I have been really busy lately with not a lot of spare time. One of the things I have been doing is putting together Lanscape Kits ready for the Festival of Quilts. This is like a mini workshop in a pack as there are full step by step instructions with lots of ideas and how tos so that once one has made up this kit any photo can be made into a piece of fabric art. They go really well and I'm always running out which is why I want to have lots done by the show!
This photo below is of a simple end of bed runner using a light to dark bundle of 6 fat quarters and 1 x 1/2 metre for borders. Very quick and easy to do. The instructions are below.
Wild Waves – Bed
or Table Runner
Fabric
needed:
6 Fat Quarters dark to
light selection
½ metre plain toning
fabric 60 x20
Wadding 60 x 20
Equipment needed:
Rotary cutting mat, ruler
and rotary cutter
Sewing machine
Scissors, pins, etc
Thread
Cutting (24
blocks- 3 x 8 layout)
Cut the darkest FQ into
2.5 inch strips (8)
Cut these strips into 6.5
inch strips (24)
Cut 6 x 2.5 inch strips
from fabrics B & C
Cut 3 x 2.5 inch strips
from fabrics D & E
Cut 2 x 5.5 inch strips
from fabric F
Sewing (24 blocks- 3 x 8 layout)
Join strips B & C
together, press and cut into 4.5 inch strips. (24)
Join strips D & E
together, press and cut into 2.5 inch strips. (24)
Join patch B/C to patch
D/E as in the diagram. Press
Join strip A to B/C + D/E
block. Press
Layout
Lay the blocks out as in
the diagram. Sew the rows together and
then join the rows. Press.
Add 5.5 inch strips cut
from FQ F. Join to the top and bottom of the runner. Press.
Layout the runner onto the
wadding. Place the backing fabric behind the wadding making sure it is placed
evenly so that the overhang on each side is the same. Spray glue, baste or pin all three layers
together.
Quilt. Suggestion – stipple quilt in the dark patches
making the herringbone effect and outline stitch in the lightest patch as shown
in picture.
Trim wadding. Turn in edges
of backing to make a self binding. Machine.
Enjoy!
Note: If wanted the
binding can be made by joining strips of the left over FQ’s and using the
resulting strip as binding.
I hope you have fun doing this! Would love to know what you think!
