The warmer weather if finally showing up. To help us get to summer a little bit quicker how about a mini quilt tutorial all about summer sparklers?!
You know the sparklers that shine bright in the night sky…run around with them, twirl them, watch with mesmerizing eyes the patterns and shapes. We love sparklers.
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This mini quilt will be sewn a little bit differently –instead of blocks, we will be going for rows. This would be fun to sew in a dark background with a gold or silver color for the sparkler part.
Materials needed:
24 2 X 2 Red- sparkler fabric
24 2 X 2 Black print or dark print- background
16 1 1/2 X 1 1/2′ black background
10 1 1/2 X 2 1/2 black background
6 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 black background
Red- 1st border:
2 1 1/2 X 10
2 1 1/2 X 15 1/2
Black- 2nd border:
2 2 1/4 X 12
2 2 1/4 X 19
Backing and Batting:
17 X 21
finishes size: 16″ X 19″
Mini Quilt Tutorial:
1) On the wrong side of the sparkler fabric- draw a line from corner to corner.
2) Sew 1/4 from the line on both sides
Finishing the Quilt
1. Cut or piece together your batting and a piece of quilt backing fabric.
2. Make a quilt sandwich with the backing, batting, and top.
3. Baste together with fusible batting, pins or basting spray.
3. Quilt as desired. A few of my favorite ways to quilt are Straight line quilting or cross hatch quilting. Use a walking foot on your sewing machine. Trim away the extra batting and backing.
4. Cut strips of fabric for the binding. Cut 2 1/2” tall (sometimes I use 2 1/4″) binding strips. Sew the binding strips together and bind using your favorite technique.
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Becky Jorgensen is the creative quilter behind Patchwork Posse, the Patchwork Planner and her online quilt group Patchworkers Plus. You can find her patterns in books, magazines, and her quilt membership. Gather your quilting supplies, organize your sewing space, explore the process of disappearing quilt blocks, or finish a free quilt pattern. I'll help you use what you have, finish what you start and make your quilting journey fun!
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Can I get a printed version of just the directions without all the pictures of the Sparkler mini quilt tutorial? With pictures it’s to many pages to print.