RAINBOW RIBBONS

Contrast kaleidoscopic colour against a dark and dramatic background through simple strips and ombre quilting

Contrast kaleidoscopic colour against a dramatic background

NOTES

■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted.

■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed.

■ Press all fabrics well before cutting.

■ WOF = width of fabric.

■ Fabrics supplied by Windham Fabrics (windhamfabrics.net) and Anbo Textiles Ltd (anbo.co.uk)

■ Batting supplied by Empress Mills (empressmills.co.uk)

■ Use rainbow prints in red, dark orange, medium orange, light orange, dark yellow, medium yellow, light yellow, yellow/green, light green, medium green, green/blue, teal, turquoise, dark blue, blue/purple, dark purple, purple and pink to achieve this effect.

FABRICS USED

■ Print fabrics are all from the Foundation collection by Shayla Wolf for Windham Fabrics.

■ Background fabric is a Kona Cotton Solid in Black by Robert Kaufman.

CUTTING OUT

1 For Row 1 cut:

■ One (1) 21in x 3½in strip and two (2)

2in squares of red fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of light orange fabric.

■ One (1) 27in x 3½in strip and one (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle of background fabric.

2 For Row 2 cut:

■ One (1) 31in x 3½in strip and two (2)

2in squares of dark orange fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of light orange fabric.

■ One (1) 17in x 3½in strip and one (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle of background fabric.

3

For Row 3 cut:

■ One (1) 26in x 3½in strip and two (2)

2in squares of medium orange fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of dark yellow fabric.

■ One (1) 22in x 3½in strip and one (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle of background fabric.

4 For Row 4 cut:

■ One (1) 35in x 3½in strip and two (2)

2in squares of light orange fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of medium yellow fabric.

■ One (1) 13in x 3½in strip and one (1) 2in x 3½in rectangle of background fabric.

5 For Row 5 cut:

■ One (1) 19in x 3½in strip and two (2)

2in squares of dark yellow fabric.

TAKE SCRAPPY BINDING TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH THIS CLEVER CONTRASTING EFFECT

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of light yellow fabric.

■ One (1) 29in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

6 For Row 6 cut:

■ One (1) 29in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of medium yellow fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of yellow/green fabric.

■ One (1) 19in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

7 For Row 7 cut:

■ One (1) 39in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of light yellow fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of light green fabric.

■ One (1) 9in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in x

3 in rectangle of background fabric.

8 For Row 8 cut:

■ One (1) 21in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of yellow/green fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of medium green fabric.

■ One (1) 27in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

9 For Row 9 cut:

■ One (1) 26in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of light green fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of green/blue fabric.

■ One (1) 22in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

10 For Row 10 cut:

■ One (1) 35in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of medium green fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of teal fabric.

■ One (1) 13in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

11 For Row 11 cut:

■ One (1) 24in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of green/blue fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of turquoise fabric.

■ One (1) 24in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

12 For Row 12 cut:

■ One (1) 19in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of teal fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of dark blue fabric.

■ One (1) 29in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

13 For Row 13 cut:

■ One (1) 29in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of turquoise fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of blue/purple fabric.

■ One (1) 19in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

14 For Row 14 cut:

■ One (1) 39in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of dark blue fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of dark purple fabric.

■ One (1) 9in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in x

3 in rectangle of background fabric.

15 For Row 15 cut:

■ One (1) 21in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of blue/purple fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of purple fabric.

■ One (1) 27in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

16 For Row 16 cut:

■ One (1) 31in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of dark purple fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of pink fabric.

■ One (1) 17in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

17 For Row 17 cut:

■ One (1) 27in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of purple fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of blue/purple fabric.

■ One (1) 21in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

18 For Row 18 cut:

■ One (1) 33in x 3 in strip and two (2)

2in squares of pink fabric.

■ One (1) 2in x 3 in rectangle and two (2)

2in squares of dark purple fabric.

■ One (1) 15in x 3 in strip and one (1) 2in

x3 in rectangle of background fabric.

19 For the binding cut:

■ Three (3) 2 in x WOF strips of background fabric.

■ One (1) 2 in x 7in strip from each print fabric.

PIECING THE ROWS

20 Using the pieces for Row 1, place a red 2in square at one end of the light orange 2in x 3 in rectangle, with edges aligned. Mark a line diagonally, from

corner to corner, and then sew along the line (Fig 1). Trim ¼in away from the line of stitching and press open (Fig 2). Place the remaining red 2in square at the other end of the rectangle. Stitch in place, trim and press to make a Flying Geese block (Fig 3). Square up to 2in x 3½in.

21 Repeat step 20 with the background 2in x 3½in rectangle and light orange

2in squares to complete both Flying Geese blocks for Row 1.

22 Sew the Flying Geese blocks and remaining Row 1 strips together in one row (Fig 4).

23 Repeat steps 20–22 to complete each row. Sew the rows together, referring to the Layout Diagram, pressing seams open or to one side.

QUILTING AND FINISHING

24 Cut the backing fabric in half across the width. Remove the selvedges and sew the two pieces together using a ½in seam to make one large backing piece. Press the seam open.

25 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 three layers together using your preferred basting method.

26 Quilt as desired. Jo quilted a wavy free motion design in rainbow threads. Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the quilt.

27 Sew the binding strips together end-to-end using diagonal seams, sewing all the print scraps together at one end. Press the seams open. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides together, and press.

28 Sew the binding to the right side of the quilt, positioning the print fabrics against the background side of the quilt and creating a neat mitre at each corner. Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.