Summer Spools - Step Four

It is time to assemble your Summer Spools.

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To layout your quilt center you will need:

 one hundred 2-3/4" squares from background fabric

 one hundred pieced spools - 2-3/4" unfinished

11-1/2" appliqued center block 

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Layout quilt center alternating spools blocks and solid squares.

15 blocks across and 15 blocks down. Center applique.

Add borders - Cut four 3" x width of fabric strips and add

 border using your quilts measurement for border strip lengths.

Quilt as desired and add single thickness binding. 

Check out our Finishing a Small Quilt on the side bar for tips.

Summer Spools - Step Three

This step involves a little applique. If you do not like applique 

you can make a few more spools and replace the

 applique with a few more blocks. 

Using your favorite applique technique add these motifs

to your 11-1/2" square cut from background fabric.

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To print images right click on image. It will open in a new window.

Left click on image, click on save image as.

Save document to a place you can find it again.

Open document and print.

 

Add four patches using 1-1/4" squares from your scraps.

Add a little black button to your rotary cutting after quilting.

Now that all the parts are done we will put it all together next week.

Summer Spools - Step Two

The secret is out. These are Summer Spools. 

If you are just joining us you can get caught up here and here

Step Two

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These instructions are for 3 Summer Spools.

Repeat to complete 100 blocks.

Blocks will be 2-3/4" unfinished and 2-1/4'' finished.

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Gather your six 2-3/4" strips and twelve 1-1/4" squares

Using your favorite marking tools draw a 

diagonal line on each 1-1/4" square.

Sew squares to 2-3/4" strips on diagonal line.

Trim Corners

Press corners open

 

Piece three blocks together. Repeat to make 100 blocks.

Join us back here in two weeks for Step Three.

Summer Spools - Step One

I hope you have all your cutting done. Lets start sewing.

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Step One

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Using your 1-1/4" x 4-1/2" print and solid strips sew two 

light strips to each side of print strip. Press toward dark.

Cut into three 1-1/4" segments.

You should have a total of 100 segments.

Join us here next Monday for Step Two

Summer Spools - Cutting

Are you ready for a little summer sewing. The title of this post

is a little clue to where this project is heading put that is all you get for now.

The fabric requirements for this project are as follows:

2 yards light solid - Kona natural is our favorite.

1/2 yard floral print - border and binding

A variety of colorful scraps. 

Our bundle includes thirty four 4-1/2" x 11" pieces

You will also need some scraps for the secret applique center. 

Using your light solid cut the following:

one 11-3/4" square 

twenty two 1-1/4" x width of fabric strips, sub cut into:

sixty eight 1-1/4" x 4-1/2" strips

four hundred 1-1/4" squares

seven 2-3/4" x width of fabric strips, sub cut into:

one hundred 2-3/4" squares

From your scraps or bundle cut the following:

from each scrap cut three 1-1/4" x 11" strips

sub cut your three strips into the following:

one 1-1/4" x 4-1/2" strip

six 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" strips

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That is all for this week. 

We will start sewing next week.

Tell your friends and join us here next Monday.