Finished 10 inch
I use English Paper Piecing to make my mats. The papers are by Sue Daley, I use either her templates or for some I just made the template from card for fussy cutting the fabric
The fabric used here was Seaside by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake Fabrics
Fussy cutting: Precise cutting designs in the fabric. Place template on the image you want and cut.
To make a template: Trace your shape on card stock or thick board. With a ruler make an outline 1/4 inch around the shape and cut. Than cut the shape in the center.
Materials:
Paper Pieces
Shape templates for fussy cutting
Water soluble glue
Thread
Size 10 or 11 milliners needle for sewing
Batting
Backing
Sewing machine
Pencil
Shapes used:
1x 1 1/2 inch hexagon
6x 1 1/2 inch 6 point diamonds
6x 1 1/2 inch triangle
18x 1 1/2 inch squares
12x 1 1/2 inch 6 point diamond wedge
You can purchase the kit in my shop: Victorystitches.com
Fussy cutting: Precise cutting designs in the fabric. Place template on the image you want and cut.
To make a template: Trace your shape on card stock or thick board. With a ruler make an outline 1/4 inch around the shape and cut. Than cut the shape in the center.
Materials:
Paper Pieces
Shape templates for fussy cutting
Water soluble glue
Thread
Size 10 or 11 milliners needle for sewing
Batting
Backing
Sewing machine
Pencil
Shapes used:
1x 1 1/2 inch hexagon
6x 1 1/2 inch 6 point diamonds
6x 1 1/2 inch triangle
18x 1 1/2 inch squares
12x 1 1/2 inch 6 point diamond wedge
You can purchase the kit in my shop: Victorystitches.com
Pieces lay out
Note: when gluing or basting the 6 point star corners, fold the straight edges first, the curve last. When sewing the piecing together, make sure to only sew the straight edge. the curve part is used in seeming the project together.
1. Fussy cut all shapes and glue or stitch baste to paper. If you are new to English Paper Piecing, there are lots of well written and videos available.
2. Sew shapes together. I worked in this way: sewed the triangles to the first set of squares. Than worked in a circle sewing square with triangle attached to 6 point star, bring thread down to bottom and sew square to hexagon.. kept going in that manor. Next circle round was the 12 squares. Last round was the 6 point star wedge.
3. With shape completed. place on cotton batting and trace the shape. Cut out and put a side
4. Remove papers and fold the curved edges out. This is your seam allowance
5. Use a pencil and using the crease lines from the curves to draw a circle around the edge. this will be our sew line
6. Trim the batting circle so its 1/4 inch or so smaller than the sew line on the front piece. Use some water soluble glue stick to stick it to the back side of the front piece.
7. Cut a piece of backing fabric larger than the front. Lay out as follows: backing (facing good sides up) front (facing good side down, batting side up)
8. Pin and sew along the marked sew line. Leave an opening for turning. My openings are small and never include an area where there is a seam, I also reverse stitch at the start and end so the seem doesn't rip when turning.
9. Trim an excess backing
10. Turn, iron and make the turning open nice and neat and hand sew shut.
11. Quilt as you want. I usually stitch in the ditch.
DONE!
Sewing together
Finished, back of front piece before papers removed
Another mat showing the playout of pieces
Finished from the top
Finished look at the bottom
Note: when gluing or basting the 6 point star corners, fold the straight edges first, the curve last. When sewing the piecing together, make sure to only sew the straight edge. the curve part is used in seeming the project together.
1. Fussy cut all shapes and glue or stitch baste to paper. If you are new to English Paper Piecing, there are lots of well written and videos available.
2. Sew shapes together. I worked in this way: sewed the triangles to the first set of squares. Than worked in a circle sewing square with triangle attached to 6 point star, bring thread down to bottom and sew square to hexagon.. kept going in that manor. Next circle round was the 12 squares. Last round was the 6 point star wedge.
3. With shape completed. place on cotton batting and trace the shape. Cut out and put a side
4. Remove papers and fold the curved edges out. This is your seam allowance
5. Use a pencil and using the crease lines from the curves to draw a circle around the edge. this will be our sew line
6. Trim the batting circle so its 1/4 inch or so smaller than the sew line on the front piece. Use some water soluble glue stick to stick it to the back side of the front piece.
7. Cut a piece of backing fabric larger than the front. Lay out as follows: backing (facing good sides up) front (facing good side down, batting side up)
8. Pin and sew along the marked sew line. Leave an opening for turning. My openings are small and never include an area where there is a seam, I also reverse stitch at the start and end so the seem doesn't rip when turning.
9. Trim an excess backing
10. Turn, iron and make the turning open nice and neat and hand sew shut.
11. Quilt as you want. I usually stitch in the ditch.
DONE!
Misc pictures
Sewing together
Finished, back of front piece before papers removed
Another mat showing the playout of pieces
Finished from the top
Finished look at the bottom
