"Leapin’ Lizards! Where’s Geraldine and Gerald Giraffe?" |
Here's Linda:
Hello! I'm here to help you celebrate and use the collage and tile fabrics from Imagine This. Dense collage fabrics are a treat for all eyes to bounce from one intriguing motif to the next; or can delight a child by playing a language learning game to find the jolly giraffes, two big hearts, the big beaked bird, or the long eared bunny! !
Running yardage tile and panel fabrics beg to be cut apart singly, in rows for borders, or used whole for a very easy, quick quilt. Our “Imagine This!” collection features both design genres that are at once whimsical, delightful and very easy to incorporate in any quilt design! Let's get started on my quilt design, Leapin’ Lizards! Where’s Geraldine and Gerald Giraffe?
Fabrics And
Cutting Directions
3/4 yard Multi-Animal Collage:
Cut (1) 10-1/2" x 40-1/2" cross grain strip for
center row; (5) 2-1/2" x 42" cross grain strips for binding
1/2 yard Red Hot
Dots:
Cut (4) 2-1/2" x 40-1/2" cross grain strips, and (2) 2-1/2" x 38-1/2" strips
1/3 yard Multi-color Animal Tiles:
Cut 2 rows including 1/4" yellow all
around
1/3 yard Multi-color Winding Brick Path:
Cut (4) 10-1/2" squares
1/3 yard Black,
White & Gray Winding Brick Path:
Cut (4) 10-1/2" squares
1 fat quarter
each: Red, Gray, Black & White Harlequin, Multi-color
Harlequin, Blue Nebula, Cool Blue Dots on
Green:
Sub-cut into (2) 8" squares each (totaling 8 squares)
Batting and
backing fabric to equal 48" x 54" (I prefer using wide backs.)
1 package Misty Fuse
White 20" x 2-1/2 yds. or your favorite paper-backed fusible (I prefer Misty
Fuse as it’s light enough for my machine needle to pierce, and won’t gum up the
needle.)
Optional: Teflon
Goddess Sheets protect your ironing surface and iron from the glue in fusibles.
I use one on my board and another on top of the fabric with Misty Fuse ready
to be heat set. Parchment paper works, too.
Notes: All seams should be a scant 1/4". My machine needle
sits at 6.
Make the Quilt
1. Cut two rows from animal tile print including 1/4" yellow frame all around.
1. Cut two rows from animal tile print including 1/4" yellow frame all around.
2. Lay Misty Fuse
(or favorite fusible) over the wrong side. Protect ironing board surface
with a teflon Goddess Sheet or parchment paper as well as on top of the
fusible to protect your iron. Fuse all tiles according to manufacturer’s
directions. Let cool completely before peeling off.
3. Cut out 8 tiles for
this quilt with 1/4" yellow all around (You'll see four down below). The remaining 14 tiles will be ready for part of
the backing, or in another project.
4. Audition which
tiles look best on which 8" squares; then audition both on the 10-1/2" squares.
5. Find center of
tiles on 8" squares by gently pressing horizontally and vertically.
Repeat with the corresponding 10-1/2" square. Set 10-1/2" squares aside.
Align centers, then fuse a tile to the 8" square. Repeat with all remaining
blocks.
6. Center 8" unit
onto 10-1/2" square. Machine appliqué in place. Use a stiletto to hold the edge down
for blanket stitching if needed. I set my machine to a 3 width and 2
length.
7. Turn over and
carefully cut out the 10-1/2" square 1/4" inside the stitching to prevent bulk and
see through.
8. For the first
vertical row, sew 4 blocks together vertically starting with a multi-color winding
brick path block. Alternate with gray/white blocks. Repeat with remaining blocks
but starting with a gray/white block. Press seams open since you aren’t
matching blocks side by side. Set 2 finished rows aside.
9. Match and pin
middle of 2-1/2" x 40-1/2" red hot dot strip to middle side of the 10-1/2" x 40-1/2" animal collage strip, working towards ends to insure evenness of the
ends. Sew. Press seam towards red strips. Repeat on other side.
10. Match and pin
center of first vertical row of blocks to red strip unit, right sides together as
in step 9. Sew and press seam allowance towards red strip. Repeat
with 2nd vertical row of blocks.
11. With right
sides together, match middle of 2-1/2" x 40-1/2" red hot dot strip side
border with first vertical row, and pin outward to ends. Sew, and press
seam allowance towards red strip. Repeat process on other side. Add 2-1/2" x 38-1/2" top and bottom red borders in same manner.
12. Lay backing
right side down, cover with batting, then top right side up. Pin for home
machine quilting, or prepare for long arm quilting. Quilt as desired.
13. Join 2-1/2" x 42" animal collage strips end to end for binding. Fold in half, wrong sides
together and pin to right side of quilt’s raw edges. Sew. Turn binding to back and
hand sew down.
Here's the finished Leapin’ Lizards! Where’s Geraldine and Gerald Giraffe? quilt! Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.
And just for fun, a few more leapin' lizards of another variety. :)
Here's the finished Leapin’ Lizards! Where’s Geraldine and Gerald Giraffe? quilt! Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.
And just for fun, a few more leapin' lizards of another variety. :)
Thanks, Linda, for a fantastic tutorial, as well as inspiration for fun ways to use tile and panel prints!
Now, for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Imagine This, head over to Linda's blog post about this tutorial and leave a comment letting her/us know your favorite fabric in the collection.
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