Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Summer of Sewing: Striped Mini Quilt

Welcome back to our Summer of Sewing tutorials here at Inspired by Fabric! 

We'll be featuring regular tutorials as part of our Summer of Sewing series, all using our newest fabric lines that you can find at your local quilt shop! Our tutorials will include a chance to win a bundle of the fabric line being used, so make sure to enter each time! 

The 4th of July may have passed, but that doesn't mean we can't still love a great red, white and blue combo! It's such a summery palette! This week we've matched up three blues and three reds from our Painter's Palette Solids collection to create a fun mini quilt. This design concept offers plenty of options--while ours is just a 10-1/2" square mini, use this tutorial to create a table runner, a throw pillow, or even a quilt! Scroll down to the bottom of this post to find out how you can win this red, white and blue bundle.



Let's get started!
You'll Need:
1 fat quarter each of three red solids (Crimson, Real Red and Claret) 
1 fat quarter each of three blue solids (Midnight, Royal, and River)
1 fat quarter white solid
Lightweight interfacing or muslin
13" batting
13" square of backing

Cutting:
From each red and blue solid: 
Cut two strips ranging in width from 1" - 2"

From the white solid:
Cut four strips ranging in width from 1" - 2"

From the remaining Midnight:
Three 2-1/4" x 21" strips for binding

From the interfacing or muslin:
Cut four 6" squares

Make the Blocks:
1. Lay a wider white strip diagonally across the muslin square. 



2. Choose another strip to layer on top and stitch along the long edge using a 1/4" seam allowance. 



3. Press open. 


4. Continue sewing various red and white strips to the square until it is completely covered. 


5. Trim the unit to measure 6" square. Make two red stripe units.


6. In the same way, make two blue stripe units. 



7. Cut each unit in half diagonally. Cut one blue unit perpendicular to the stripes and one parallel to the stripes. Do the same with the red units. 


8. Match up each red unit with a blue unit that has the stripes running in the opposite direction. Make four blocks. 


9. Play around with the lay out of these blocks. You can try them like this: 

Or like this: 


10. Sew the blocks into rows and join the rows. Press seams open to decrease bulk. 


11. Layer the backing right side down, batting, and mini quilt top right side up. Quilt as desired. Trim backing and batting even with the quilt top and use the three 2-1/4" x 21" navy strips to bind. 


Click here to see all 84 of the Painter's Palette Solids colors.
For a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of our red, white and blue solids, make sure you follow us on the blog (options are in the right hand sidebar) and leave a comment letting us know you do, as well as telling us what two colors you'd like to see paired together (like we paired red and blue here) . Giveaway is open through Sunday, July 10th at 11:59 pm CST. We'll randomly draw a winner and announce it on the blog next week. Make sure we have a way to get in touch with you if you are selected as the winner!  

Congratulations to the winner of the American Pride bundle: Lee
We'll contact you for your mailing information! 


46 comments:

  1. I think blue and yellow are a nice summer combination. I follow via GFC.

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  2. I love purple and teal together (which is not very summery) and also love greys and pinks together!! I follow by email and bloglovin! churcae(at)auburn(dot)edu and mumbird3(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. I like the layout and the quilting on your project. I follow you via e-mail. I would love to see purple and a bright green. Thanks.

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  4. I think Royal and burnt orange would look like they came from some of our gorgeous sunsets. I follow via Bloglovin

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  5. Green Sheen and Midnight. I follow your blog.

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  6. Banana and Daydream - blue and yellow - love it - I follow your blog via email

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  7. I follow by email. I would love to see 121-040 Bright Aqua paired with 121-078 Bubble Gum.

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  8. Turquoise and Banana would make a yummy quilt! I follow by email.

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  9. this mini is adorable. thanks for sharing the tutorial. I get your newsletter by email. I love pink and dark grey

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  10. Love the red white and blue! I would like to see Cyan and Island paired together-reminds me of the ocean! I get updates by email.

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  11. I follow via email. Love blues/yellows or greys/yellows

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  12. This is cute. I love the red and blue together. I also love purple and pink, or blue and yellow. I follow via email.

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  13. So gorgeous.for me 121-071 Green Sheen and121-076 Apple Green.I follow via email.

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  14. I follow you via e-mail. I'm thinking red and green for Christmas. Is it too early?

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  15. I have to agree with many others - blue and yellow! I follow via email. basaran.family at rogers dot com

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  16. I'd love some pillows in pencil yellow and paprika. Hot hot hot!

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  17. Oops forgot. I follow you via e-mail. That way I never miss a post!

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  18. I follow you via Bloglovin. And I would like to see Android paired with Orange.

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  19. I would like to see yellow and orange together. Your red, white and blue mini is great. Always a favorite color combination. I follow through email.

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  20. I follow Inspired by Fabric by email. I'd love to see turquoise and green paired together.

    lin.web.28 at gmail dot com

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  21. I like the combo of brown and turquoise.

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  22. I love hot pink and turquoise together though it's not everyone's taste! X

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  23. I follow with email and GFC. I like red and aqua.

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  24. I follow your blog, in addition the Mocha and Expresso would be a great color combo for a mini quilt.

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  25. I follow your newsletter and blog. I think jade & banana would be a great combination

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  26. I follow you by email! This is a marvelous tutorial and a friend and I are going to make a couple tomorrow! My two choices would be Raspberry 121-079 and Turquoise 121-031; two such beautiful colors alone, I can not imagine the glorious quilt designs that would result in combining the two. Amazing how unless a question like this is put before you it is one you would never consider! I also got some great ideas from what others commented on. Thank you so much for everything that you do and share with us. Have a fantastic creative day!

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  27. I follow via email. I'd like the woody look of green and brown/tans together.

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  28. I follow via email. I like blue and yellow! Denny1600 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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  29. Follow the blog. I would love to see yellow and purple.

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  30. Follow the blog. I would love to see yellow and purple.

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  31. I am a follower and I love navy blue and coral!

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  32. I follow via Blog.
    Turquoise and Coral, please.
    Thank you for the striped mini tutorial. It's cool.

    bluestarof2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  33. Thanks for the tutorial. I would love to make one for my great nephew who is in the service.

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  34. Great tutorial and love the block! I would love to see Cadet and Sulfer together...strange combo...but I think it would work!

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  35. And I follow via bloglovin and IG

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  36. Love this mini. I follow on blog lovin and instagram. I love Coral and greens together.

    debbygrawn at yahoo dot com

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  37. Following on Bloglovin'. Orange/yellow and purple work well together. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  38. I would like to see rosebud and apple green. I follow the blog via email. lkedwards55@yahoo (dot) com

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  39. I follow via email. I would pair up the Island and Amethyst. Thanks.

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  40. I follow via blog lovin, I love grey and yellow together x
    Iain.ross30 at gmail dot com

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  41. I follow on Bloglovin. I would love to see blue and cream paired together. Thanks!

    Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

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  42. I'm a Bloglovin' follower and I'd like to see you pair purple and lime green together! I really like those 2 colors teamed up.

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  43. I follow thru Email, & Bloglovin :) Would like to make in Lime Mist & Cyan.

    Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too! :D

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  44. I follow you via bloglovin. I'd love seeing turquoise and coral together.

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  45. I follow via bloglovin. I'd love to see more green and purple.

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