell smocking

These fabric manipulations are part of 2 textured quilts: a log cabin textured quilt sampler and a 4-patch textured quilt

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Smocked blocks free tutorials

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Tile quilt tutorial

July 21, 2015 TeresaDownUnder 3 Comments

This is a quilt for beginners. I made it for the back of my wonky log cabin quilt but I think it can well be a quilt top on its own right. This quilt can be made to any size.

The quilt is about 45 in square.

Materials

The materials are for the middle strip of this small lap quilt. For smaller or larger size adjust accordingly.

30 x 4 inch squares
4 x 1 1/2 inch strips cut along the whole width of the fabric in cream for the sashing
2 x 2 1/2 inch strips cut along the whole width of the fabric in cream for the sashing and a bit more for the short sides of the grid

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Wonky log cabin scrappy quilt – a beginner’s tutorial

July 14, 2015 TeresaDownUnder 3 Comments

This quilt is suitable for a beginner.

Finished size: 40 in x 40 in.

Materials

The colour scheme is warm colours, pinks and purples.

Front

Scrap fabrics or 10 to 15 fat quarters in assorted colours: reds, pinks, purples, browns and yellows
1 yard cream fabric for sashing

Back

42 in x 42 in fabric square

Block size: The final block size is 9 inches. There is a total of 12 blocks.

Wonky log cabin block construction

Cut a wonky piece of fabric for the piece in the middle.

Cut two more wonky pieces to attach to the side of the centre.

Cut both pieces slightly larger than the sides of the centre square.

Sew and square sides.

Repeat with the other two sides.

Square sides again.

Calculate how much fabric is needed in the last border to complete a 9 inch block and cut 4 strips that are wide enough to reach the 9 inches.

Repeat as for previous steps cutting and attaching the pieces around the centre.

Cut strips wide and long enough so that some fabric is left over around, particularly for very wonky blocks.

Press the block, square it to 9 inches and cut.

One down 11 more to go.

Sashing

Cut 12 x 2 1/2 squares of 12 different print matching fabrics.

Cut 24 2 1/2 x 9 inch strips and stitch to one side of each block.

Arrange the blocks as desired. My quilt is laid out as a gradient on the diagonal from yellow to pink. Stitch 4 blocks in a column. Stitch 4 separate columns.

Arrange at this stage the placement of the 2 1/2 in squares to match the placement and colour of the blocks.

One the layout is decided, stitch the 2 1/2 to the left sashing strips.

Piece alternating cream/square/cream/square/cream /square/cream (see picture below).

Now sew the long sashing strips to the first column, then the second, and finally the third. Follow the picture below as a stitching guide.

The quilt is stipple quilted.

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Follow me napkins

June 13, 2015 TeresaDownUnder 9 Comments

A set of 6 napkins of my favourite media services.

I’m not the most active crafter in social media though I use several services to share my work. That’s how my Follow me napkins came about. Follow me!

Materials

6 store bought white napkins
Double sided iron on interfacing
Fabric scraps for the icon background
White fabric for the logo

Download Follow me napkins (pdf) pattern.

Instructions

Print and cut out all the pattern shapes.

Trace 6 squares using the pattern.

Cut 6 squares.

Cut all icons with care.

Important: All icons need to be traced over double sided iron interfacing from the wrong side. See photo below.

Then iron double sided interfacing on to the white fabric.

Cut logo carefully on the line.

Remove the paper to reveal the adhesive side.

Place logo on the background square making sure placement is in the right angle. And press following manufacturing instructions.

Now using black thread and machine free motion, embroider around the edge of the icon. I went around the edge about 3 times, maybe 4 in some areas.

You could use some fabric stabiliser to top fabric from puckering. My stabiliser of choice is just plain printer paper.

Now applique the square to the napkin.

Use printer paper as stabiliser placing it on the wrong side of the napkin.

Pin 3 layers well.

Stitch around the edges 3 times.

Turn over.

Remove the paper.

Pinterest napkin is done!

5 more to go.

In order to save iron on double sided interfacing -it is quite expensive after all- I traced all the other icons on one single line as per picture, pressed on fabric and then cut out the shapes.