WIND & FIRE
Pair bright, fiery red with a night sky blue and subtle colour shifts to create a high contrast mini quilt that makes a big, bold impact on any wall!
YOU WILL NEED
NOTE: Refer to the Layout Diagram for fabric placement
■ Fabric A1: one (1) 5in square
■ Fabric A2: one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric A3: one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric A4: one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric B1: one (1) 5in square
■ Fabric B2: one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric B3: one (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric B4: one (1) fat eighth
■ Backing fabric: 25in square
■ Batting: 25in square
■ Binding fabric: ¼yd
FINISHED SIZE
■ 23in square
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted.
■ Press seams open unless otherwise instructed.
■ WOF = width of fabric.
■ HST = Half-square Triangle.
CUTTING OUT
1
From Fabric A1 cut:
■ Two (2) 2½in squares
2
From Fabric A2 cut:
■ Two (2) 2¾in squares. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give four (4) HSTs. ■ One (1) 4¾in square. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give two (2) HSTs.
3
From Fabric A3 cut:
■ Two (2) 4¾in squares. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give four (4) HSTs.
■ One (1) 8¾in square. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give two (2) HSTs.
4
From Fabric A4 cut:
■ Two (2) 8¾in squares. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give four (4) HSTs.
5
From Fabric B1 cut:
■ Two (2) 2½in squares
6
From Fabric B2 cut:
■ Two (2) 2¾in squares. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give four (4) HSTs.
ECHO THE LINES OF THE DIAGONAL BLOCKS TO QUILT AN EFFECTIVE AND DYNAMIC DESIGN
■ One (1) 4¾in square. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give two (2) HSTs.
7
From Fabric B3 cut:
■ Two (2) 4¾in squares. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give four (4) HSTs.
■ One (1) 8¾in square. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give two (2) HSTs.
8
From Fabric B4 cut:
■ Two (2) 8¾in squares. Subcut in half on the diagonal to give four (4) HSTs.
9
From the binding fabric cut:
■ Three (3) 2¼in x WOF strips.
PIECING THE MINI QUILT TOP
10
Place one of the Fabric A2 2¾in HSTs right sides together with a Fabric A1 2½in square, as shown, using a scant ¼in seam (Fig A). Sew along the left edge of the square.Press open (Fig B). Repeat with a second Fabric A2 2¾in HST, sewing along the top edge of the square. Press open (Fig C) to create a triangle shape.
11
Place one of the Fabric A2 4¾in HSTs right sides together with the pieced unit and sew together along the long diagonal edge. Press open (Fig D).
12
Place one of the Fabric A3 4¾in HSTs right sides together with the pieced unit. Sew along the left edge and press open. Repeat with a second Fabric A3 4¾in HST, sewing along the top edge of the square. Press open.
13
Then place one of the Fabric A3 8¾in HSTs right sides together with the pieced unit and sew together along the long diagonal edge. Press open (Fig E).
14
Place one of the Fabric A4 8¾in HSTs right sides together with the pieced unit. Sew along the left edge and press open. Repeat with a second Fabric A4 8¾in HST, sewing along the top edge of the square. Press open (Fig F).
15
Repeat steps 10–14 to make a total of two (2) Fabric A Units and two (2) Fabric B Units.
ASSEMBLING THE QUILT TOP
16
Place one Fabric A Unit and one Fabric B unit right sides together. Sew together and press open (Fig G). Repeat with the remaining Fabric A and B units, then sew together to complete the mini quilt top.
QUILTING AND FINISHING
17
Press the quilt top and backing well. Make a quilt sandwich by placing the backing fabric right side down, the batting on top, then place the quilt top centrally and right side up. Baste the layers together using your preferred method.
18
Quilt as desired. Nicole has quilted parallel lines echoing the triangle shapes of each section of the quilt, in threads that coordinate with the fabrics in either section. Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the quilt.
19
Sew the binding strips together end-to-end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides together, and press.
20
Sew the binding to the right side of the quilt, creating a neat mitre at each corner. Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.